What started as routine drilling ended in a geological nightmare. Lake Peigneur collapsed into the ground, swallowing barges, land, and a massive drilling rig—leaving behind Louisiana’s deepest lake.

The new explosion on a gulf oil production platform Thursday revved up support for the Obama administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling, just as oil companies were mounting an offensive against ...

TIONESTA, Pa. (AP) - Investigators say a 24-year-old drilling worker has been fatally crushed by a large piece of pipe at a nature gas well site in rural northwestern Pennsylvania. Forest County ...