WASHINGTON — BP took measures to cut costs in the weeks before the catastrophic blowout in the Gulf of Mexico as it dealt with one problem after another, prompting a BP engineer to describe the doomed ...

Reporting from Kenner, La. — Months before the April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon that killed 11 men, the sophisticated drilling vessel experienced power blackouts, computer glitches and a ...

It became much more than a senior design project when the engineering students set foot in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In October, when on an initial trip to collect information ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former BP rig engineer was found not guilty Thursday on a charge that his negligence in interpreting a critical test contributed to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Robert ...

* Audit showed rig had nearly 400 overdue maintenance items * Rig engineer said rig suffered blackouts, engine problems By Mary Rickard KENNER, Louisiana, July 19 (Reuters) - The oil drilling rig that ...

The Deepwater Horizon rig was a “nightmare” before it turned into a catastrophe. And almost no one seemed to care, according to e-mails of BP engineers and officials released to Congress Monday. A ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig’s chief engineer was unaware that there ...

A civil lawsuit against several large oil companies with Houston ties for allegedly failing to act when a female drill rig engineer discovered a spy cam in her room is one step closer to a jury trial.

The team constructs a heavy-duty scaffold ramp to support a 4.6-ton ground investigation rig. Originally designed for 2.7 ...

NEW ORLEANS - A former BP rig engineer was found not guilty Thursday on a charge that his negligence in interpreting a critical test contributed to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Robert Kaluza was ...

BP took measures to cut costs in the weeks before the catastrophic blowout in the Gulf of Mexico as it dealt with one problem after another, prompting a BP engineer to describe the doomed rig as a ...