Saipem has launched a state-of-the-art Drilling Training Centre featuring a full-scale simulator designed to deliver ...

At-a-Glance: To work offshore as a rig electrician, you need a recognized electrician trade license, hazardous-area competence (e.g., CompEx/IECEx), and offshore safety/medical (BOSIET/HUET + offshore ...

At-a-Glance: Offshore floorman (floorhand/roughneck) is the entry drilling-crew role responsible for pipe handling, housekeeping, and supporting well operations on the rig floor. The fastest route: ...

Modern offshore oil rigs are engineering wonders designed to accommodate massive crews and operate in some of the most hostile environments on Earth. As the demand for oil drives exploration into ...

Innovators are developing creative ways to give old infrastructure a second life. Credit: Andrey Suslov via Shutterstock. Around the world, thousands of offshore oil and gas platforms are reaching the ...

Try as so many private and government organizations might, switching everywhere on Earth over to clean, renewable energy — including some strange sources being explored — is still a long way away.