MEXICO CITY (AP) — An accident on an oil well-maintenance platform killed two workers and injured 10 off Mexico’s coast on Tuesday, company officials reported, blaming the incident on the collapse of ...

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A man working on an oil rig in western North Dakota was crushed by a tank and killed, authorities said. Karl Heller, 31, of Piedmont, S.D., was killed Tuesday morning. The oil ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A newly built Qatari offshore rig will need several months of repairs and maintenance after an accident off the Gulf nation’s coast, its owner said Tuesday. The ...

When an explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico claimed the lives of 11 people, the incident was declared a tragedy. Now, with the rig at the bottom of the Gulf and thousands of gallons of oil ...

An MMS review published last year found 41 deaths and 302 injuries out of 1,443 oil-rig accidents from 2001 to 2007. An analysis of the accidents found a lack of communication between the operator and ...

HIGH ISLAND -- A worker dismantling an oil rig in Southeast Texas has died after being struck by some pipes. The Galveston County Daily News reported Wednesday that the accident in High Island killed ...

Oklahoma City police have identified a man who died Monday night in an oil rig accident as 45-year-old Peter Cleeland. Around 10 p.m., Cleeland was pinned beneath some machinery at a rig in the 3400 ...

FREMONT, CA — A crash involving several cars and a big rig truck is causing major delays on I-680 southbound around Mission ...