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Obama’s Budget Would Charge Oil and Gas Drillers New Fees

By On February 15, 2011

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Oil and gas drillers would be charged new fees and royalty rates under President Barack Obama’s 2012 spending plan announced Monday. The president’s budget proposal, which would [...]

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Deepwater Pathfinder runs aground – Update with DP Commentary by John Konrad

By On December 14, 2010

gCaptain just got word from an unofficial source that the Deepwater Pathfinder drillship ran aground while pulling into Freeport, TX to onload their blow out preventer.  One of the thrusters was reportedly [...]

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Discoverer Americas – A 6th Generation Drillship Leaves the Gulf of Mexico

By On September 21, 2010

For Statoil and Transocean’s crew assigned to the Discoverer Americas, heading to Egypt had always been part of the long term plan, however in this case, the schedule got moved [...]

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New Ban on Deepwater Drilling Issued

By On July 12, 2010

The U.S. Department of Interior today has issued yet another moratorium on deepwater drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), saying that the suspension is nesessary to ensure adequate safety [...]

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New Tools Section

By On November 6, 2007

The good news; We have competently overhauled the tools landing page to provide direct links to our most popular features. We have launched a new feature that you may find [...]

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