The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that ...

Learn about spud, the initial drilling process in oil and gas that protects groundwater and outlines a well's development from spud date to completion.

The geology and science behind oil drilling can be quite interesting and important for understanding which companies are the right fit for your investment. When people talk about oil drilling, many of ...

The Zacks Oil and Gas - Drilling industry consists of companies that provide rigs (or specialized vehicles) on a contractual basis to explore and develop oil and natural gas. These operators offer ...

U.S. shale giants won’t budge from their plans, despite the market chaos.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year, permit approvals for drilling new wells continued falling, but in the first three weeks of January alone, California oil regulators issued more new ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell by 1 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US ...

Maria Burns watched with satisfaction as a three-story-high drilling rig made a racket in her front yard. Normally, the loudest thing on this residential street in Ashland, Ohio, would be the barking ...

The Trump administration is suing California over a law regulating oil and gas wells close to schools, homes and other ...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to open roughly 850,000 acres across Central California to new oil drilling and fracking, nearly half of which are public lands, including parks, ...

Russia’s oil producers reduced the pace of drilling in 2025 to the lowest level in three years, dimming the outlook for output growth this year as Western sanctions and a strong ruble undercut revenue ...