The oil industry’s worst nightmare came true on July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha oil platform suffered a catastrophic explosion, ...

Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil ...

Mexico, which also drills for oil and gas in the Gulf, has had its share of disasters, some with continuing impacts, but as Grandin writes, “Pemex, Mexico’s nationalized oil company, doesn’t have the ...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 caused extensive environmental and economic damage, emphasizing the need for better ...

Brazilian regulators are cracking down on some offshore drilling by oil giants like Petrobras and Equinor ASA, complicating ...

Chief executive tells the Financial Times there will be “tremendous demand” for oil and gas and expects majority of company's ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part one of a four-part series. Jose Gonzalez* wore no mask, despite the toxic chemicals he worked with in the oil field.

Take the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, for example. After an explosion on an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, ...

The suit, filed in Alaska, is likely to be the first of many challenging the administration’s goal of expanding fossil fuel ...