The world's worst offshore disaster was on the Piper Alpha rig in 1988 when 167 men died. Oil production has slowed in the past decade but new discoveries are still being made in the North Sea.

Baker Hughes reported last Friday that active US oil rigs in the week ending January 17 fell -2 to 478 rigs, just above the 2-3/4 year low of 477 rigs posted November 29. The number of US oil ...

MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries wants to remind the public to report any cold stunned spotted seatrout they may see in North Carolina coastal waters. During the winter ...

To rig up, slide a slip bobber stop onto your line. Then tie on an octopus live bait hook. Slide the slip bobber stop so it positions your hook about a foot off the bottom. Add a split shot or two ...

It was a great day, early last month, aboard British Petroleum’s offshore drilling rig Sea Gem, anchored 42 miles off the coast of Britain in the North Sea. Flow tests of the natural-gas pocket ...

Redear spawning habits are very similar to bluegill, although redear are not as prolific. Redear spawn in late spring or early summer when water temperatures reach 66 to 70 degrees F. Tickets are now ...

Young bluegill frequent shallow, weedy areas near shore, while adults prefer deeper water during the day and shallows in the morning and evening. Food sources: Insects, crustaceans, larvae, and snails ...

We may associate the 2016 Alboran Sea earthquake with the Al-Idrisi strike-slip fault, making it the first major earthquake in the Alboran basin that can be assigned to a principal fault within the ...