U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a third week in a row to the lowest ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Kailem Donovan, an offshore rope access rigger who works on oil rigs in the North and Baltic seas. It has been edited for length ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after a 5-rig drop in the week prior.

A year ago, 309 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is down five from last week at 584 rigs. A year ago, 619 rigs were active. The count shows that 480 rigs ...