Kevin O'Connor spends four weeks at a time working on an offshore oil rig. Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, Stylecaster, Business ...

Rowan Cos. says its first quarter was an extremely busy one for its offshore rigs and, even better, the company is being paid increasing amounts for their use. Utilization of its offshore rig fleet ...

In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration in May imposed a six-month moratorium on all deep-water drilling. That arbitrary, blanket approach was the ...

Do you really think Mr. Flounder would sniff his way around the sandy river bottom, find a tasty snack, then pass it up because it’s attached to a pompano rig? Nope. Just as duct tape isn’t only for ...

When their stringers are short, average fishermen like to point fingers and lay blame on outside influences. Flounder action has been downright slow for some folks this fall but likely not for the ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The number of offshore oil and gas drilling rigs working in the Gulf of Mexico has increased slightly in recent weeks, and the number available has remained steady despite the U.S.

There's no denying just what a time commitment working on an oil rig can be, nor how isolated one might feel while doing so. The latter in particular comes with the territory at times: The Perdido oil ...

Jacob Tremblay has addressed the lampooning of his live-action character in The Little Mermaid. Disney’s latest live-action remake is set to be released later this month, and after the studio dropped ...

David Abrego stood over a bubbling green concoction. Zooplankton, barely visible, swam within the murk. And though nearly microscopic, the role they play in rebuilding Texas’ southern flounder fishery ...

WE'RE often suggesting the right gear and bait to "newbie" flounder fishermen. It doesn't require the use of rod and reel, and for many years the most popular way of fishing for flounder was done with ...