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Friday, March 29, 2019
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
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Deep-Water Oil Explorers Push Ahead in Mexico

By Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) — International oil companies including Malaysia’s Petronas, U.S. independent Murphy Oil Corp. and Spain’s Repsol SA are

March 29, 2019
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
houston ship channel tug
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Tanker Bottleneck in Houston Port Eases with Four Arrivals

By Collin Eaton HOUSTON, March 28 (Reuters) – Four tankers on Thursday were preparing to offload or pick up cargoes in the busiest U.S. oil port, the

March 28, 2019
Total Views: 105

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
offshore rigs Mobile offshore drilling units stand in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Cromarty, U.K.
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Offshore Drilling Makes Comeback After Years in Shale’s Shadow

By David Wethe and Rachel Adams-Heard (Bloomberg) — Offshore is ready for the limelight again. After years in the shadow of the U.S. shale patch,

March 27, 2019
Total Views: 102

Friday, March 22, 2019
drillship
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Trump Has a Plan to Preserve Benefits for Oil Drillers in Future

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — A top Interior Department official told oil industry leaders the Trump administration is seeking to sign contracts

March 22, 2019
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
offshore rig
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Low Prices Spark Interest in Latest U.S. Gulf Lease Sale

By Nichola Groom March 20 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s fourth major auction for oil and gas leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico received

March 20, 2019
Total Views: 44

Friday, March 8, 2019
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
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Norway Fund to Sell Stakes in Oil Exploration and Production Firms, But Its Keeping Integrated Energy Stocks

By Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik OSLO, March 8 (Reuters) – Norway’s trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest, will

March 8, 2019
Total Views: 32

Thursday, March 7, 2019
offshore drillship
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Trump Administration’s Five-Year Offshore Drilling Plan Expected ‘In Coming Weeks’

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s revised five-year program to expand offshore drilling in most

March 7, 2019
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
offshore rig
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Crane Collapse at Eni Offshore Platform Kills One

MILAN, March 5 (Reuters) – One person died and two people were injured when a crane collapsed at an Italian offshore oil platform run by Eni, the oil and

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 103

Thursday, February 21, 2019
maersk drilling rig
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Trump’s Atlantic Oil Effort Runs Aground In South Carolina

by Carlyann Edwards (Bloomberg) More than half the registered voters in Republican-controlled South Carolina supported Donald Trump in a poll last month, but

February 21, 2019
Total Views: 77

Friday, February 15, 2019
offshore wind turbines rendering
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Big Firms Weigh in as France Looks to Revive Offshore Wind

By Geert De Clercq PARIS, Feb 15 (Reuters) – A French wind power tender has attracted interest from a slew of international energy heavyweights,

February 15, 2019
Total Views: 40

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
drillship
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Oil Major Total Plans Biggest Exploration Drive in Years

By Bate Felix and Wendell Roelf PARIS/CAPE TOWN, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Total is launching its biggest exploration campaign for years in 2019 as part of a

January 29, 2019
Total Views: 33

Thursday, January 24, 2019
offshore wind
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Big Oil is More Talk Than Action on Renewables

By Mark Bendeich DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The world’s largest wind-power producer, Iberdrola SA, has brushed off Big Oil’s

January 24, 2019
Total Views: 33

offshore wind farm
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China’s Old Oil Guard Tap Offshore Expertise to Dabble in Wind

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s offshore oil and gas experts are dipping their toes in wind power, bringing their experience working on the

January 24, 2019
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, January 8, 2019
thunder horse platform
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BP Uses New Technology to Unlock 1 Billion BOE at Thunder Horse Field

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – BP said it has discovered two new oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico and has identified an additional billion

January 8, 2019
Total Views: 159

Thursday, December 20, 2018
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
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Attorneys General Fire New Salvo in Offshore Drilling Fight Off U.S. East Coast

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Attorneys general from nine coastal states are intervening in a lawsuit aimed at blocking seismic surveys that could

December 20, 2018
Total Views: 42

egina field layout
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Total Poised to Start Exports From Big New Oil Field in Nigeria

By Sherry Su (Bloomberg) — Total SA is poised to start exports of crude from a major new offshore field in Nigeria, adding to global supplies at a time

December 20, 2018
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Friday, November 30, 2018
seismic survey vessel
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Trump Said to Advance Seismic Surveys for Oil in Atlantic

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is taking a major step toward allowing a first-in-a-generation seismic search for oil and

November 30, 2018
Total Views: 71

Friday, November 23, 2018
Chevron Big Foot. Photo: Chevron
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Chevron Announces Start of Production at Big Foot Project in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Oil major Chevron (NYSE:CVX) has announced the start of crude oil and natural gas production from the Chevron-operated Big Foot deepwater project in the U.S.

November 23, 2018
Total Views: 144

Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Eastern Canada’s Crude Oil Production Still Recovering After Monster Storm
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Eastern Canada’s Crude Oil Production Still Recovering After Monster Storm

Production remains shut in at the SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel with all production wells secure after a period

November 21, 2018
Total Views: 56

Monday, November 19, 2018
saipem 7000 at Damen Verolme Rotterdam
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Semi-Submersible Saipem 7000 Arrives at Damen Verolme Rotterdam for Major DP3 Upgrade

The Saipem 7000, one of the world’s largest semi-submersible crane and pipe-laying vessels, has arrived at Damen Verolme Rotterdam for a major

November 19, 2018
Total Views: 158