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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
BP Focuses on Familiar Turf in GoM as Rivals Push New Offshore Oil Frontiers
Offshore

BP Focuses on Familiar Turf in GoM as Rivals Push New Offshore Oil Frontiers

(Bloomberg) — For a company that made its name with frontier oil discoveries from Iran to Alaska, BP Plc is notably absent from today’s hottest new oil

7 hours ago
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Friday, September 22, 2023
FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in Dauphin Island, Alabama, U.S., October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
Energy

US Government Ordered to Expand Gulf of Mexico Oil Auction

(Bloomberg) — A federal judge ordered the Biden administration to expand next week’s Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale, saying officials appear to have

September 22, 2023
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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
Total Views: 1297

Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Offshore oil and gas platform
Environment

The Gulf of Mexico Has a $30 Billion Unplugged Oil Well Problem

(Bloomberg) — In the roughly 160 years since Edwin Drake drilled the first US oil well in the hills of northwestern Pennsylvania, more than 4.5 million

May 9, 2023
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Saturday, August 13, 2022
U.S. Offshore Oil Output To Restart After Pipeline Fix
Offshore

U.S. Offshore Oil Output To Restart After Pipeline Fix

By Laila Kearney New York,(Reuters) – A damaged oil pipeline component that disrupted output at several offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms was

August 13, 2022
Total Views: 1011

Thursday, August 11, 2022
Production Halted at Multiple Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Platforms Due to Pipeline Leak
Offshore

Production Halted at Multiple Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Platforms Due to Pipeline Leak

By Arathy Somasekhar and Laila Kearney HOUSTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – U.S. offshore oil producers Shell, Chevron and Equinor on

August 11, 2022
Total Views: 3147

Friday, December 4, 2020
offshore oil rig
Offshore

Trump Administration Encourages Offshore Drilling in Final Energy Push

By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environment Enforcement, which overseas offshore oil and gas

December 4, 2020
Total Views: 1401

Tuesday, January 8, 2019
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Offshore

BP Uses New Technology to Unlock 1 Billion BOE at Thunder Horse Field

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – BP said it has discovered two new oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico and has identified an additional billion

January 8, 2019
Total Views: 86

Thursday, February 1, 2018
Pacific Drilling’s Sharav deepwater drillship
Offshore

Chevron, Shell Both Announce Major Oil Discoveries in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Both Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced major deepwater oil discoveries at two separate wells located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Both finds

February 1, 2018
Total Views: 84

Friday, November 17, 2017
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News

BSEE Director: Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Critical to U.S. Energy Dominance

Oil and gas production from deepwater projects in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is critical to the Trump Administration’s goal of energy dominance, according

November 17, 2017
Total Views: 55

Friday, November 10, 2017
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News

As Oil Prices Rise, Global Majors Eye Mexico’s Deep Waters

By Adam Williams (Bloomberg) — As the price of oil rises, an international rush is on for Mexico’s untapped deep-water riches. The who’s who of the

November 10, 2017
Total Views: 41

Wednesday, November 8, 2017
auger tension leg platform
Maritime News

Crude Goes on Wild Ride as Stockpile Surge Outweighs Platform Shutdowns

By Jessica Summers (Bloomberg) — Crude went on a roller-coaster ride Wednesday as platform closures in the Gulf of Mexico led futures to spike, while the

November 8, 2017
Total Views: 4

Thursday, June 1, 2017
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Maritime News

U.S. Approves Exports from First Floating LNG Terminal in Gulf of Mexico

By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — The first floating terminal proposed to export natural gas out of the Gulf of Mexico has been cleared by U.S.

June 1, 2017
Total Views: 72

Monday, February 6, 2017
Offshore Drillers Still Seeking Recovery Enjoyed by Shale
News

Offshore Drillers Still Seeking Recovery Enjoyed by Shale

By Bailey Lipschultz (Bloomberg) — While oil drillers in U.S. shale basins are starting to see business come back, their offshore brethren will have

February 6, 2017
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
BSEE: 22 Percent of U.S. Gulf Oil Output Shut-in On Storm
Maritime News

BSEE: 22 Percent of U.S. Gulf Oil Output Shut-in On Storm

Offshore oil and gas operators have shut-in approximately 19.52 of of the current oil production in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Hermine makes its way

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 42

Monday, August 29, 2016
GoM Oil and Gas Operators Evacuate Platforms, Rigs Ahead of Storm
News

GoM Oil and Gas Operators Evacuate Platforms, Rigs Ahead of Storm

Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico have started evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of a Tropical Depression 9, the Bureau of Safety

August 29, 2016
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale Raises Just $18 Million
Maritime News

Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale Raises Just $18 Million

A U.S. government oil and gas lease sale covering the Western Gulf of Mexico garnered just $18 million in high bids on Wednesday, a reflection of the prolonged

August 24, 2016
Total Views: 57

Tuesday, August 2, 2016
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Maritime News

Maersk Drilling to Cut 122 Jobs in U.S. After Losing Drillship Contract

COPENHAGEN, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Maersk Drilling will cut 122 jobs in the United States due to the early termination of a contract for deepwater rig Maersk

August 2, 2016
Total Views: 109

Friday, February 26, 2016
Mexico Planning First-Ever Deep Water Gulf Oil Auction
Maritime News

Mexico Planning First-Ever Deep Water Gulf Oil Auction

MEXICO CITY, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Contract awards for Mexico’s first-ever deep water oil auction covering ten potentially lucrative blocks will take

February 26, 2016
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Fatal Accident Reported on Pacific Santa Ana Drillship in Gulf of Mexico
Interesting

Fatal Accident Reported on Pacific Santa Ana Drillship in Gulf of Mexico

  The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said Tuesday it was responding to a report of a death on the Pacific Santa Ana in the Gulf

October 20, 2015
Total Views: 185
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