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Friday, May 29, 2020
Tullow Oil: 58 Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 on FPSO Off Ghana
Offshore

Tullow Oil: 58 Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 on FPSO Off Ghana

ACCRA, May 29 (Reuters) – Fifty-eight workers tested positive for COVID-19 at an oil production facility run by Tullow Oil off Ghana’s Atlantic

May 29, 2020
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
offshore oil rig
Offshore

Chevron Planning to Cut Up to 15% of Workforce

By Kevin Crowley and Rachel Adams-Heard (Bloomberg) –Chevron Corp. is planning a 10% to 15% reduction in its global workforce this year, the biggest cut

May 27, 2020
Total Views: 60

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Offshore

Brazil’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Facing Coronavirus Outbreaks

By Gram Slattery and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, May 26 (Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor ASA , Brazil’s Dommo Energia SA and Anglo-French firm

May 26, 2020
Total Views: 46

Monday, May 18, 2020
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Offshore

Oil Rises to Two-Month High Amid Demand Recovery

(Bloomberg) — Oil rose to levels not seen since Covid-19 lockdowns paralyzed the world’s largest economy, lifted by signs of recovering demand and

May 18, 2020
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Norwegian Cruise Line Seeking $2 Billion to Survive Industry Shutdown
Cruise Ships

Norwegian Cruise Line Seeking $2 Billion to Survive Industry Shutdown

By Paula Seligson, Jonathan Levin and Crystal Tse (Bloomberg) — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is pledging ships and two islands as part of a plan

May 5, 2020
Total Views: 58

Thursday, January 30, 2020
Delaware SSN 791
Navy

General Dynamics Tops Profit Estimates On Shipyard Backlog

By Mike Stone (Reuters) – General Dynamics on Wednesday reported a 28% jump in its backlog due to a shipyard order for US Navy submarines. Shares fell

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 140

Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Senator Elizabeth Warren
Offshore

Warren’s ‘Blue New Deal’ Envisions Phasing Out Offshore Drilling, More Offshore Wind

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday proposed a “Blue New Deal” to

December 10, 2019
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Monday, December 9, 2019
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Offshore

Brazil Will Drill Massive Oil Find Despite Climate Concerns

By Jake Spring MADRID, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Brazil will push to expand oil drilling in its massive “pre-salt” oil and gas area off its coast in

December 9, 2019
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, November 13, 2019
offshore oil rig
Offshore

Global Oil Demand Growth to Slow from 2025 – IEA

By Nina Chestney LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Growth in global oil demand is expected to slow from 2025 as fuel efficiency improves and the use of electric

November 13, 2019
Total Views: 45

Tuesday, November 12, 2019
offshore rig
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
Total Views: 36

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: 51

offshore drilling rig brazil
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: 58

Thursday, October 31, 2019
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
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: 55

Thursday, October 24, 2019
offshore oil rig
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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johan sverdrup
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: 52

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: 72

Monday, September 30, 2019
offshore rig north sea
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: 39

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: 378

Friday, September 13, 2019
russian convoy Arctic ocean
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: 183

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: 40