Oil and natural gas producers, drillers and service companies pressure themselves to prioritize workplace safety in oil fields, company representatives tell The Oklahoman‘s Adam Wilmoth: The oil and natural gas industry has come a long way from the wild days of the 1970s when it was not unusual for rig hands and other oil-field workers [...]
Debates over American energy policy often center on the environment and independence. But states like Oklahoma depend on petroleum — especially workers in the oil and gas fields. Technology has fueled a boom and revolutionized production, but the task of extracting oil and gas is still hands-on, high-pressure and high-risk. Politicians argue over industry regulation, [...]
A surge of work-related deaths at Oklahoma oil fields is worrying energy and safety officials. Since the federal fiscal year started in October 2011, nine people have been killed in separate accidents and three hospitalized with burns after a single “catastrophic” drilling rig fire. “This is a significant rise in the number of deaths in [...]
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