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Working on an oil rig has always been my dream job ... It had a five-aside football pitch, a cinema room, a golf simulator, and a fishing station. You could store your catch in a freezer.

This total rig count is made up of 479 oil rigs, 99 gas rigs, and five miscellaneous rigs, according to the count, which highlights that the total includes 521 horizontal rigs, 46 directional rigs ...

The Caspian Sea, also referred to as the world's "biggest lake", is home to one of the most unusual oil rigs ever seen. Neft Daşları, which translates as “Oil Rocks,” is a maze of oil wells ...

Drilling activity levels were holding steady as the end of the year approaches. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said ...

The rig count in Canada fell by 25 units to end the week with 166 rigs working, according to Baker Hughes data. The rig count in Canada fell by 25 units to end the week with 166 rigs working ...

Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is down 1 from last week to 583, with oil rigs up 1 to 479, gas rigs down 2 to 99 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 5. The U.S. rig count is ...