Three fishermen cruise past the mouth of the Mississippi River. Alice in Chains blares from an overhead speaker, blending with the slap of waves against the boat's hull. Offshore oil platforms grow ...

The number of oil and gas drilling rigs in the U.S. gained 2 to 550, Baker Hughes reported Friday, as rigs targeting crude oil remained rose by 2 to 420, gas rigs stayed flat at 121, and 9 rigs were ...

US oil and gas drilling rig activity increased this week with the addition of 7 rigs, bringing the total working rigs to 549. This week’s count, however, is down 38 rigs from the comparable period a ...