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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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Offshore

Offshore Oil Seen Peaking in 2020 Before Joining Shale in Market Drop

By David Wethe and Allison Mccartney (Bloomberg) –Offshore oil production is expected to hit a peak in 2020 before joining the shale industry in a

November 12, 2019
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Brazilian army soldiers and residents work to remove an oil spill on Itapuama Beach in Cabo de Santo Agostinho
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Brazil Investigating Four Other Tankers as Suspects in Mystery Oil Spill

By Renee Maltezou and Marcelo Teixeira ATHENS/SAO PAULO, Nov 6 (Reuters) – After initially naming only one ship, Brazilian authorities have added four

November 6, 2019
Total Views: 44

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Offshore

Brazil’s Biggest-Ever Oil Auction a ‘Total Disaster’ as Bidders Stay Away

By Sabrina Valle, Peter Millard and Luiza Ferraz (Bloomberg) –Brazil’s largest-ever auction of oil deposits flopped, sending the real tumbling, after

November 6, 2019
Total Views: 53

Thursday, October 31, 2019
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Offshore

Exxon May Take a Pass on Brazil’s Top Deepwater Oil Discovery

By Peter Millard (Bloomberg) –Exxon Mobil Corp. could take a pass on what it considers the world’s top deep-water oil discovery when Brazil puts the

October 31, 2019
Total Views: 52

Thursday, October 24, 2019
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Offshore

China’s CNOOC Discusses Sanctions Impact

BEIJING, Oct 24 (Reuters) – CNOOC, China’s largest offshore oil and gas producer, on Thursday said it would be affected by U.S. sanctions on its

October 24, 2019
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Offshore

Norway’s New Crude a Threat to Rivals in Asia

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) –Norway’s new oil grade is making inroads in Asia, threatening to undermine sales of similar crudes from Africa and South

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 39

Monday, October 7, 2019
johan sverdrup offshore field
Offshore

Norway’s New Oil Mega-Project Clashes With Growing Focus on Climate

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) –The timing of Norway’s biggest oil project in decades is a bit awkward. Equinor ASA kicked off its massive Johan

October 7, 2019
Total Views: 62

Monday, September 30, 2019
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Offshore

BP is Striking Out in a Hotspot for Offshore Oil Exploration

By Peter Millard and Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) –It was supposed to be BP Plc’s big Brazilian breakthrough after years of setbacks in one of the

September 30, 2019
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Deepwater Champion Drillship
Offshore

Transocean Relinquishes Ownership in Drillship Pair Under Construction

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has decided to walk away from two drillships under construction at South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industry. In a

September 24, 2019
Total Views: 354

Friday, September 13, 2019
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Offshore

Melting Arctic Means New, and Faster, Subsea Cables

By Thomas Pfeiffer and Ilya Khrennikov (Bloomberg) –Global warming has opened up Arctic passages to new shipping routes. Now the melting ice is handing

September 13, 2019
Total Views: 175

offshore rigs Mobile offshore drilling units stand in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Cromarty, U.K.
Offshore

Offshore Drillers Trying to Win Back Investors

By Mikael Holter – (Bloomberg) –Offshore drilling executives are trying to win back investors who have fled their stocks over the past year,

September 13, 2019
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Pioneering Spirit world record
Offshore

North Sea Oil Poised for Last Hurrah With Giant Norway Field

By Timothy Abington and Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) –The rise of a huge new Norwegian oil field is poised to give North Sea output one of its biggest

September 4, 2019
Total Views: 80

California rescue teams remove a body from burned out dive boat.
Ship Fires

NTSB Begins Probe Into Deadly California Scuba Boat Fire

by Omar Younis (Reuters) – Federal safety investigators on Tuesday promised an exhaustive probe into the fire that killed 34 people on a dive boat

September 4, 2019
Total Views: 68

Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Johan Sverdrup
Offshore

Norway Approves Johan Sverdrup Start-Up

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted its approval for the start-up of the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. With expected recoverable resources

September 3, 2019
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Equinor Strikes Oil in Barents Sea
Offshore

Equinor Strikes Oil in Barents Sea

Norway-based Equinor says it has struck oil in the Sputnik exploration well located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the Barents Sea. Recoverable

August 21, 2019
Total Views: 65

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Offshore

Region-Wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Draws $159.4 Million in High Bids

By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Nichola Groom NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) – A major auction of oil and gas leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday

August 21, 2019
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Offshore Oil Rig At Night
Offshore

Trump Administration Plans to End Methane Curbs That Oil Companies Want to Keep

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy – (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is readying a plan to end direct federal regulation of methane leaks from oil and gas

August 14, 2019
Total Views: 43

Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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Offshore

Exxon Eyes Exit Eyes Exit from UK North Sea After 50 Years -Reuters

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil is considering a sale of its assets in the British North Sea after more than 50 years in the

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 36

Monday, August 5, 2019
offshore rig
Offshore

Oil Falls on Rising Trade War Tensions

By Kiran Dhillon (Bloomberg) –The international oil benchmark closed below $60 dollars a barrel for the first time in almost two months as worsening

August 5, 2019
Total Views: 32

Thursday, August 1, 2019
offshore rigs Mobile offshore drilling units stand in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Cromarty, U.K.
Offshore

Singapore Rig Builder Sembcorp Marine Posts Q2 Loss, Flags Worsening Market in Second Half

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singaporean rig builder Sembcorp Marine on Tuesday posted a narrower second-quarter loss, but said it expected losses for the

August 1, 2019
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