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Monday, January 8, 2018
U.S. Offering Up Offshore Waters to Drillers, But Focus Is On Eastern Gulf
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U.S. Offering Up Offshore Waters to Drillers, But Focus Is On Eastern Gulf

By Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed opening up

January 8, 2018
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Friday, January 5, 2018
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Will Oil Majors Actually Sink Money Into America’s Waters?

By Liam Denning (Bloomberg Gadfly) — Energy dominance begins at home, and that includes any beachfront property you might have. The Interior Department

January 5, 2018
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Thursday, January 4, 2018
Trump Seeks to Open ‘Nearly All’ U.S. Coastal Waters to New Drilling to Dismay of Environmental Activists
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Trump Seeks to Open ‘Nearly All’ U.S. Coastal Waters to New Drilling to Dismay of Environmental Activists

 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is proposing to open almost all U.S. coastal waters to oil drilling, including those

January 4, 2018
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Trump Administration Aims to Open Nearly All of America’s Offshore Waters to Drilling
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Trump Administration Aims to Open Nearly All of America’s Offshore Waters to Drilling

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday proposed opening nearly all U.S. offshore waters to oil and gas

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 30

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Norway Beats Back Lawsuit Seeking to Curb Arctic Oil Drilling

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway beat back an unprecedented lawsuit by environmental groups that sought to curb oil drilling in the country’s

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, January 3, 2018
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Trump Seeking Biggest Offshore Drilling Increase in Decades

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is poised to open the door to selling new offshore drilling rights from the Atlantic Ocean

January 3, 2018
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Offshore oil rigs. Photo: By Lukasz Z / Shutterstock
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Big Oil’s Exit Leaves Norway Tending to Its Own Petroleum Future

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway is realizing it will have to do without the deep pockets of the biggest oil companies as it seeks to extend an era

January 2, 2018
Total Views: 38

Thursday, December 21, 2017
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Offshore

Offshore Oil Exploration Ramps Up – Just Not In Asia

by Henning Gloystein (Reuters) – Surveying the ocean floor for oil and natural gas reserves is gradually emerging from a multi-year slump,

December 21, 2017
Total Views: 15

Monday, December 11, 2017
Offshore oil rigs. Photo: By Lukasz Z / Shutterstock
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Trump to Open Door for Oil Drilling Off U.S. East Coast -Sources

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is preparing to unveil as soon as this week an expansive offshore oil plan that would open

December 11, 2017
Total Views: 24

Thursday, November 16, 2017
Offshore

Highland’s Ocean Rig Bet: Fail in Caymans? Try Marshall Islands

By Tiffany Kary (Bloomberg) — A battle of so-called bankruptcy tourists is erupting in New York court. On Thursday, New York bankruptcy Judge Martin

November 16, 2017
Total Views: 115

Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Photos: Giant ‘Blue Whale II’ Drilling Rig Nearing Completion in China
Offshore

Photos: Giant ‘Blue Whale II’ Drilling Rig Nearing Completion in China

CIMC Raffles started the final series of sea trials for the ultra-deepwater drilling rig Blue Whale II in preparation for its delivery later this year.

November 7, 2017
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Offshore drilling rig photo via Shutterstock / James Jones Jr
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Report on U.S. Marine Sanctuary Oil Drilling Sent to White House, Not Released to Public

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross sent a report to the White House on Wednesday

October 25, 2017
Total Views: 87

Thursday, October 19, 2017
Despite Peak Demand, Norway’s Oil Chief Wants to Pump More Crude
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Despite Peak Demand, Norway’s Oil Chief Wants to Pump More Crude

The renewable energy revolution doesn’t scare the man overseeing western Europe’s biggest crude oil

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, October 4, 2017
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Trump Administration Plans to Delay Methane Controls from Oil and Gas

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department will propose this week delaying parts of an Obama-era rule to limit

October 4, 2017
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Seadrill Semi-Rig West Pegasus
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Norway’s Biggest Bank Says Offshore Rig Recovery Still Far Off

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — The offshore drilling market will take a long time to rebalance as more consolidation and rig retirements are

September 27, 2017
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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Pacific Drilling Delisted from New York Stock Exchange

Shares of Pacific Drilling have been suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange due to the ultra-deepwater drilling company’s failure to

September 13, 2017
Total Views: 92

Thursday, August 24, 2017
Odfjell Drilling rig
Maritime News

Oil Slump No Obstacle for Norwegian Driller Seeing 300% Returns

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — While other offshore rig operators are still struggling to survive the worst oil-market slump in a generation, one

August 24, 2017
Total Views: 457

Tuesday, August 15, 2017
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Transocean to Buy Norwegian Rig Firm Songa Offshore for $1.1 Billion

By Terje Solsvik OSLO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Transocean, one of the world’s biggest drilling rig operators, has agreed to buy Norwegian competitor

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 26

Thursday, August 3, 2017
offshore drilling rigs
Maritime News

$50 Oil Boosts Offshore Drillers’ Hopes of Comeback

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — The “magic” of $50 oil is now in the sights of deep-sea drillers as they try to lure customer spending from shale wells

August 3, 2017
Total Views: 11

Tuesday, July 25, 2017
China Urges Halt to Oil Drilling in Disputed South China Sea
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China Urges Halt to Oil Drilling in Disputed South China Sea

BEIJING, July 25 (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry has urged a halt to oil drilling in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where Spanish oil

July 25, 2017
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