A top Transocean drilling manager denies he was involved in a heated argument with a BP manager aboard the Deepwater Horizon hours before it exploded in the Gulf last month. The manager was ...

Another witness, Paul Johnson, an onshore rig manager for Transocean, testified Monday that some of the maintenance issues in the audit were important enough that BP did not want drilling to ...

Offshore has been hit particularly hard during the oil slump, and many companies are cutting offshore rig jobs.

One of my more antediluvian attitudes, which I find quite embarrassing, is a tendency to think of certain jobs as, well, manly, even though I am quite aware that they can be performed by women ...

Unemployment An oil rig worker onshore who is fired by the tool pusher -- the installation or rig manager -- will find that his unemployment compensation rights vary by state.

WALNUT GROVE — A 49-year-old Mississippi man who worked as manager on a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico has been sentenced to two years of probation for lying about testing on a key safety ...

A former manager at drilling rig operator Helmerich & Payne pleaded not guilty Thursday in New Orleans to a charge of lying to a federal agent reviewing blowout-prevention testing and rig records ...

Kemper has announced its new Profiler Rig Manager app for iOS, which finally unlocks the ability to control Kemper Profilers via an iPhone. Replacing the existing iPad-only Rig Manager app, the latest ...

Todd Case, left, the offshore installation manager for the Kulluk, testifies during a formal marine investigation hearing Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska. The Coast Guard is leading ...

JOBS on oil rigs can be a popular choice for people looking for a career that offers a good salary but doesn't require a university degree. There are a variety of different roles available on oil ...