Fireboats had to keep their distance from a burning drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday as government and industry officials worked on plans for controlling the runaway natural gas well that ...

At-a-Glance: Quality control (QC) improves oil rig safety by reducing process variability and catching defects before they degrade safety-critical barriers (well control, structural integrity, lifting ...

Quality control (QC) on an oil rig is the disciplined prevention and early detection of defects in materials, equipment, data, and execution to protect well control, well integrity, people, and ...