BLACK BAY — The anonymous log, found months later in an oil platform’s living quarters, documented a worker’s tasks: He pumped oil, cleaned sludge and repaired the structure. Then, abruptly: “Shutting ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — Environmental groups petitioned the federal government Monday, hoping to bar energy companies that neglect old well sites from obtaining new offshore drilling rights. "The federal ...

Thousands of abandoned oil wells or platforms dot the waters off Louisiana’s coasts, creating hazards the state isn’t doing enough to mitigate. It’s not that the only responsibility belongs with the ...

A plan to expand oil and gas drilling, including seven areas in the Gulf of America off Florida, has been released by the ...