On July 6, 1988, the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea became the site of one of the deadliest offshore disasters in history. A maintenance error triggered a gas leak that quickly ignited into ...
Authorities in Nacogdoches County, Texas, are responding to a reported explosion and fire at an oil well site. The Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the explosion in a Facebook post.
A fire broke out on an inactive oil platform along Southern California's coast early Monday, briefly endangering more than two dozen workers aboard the offshore rig. Emergency crews were able to ...