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 ...

Off-shore oil drilling currently accounts for over 35% of the world's total oil production, and that number has consistently risen over recent history. While a majority of oil extraction takes place ...

Petrobras has let contracts to Seadrill Ltd. for two drilling rigs for work offshore Brazil. The ultra-deepwater drillship West Tellus was awarded a 1,095-day contract for Sépia and Atapu fields in ...