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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Energy

Woodside Greenlights $7.2 Billion Mexico Deepwater Oil Project

(Bloomberg) — Woodside Energy Group Ltd. gave the go-ahead for a $7.2 billion oil field off Mexico, the Australian producer’s first major fossil fuel

June 20, 2023
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Sunday, October 30, 2022
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Offshore

Nigeria to Open Bidding for Deep Offshore Oil Blocks

By William Clowes (Bloomberg) –Nigeria plans to auction deep offshore oil and gas licenses for the first time in 15 years, according to a senior

October 30, 2022
Total Views: 3654

Thursday, December 14, 2017
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News

Goldman Says Big Oil Is Poised for Its Best Year in Decades

By Kelly Gilblom and Nejra Cehic (Bloomberg) — Big Oil’s slump is over and industry domination beckons, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. In 2018,

December 14, 2017
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Trouble Brews for OPEC as Expensive Deepwater Oil Turns Cheap
News

Trouble Brews for OPEC as Expensive Deepwater Oil Turns Cheap

By Serene Cheong, Sharon Cho and Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — Reports of deep-sea drilling’s demise in a world of sub-$100 oil may have been

May 31, 2017
Total Views: 14

Tuesday, March 28, 2017
News

Deepwater Driller Ocean Rig Files for U.S. Bankruptcy Protection

March 28 (Reuters) – Ocean RIG UDW Inc, a Cyprus-based rig contractor, filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court amid a deep and

March 28, 2017
Total Views: 45

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Offshore

Deepwater Mexico: Exxon, Chevron & Hess Bid To Drill Oil

by Adam Williams (Bloomberg) Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and Hess Corp. have agreed to bid together for rights to drill for crude in

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Pemex Halts Deepwater Projects With Budget Cuts to Stem Losses
Maritime News

Pemex Halts Deepwater Projects With Budget Cuts to Stem Losses

By Adam Williams (Bloomberg) — Mexico’s state-owned oil company is taking deepwater development off its plate for now. Driven to rip $5.5 billion out

March 1, 2016
Total Views: 45

Friday, June 12, 2015
Pacific Drilling Emerges as Deepwater Takeover Target
Maritime News

Pacific Drilling Emerges as Deepwater Takeover Target

Pacific Drilling SA, an offshore oil-rig contractor, is gaining notice as a takeover

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 14

Wednesday, October 29, 2014
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News

Hess and Partners Reach FID for Stampede Development

Hess, along with their joint venture partners Union Oil (Chevron), Statoil and Nexen, all of which have a 25 percent working interest, have reached a final

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Venari Raises Additional $1.3 Billion to Bolster Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Inventory
Maritime News

Venari Raises Additional $1.3 Billion to Bolster Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Inventory

Gulf of Mexico-focused deepwater exploration and production company Venari Resources says it has raised an additional $1.3 billion in equity commitments

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, April 23, 2014
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Multimedia

What it’s Like to Work on Board a Modern Drillship in the Gulf of Mexico

  The George Bush Library and ENSCO put together the following video going into detail the day-to-day operations on board the ENSCO DS-5, an

April 23, 2014
Total Views: 574

Monday, March 31, 2014
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News

Why Deepwater Drilling is Hard and What Statoil is Doing About It

Drilling in deepwater is a fairly complicated for a number of reasons. 1) You’re floating in the ocean while maintaining exact position over the well

March 31, 2014
Total Views: 89

Friday, September 13, 2013
gulf of mexico map
Offshore

Wildcatter Hunch Unlocks $1.5 Trillion Oil Offshore U.S.

When geologist Robert Ryan started his career in the 1970s, 600 feet was considered “deep water,” shale was useless rock and oil didn’t

September 13, 2013
Total Views: 59

Monday, January 28, 2013
Seadrill Semi-Rig West Pegasus
Offshore

Seadrill’s West Pegasus Sets Deepwater Drilling Record Off Mexico

Lee Freeman, Captain of Seadrill’s record-breaking rig West Pegasus provides us with the following update via satellite. On 28 January 2011, the first

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 166

Saturday, September 22, 2012
Going Deeper: Global Energy Demand to Drive Growth in Deepwater Rigs
Offshore

Going Deeper: Global Energy Demand to Drive Growth in Deepwater Rigs

RIO DE JANEIRO–Global energy needs will continue to drive demand for the specialized drilling rigs needed to tap ever-deeper offshore oil fields

September 22, 2012
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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News

Saudi Aramco Announces Deepwater Drilling Ambitions in the Red Sea

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, plans to drill its first deepwater exploratory well in the Red Sea by year-end,

March 6, 2012
Total Views: 10

Monday, September 19, 2011
Watch Out: BOEMRE Will Sneak Up On You
Offshore

Watch Out: BOEMRE Will Sneak Up On You

The U.S. offshore regulator, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), has completed its first post-Macondo unannounced spill

September 19, 2011
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Transocean Probe Blames BP Decisions for Gulf of Mexico Spill
Offshore

Transocean Probe Blames BP Decisions for Gulf of Mexico Spill

By Angel Gonzalez An internal investigation by Transocean Ltd. determined that a series of risky decisions made mostly by BP PLC led to the Deepwater Horizon

June 22, 2011
Total Views: 6

Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Douglas-Westwood CEO: Emerging Markets Have Drillers in Deep Water
Offshore

Douglas-Westwood CEO: Emerging Markets Have Drillers in Deep Water

Speaking at the IADC World Drilling Conference in Copenhagen, Douglas-Westwood’s CEO, Andrew Reid, outlined the impact emerging markets will have on

June 15, 2011
Total Views: 2

Monday, May 16, 2011
Drill-Only Bills – US House And President Obama Agree To New Drilling Permits
Offshore

Drill-Only Bills – US House And President Obama Agree To New Drilling Permits

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to impose deadlines on the Obama administration to issue offshore drilling permits, as Republicans renewed calls

May 16, 2011
Total Views: 42
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