BP, Transocean, and Halliburton Decline Invite to Congress, Calendar Booked Solid
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The chief executives of BP Plc (BP, BP.LN), Transocean Ltd. (RIG) and Halliburton Co. (HAL) declined to testify this week before a
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The chief executives of BP Plc (BP, BP.LN), Transocean Ltd. (RIG) and Halliburton Co. (HAL) declined to testify this week before a
Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN,VX) filed a motion in federal court on Tuesday morning to force BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) to indemnify it against damages related to the
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. officials have extended oil-drilling leases for the vast majority of companies that say their work in the Gulf of
Gérard Mestrallet, Chairman and CEO of French energy company and European LNG player, GDF SUEZ, reinforced his company’s commitment to China and to
A few bits of good news this week, especially from the Gulf of Mexico region. Matt Fuhrman, Recruitment Director from Swift Worldwide Resources commented for
The European Commission has proposed increasing safety standards in offshore oil and gas operations from the design to the final removal of an installation.
By Ryan Tracy And Angel Gonzalez, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—BP PLC on Wednesday got permission to drill its first well in the Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Rina, now churning in the Caribbean north of Honduras, is expected to become a major hurricane as soon as late Tuesday and strike the eastern shores
One of the world’s most prolific shipbuilders, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), located in Okpo, Korea, hit their sales target for this
Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) is planning to proceed with the $2.3 billion development of a deepwater oil and gas project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, using a
By Alexis Flynn, Wall Street Journal LONDON—BP PLC shares rose in early trading Tuesday after the U.K. energy giant reported solid earnings and announced
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Environmental groups have filed a formal challenge to air-quality permits that Royal Dutch Shell needs to drill for oil in the
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Eight divers were decompressing aboard the Iranian flagged dive support vessel Koosha-1 when it sank three days ago in the Persian Gulf. The official in charge
By Tennille Tracy, Wall Street Journal BP PLC won approval from U.S. officials Friday to look for oil at new sites in the Gulf of Mexico, the firms’s
HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- The rate at which new deep-water permits are being approved under new rules in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is improving, said Diamond
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO) third-quarter earnings rose 29% as the oil driller booked stronger revenue and higher average day and utilization rates for
PARIS (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s (RDSA, RDSB, RDSA.LN, RDSB.LN) new technology to produce liquefied natural gas aboard floating vessels
Houston-based drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics revealed Tuesday that one of its subsidiaries is the mystery buyer in an ultra-deepwater drillship
UK offshore contractor Ensco says it has teamed up with drilling giants Anadarko, Apache and Noble Energy in a deal to send its newbuild ultra-deepwater
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