Officials say the fire is out at a drilling rig that exploded in eastern Oklahoma. Five rig workers are missing. A statement from McAlester-Pittsburg County Emergency Management said Monday night the ...

Authorities in Nacogdoches County, Texas, are responding to a reported explosion and fire at an oil well site. The Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the explosion in a Facebook post.

On July 6, 1988, the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea became the site of one of the deadliest offshore disasters in history. A maintenance error triggered a gas leak that quickly ignited into ...

Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig on Monday, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and leaving a derrick crumpled on the ground, ...

Oil rig explosions can happen when flammable gases, vapors, or liquids escape and come into contact with an ignition source. The type of explosion depends on where the material was released, how it ...

Nicked gas line. Crew on site. Gas is leaking. Sparse but chilling details in an alert sent Thursday show that the firm overseeing a soil analysis at the site of a deadly Oak Cliff apartment explosion ...

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