April 20 marks the 15th anniversary marks the 15th anniversary of the worst spill of its kind on record. Louisiana marshes ...

BP and other oil companies helped finance a study ... At 7:30 a.m., a submersible cut a firing pin on the blowout preventer, simulating the rig’s pulling free. This time, the blowout preventer ...

Operator Premier Oil has suspended operations on the 4/20-1 (Isobel Deep) well, following a problem detected on the drilling rig blowout preventer, BOP, according to partner Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd.

including rules regarding the use of "blowout preventer" devices on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs. In referendum, Ecuador voters reject oil drilling project in protected part of Amazon ...

Premier Oil is the operator of the well Isobel ... a couple of weeks following a problem detected on the drilling rig blowout preventer, BOP. On 12 May drilling resumed. Isobel Deep was the ...

announced that Rig ... and blowout preventer system. The rig is due to arrive in Nigeria in late April and will be used to drill wells in Mart's proven but undeveloped Nigerian oil fields.