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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Memorial to be held for Deepwater Horizon victims
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Memorial to be held for Deepwater Horizon victims

According to a report from the Associated Press, Transocean is planning a memorial at the site of the Deepwater Horizon explosion next month for relatives of

March 31, 2011
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API: Report on ‘idle leases’ whitewashes government inaction
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API: Report on ‘idle leases’ whitewashes government inaction

Erik Milito, API’s upstream director, this week called on the administration to abandon its policies “to defer, delay and deny access to domestic

March 31, 2011
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60 Minutes Knocks On Transocean’s Door And Finds No One Home… yet?
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60 Minutes Knocks On Transocean’s Door And Finds No One Home… yet?

While officially headquartered in Zug, Switzerland for tax purposes, Transocean (NYSE: RIG), the world’s largest deepwater drilling contractor, runs the

March 31, 2011
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Bureau Veritas ISO_9001 Certification Logo
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New Guidelines For “Risk-Based” Qualification of New Offshore Technology

Bureau Veritas, a elading classification society, has issued guidelines for the Risk-Based Qualification of New Technology. Qualification is a process by which

March 31, 2011
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Shell: Drilling On New Deepwater Gulf Well To Start In April
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Shell: Drilling On New Deepwater Gulf Well To Start In April

U.S. regulators said Wednesday oil company Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSB, RDSA.LN, RDSB.LN) has received approval to drill a new well in the deep-water

March 31, 2011
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Helix Oil Spill Group Expanding Reach To Stop Runaway Wells
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Helix Oil Spill Group Expanding Reach To Stop Runaway Wells

Image: Helix’s HRFS diagram courtesy Helix (click image to enlarge) HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–The Helix Well Containment Group will nearly double the

March 31, 2011
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Helix group responds to BOEMRE’s clarifications on spill containment rules
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Helix group responds to BOEMRE’s clarifications on spill containment rules

On Tuesday, March 29, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued several refinements to deepwater drilling rules and

March 30, 2011
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Republican Bills Require New US Offshore Leases, Faster Permitting
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Republican Bills Require New US Offshore Leases, Faster Permitting

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The Obama administration would be required to hold new offshore lease sales and to issue drilling permits within a set time frame

March 30, 2011
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BP Laptop With Gulf Spill Claimant Information Goes Missing
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BP Laptop With Gulf Spill Claimant Information Goes Missing

BP PLC (BP) said Tuesday that a company laptop containing the personal information of thousands of people who filed claims with the oil giant related to the

March 30, 2011
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
President-obama-in-brazil
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Obama Rejects Claims That He’s Not Committed To Domestic O&G Production

President Obama posted to his blog yesterday in response to political rumors that an agreement on energy issues signed during the President’s trip to

March 29, 2011
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DOI report shows two-thirds of offshore leases in Gulf of Mexico lie idle
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DOI report shows two-thirds of offshore leases in Gulf of Mexico lie idle

A report requested by President Obama and released today by the Department of the Interior shows that more than two-thirds of offshore leases in the Gulf of

March 29, 2011
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BOEMRE issues offshore deepwater drillers guidance for complying with safety and containment requirements
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BOEMRE issues offshore deepwater drillers guidance for complying with safety and containment requirements

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has issued a memo to assist offshore operators with drilling permit applications. 

March 29, 2011
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High Performance Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
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High Performance Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

PHOTO: This HPTIV can operate in year around weather conditions with an operational water depth range of 4.5 to 50 m – courtesy Wärtsilä With the

March 29, 2011
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Statoil gets drilling permit approved, Transocean drillship returning to the Gulf
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Statoil gets drilling permit approved, Transocean drillship returning to the Gulf

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management reported on Friday that they had approved a deepwater drilling permit for Norwegian oil company Statoil.  This is the

March 28, 2011
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BP Wins Right For More Tests On Rig’s Failed Blowout Preventer – AP

A U.S. district judge Friday granted a request by BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) for additional testing of the critical safety device that failed to stop oil from gushing

March 28, 2011
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Chevron bringing Transocean drillship to US Gulf signals recovery

(Dow Jones) Jefferies says Chevron’s (CVX) sublet of a Transocean (RIG) ultra-deep-water drillship from Indian energy giant Reliance and plans to bring

March 28, 2011
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Coast Guard Suspects Anglo-Suisse Well in Weekends Louisiana Spill [UPDATE]
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Coast Guard Suspects Anglo-Suisse Well in Weekends Louisiana Spill [UPDATE]

Read update from USCG below HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday that oil that has recently washed onto Louisiana beaches is similar to

March 25, 2011
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
ExxonMobil to spud well at Gulf Hadrian Prospect within a few weeks
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ExxonMobil to spud well at Gulf Hadrian Prospect within a few weeks

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) said Thursday it is planning to resume drilling at its Hadrian North prospect in the Gulf of Mexico

March 24, 2011
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U.S. drilling permits keep coming
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U.S. drilling permits keep coming

Keeping to his word, Michael Bromwich and BOEMRE are beginning to issue GoM drilling permits at an accelerated rate.  Today BOEMRE announced that it is

March 24, 2011
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DNV Report Points To BOP Design Flaw
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DNV Report Points To BOP Design Flaw

BP PLC came within 1.4 inches or less of preventing the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, say engineers studying the safety device that failed in last

March 24, 2011
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