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 ...

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row for the first time since July 2024, ...

But what has often stood out is the War Rig, a massive truck with two engines used to race across the harsh desert, equipped with weapons and defense to fight off rival factions coming from the ...