Oil rigs: Cities at sea. ... The natural gas and “black gold” must then be pumped to the surface, ... It can cost $50 million just to map a potential reserve, ...

Ukraine has captured oil rigs in the Black Sea as Kyiv's forces deal another blow to Vladimir Putin's Russian war machine. Posting on Telegram, the Ukrainian State Border Service (DPSU) released ...

For over a year, the Coastal Rocket and Artillery Forces of the Ukrainian Navy have been in full control of the Black Sea part where gas and oil drilling platforms near Russian-occupied Crimea, known ...

Ukraine has regained control of a set of oil drilling platforms located in the Black Sea, Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) announced on Sept. 11. The rigs had been occupied by Russia since ...

According to reports, the Chornomorneftegaz drilling rigs are located about 70 kilometers south of Odesa in the Black Sea. These natural gas offshore drilling platforms were purchased by Ukraine ...

Sept. 11 (UPI) --The Ukrainian military said on Monday that it regained control of critical oil and gas drilling platforms in the Black Sea near Crimea that had been in control of the Russian ...

Ukraine has accused Russia of looting two of its oil rigs after the Crimea-based oil and gas firm Chornomornaftogaz moved the Black Sea rigs into Russian territorial waters. Russia seized ...

Ukraine says its forces have captured gas and oil drilling platforms off the coast of Crimea in the Black Sea, reclaiming a strategic surveillance site from Russian forces years after Moscow first ...

Ukraine Creates 'Naval History' by Retaking Black Sea Oil Rigs: Expert. Published Sep 11, 2023 at 11:02 AM EDT Updated Sep 11, 2023 at 3:35 PM EDT. By .

Edwards said the platform should produce oil for at least another 15 years. Gail was assembled in 1986. In 1999, Chevron sold it to Venoco. There are 22 oil and gas wells running beneath the platform.