On July 6, 1988, a massive explosion tore through the Piper Alpha oil rig in the North Sea. What followed was one of the costliest industrial disasters in UK history. This video uncovers the series of ...

Footage and images posted on social media captured giant balls of flames erupting into the Southern California night sky.

Over the decades, the refinery and the city have coexisted, mostly without drama. Chevron, the oil giant that now owns the refinery, looms over the suburb of 16,000, whose prime location on the beach ...