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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Isaac Reaches Hurricane Strength, 93% of U.S. Gulf Shut-In [UPDATED]
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Isaac Reaches Hurricane Strength, 93% of U.S. Gulf Shut-In [UPDATED]

UPDATE: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane Response Team has reported that approximately 93.28 percent of the current daily

August 28, 2012
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Isaac Update: 78% of U.S. Gulf’s Daily Oil Production Shut-In
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Isaac Update: 78% of U.S. Gulf’s Daily Oil Production Shut-In

Editor’s NOTE: With Hurricane Issac threatening a direct hit on New Orleans Wednesday, which happens to be the seventh anniversary of Hurricane

August 27, 2012
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
BP’s Gulf of Mexico Sell Off Excites Asia-Pacific Buyers
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BP’s Gulf of Mexico Sell Off Excites Asia-Pacific Buyers

(Bloomberg) — BP Plc’s plans to sell almost $8 billion of deep-water oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico is paving the way for the biggest influx of

August 21, 2012
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Monday, June 25, 2012
TS Debby: 44 Percent of Gulf of Mexico Oil Production Shut-In [UPDATE]
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TS Debby: 44 Percent of Gulf of Mexico Oil Production Shut-In [UPDATE]

Update (1:30 pm CDT): Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted as of 11:30 a.m. CDT today, personnel have been evacuated from a total of 189

June 25, 2012
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Back in Business: First Central GoM Lease Sale Since Deepwater Horizon Raises Record Figure
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Back in Business: First Central GoM Lease Sale Since Deepwater Horizon Raises Record Figure

HOUSTON–U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday that the first lease sale in the central U.S. Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon oil

June 20, 2012
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
BP Starts Up Galapagos Project In US Gulf
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BP Starts Up Galapagos Project In US Gulf

HOUSTON–BP PLC (BP) said Tuesday that it began the start-up process of Galapagos, one of its major oil and gas projects in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of

June 12, 2012
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Maersk Drilling Bags $610 Million Contract for First Newbuild Drillship in Gulf of Mexico

Maersk Drilling Bags $610 Million Contract for First Newbuild Drillship in Gulf of Mexico

Maersk Drilling, the oil exploration services unit of Danish industrial conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO), said Monday it has been awarded a

June 4, 2012
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Friday, April 20, 2012
The Great Crew Change: NPR Takes a Look at The Skills Gap Facing Offshore Oil Industry
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The Great Crew Change: NPR Takes a Look at The Skills Gap Facing Offshore Oil Industry

On today’s Anniversary of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, NPR has an interesting story looking at a staffing problem facing the offshore oil and gas

April 20, 2012
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Noble 1Q Profit Soars On Higher Dayrates
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Noble 1Q Profit Soars On Higher Dayrates

Noble Corp.’s (NE) first-quarter profit more than doubled, topping Wall Street expectations as the offshore driller’s contract dayrates increased.

April 18, 2012
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
US and Mexico Reach Agreement on Gulf of Mexico Oil
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US and Mexico Reach Agreement on Gulf of Mexico Oil

LOS CABOS — The United States and Mexico agreed Monday to work together on oil and gas development in the Gulf of Mexico, paving the way to end a

February 21, 2012
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
38 Million Acres Up For Grabs in Latest (and Last) GoM Lease Sale
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38 Million Acres Up For Grabs in Latest (and Last) GoM Lease Sale

NEW ORLEANS — The Obama administration today announced that the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold the

January 26, 2012
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Noble 4Q Profit Jumps 29% As Gulf-Related Delays Recede
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Noble 4Q Profit Jumps 29% As Gulf-Related Delays Recede

Noble Corp.’s (NE) fourth-quarter profit rose 29% as the offshore driller’s contract revenue improved. Noble has been investing billions of dollars

January 25, 2012
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Return to The Gulf: Oil Companies Scramble for Leases
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Return to The Gulf: Oil Companies Scramble for Leases

NEW ORLEANS (Dow Jones)–The U.S. oil-and-gas industry took another step out from the shadows of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on Wednesday when federal

December 14, 2011
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Conoco Offers Highest Bid In Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale
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Conoco Offers Highest Bid In Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale

  HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–ConocoPhillips’s (COP) $103.2 million offer for the Keathley Canyon Block 95 was the highest bid in the first U.S. Gulf

December 14, 2011
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
BP is Back: Oil Giant Lands First Drilling Permit For US Gulf Post Spill
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BP is Back: Oil Giant Lands First Drilling Permit For US Gulf Post Spill

By Ryan Tracy And Angel Gonzalez, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—BP PLC on Wednesday got permission to drill its first well in the Gulf of Mexico

October 26, 2011
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Hess Plans Development Of Tubular Bells GOM Project
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Hess Plans Development Of Tubular Bells GOM Project

Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) is planning to proceed with the $2.3 billion development of a deepwater oil and gas project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, using a

October 25, 2011
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Discoverer Americas Transocean 6th Generation Drillship
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Feds Give BP Approval for Deepwater Exploration Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

By Tennille Tracy, Wall Street Journal BP PLC won approval from U.S. officials Friday to look for oil at new sites in the Gulf of Mexico, the firms’s

October 22, 2011
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Friday, October 21, 2011
diamond offshore drilling
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Diamond Offshore Drilling CEO: Permit Approvals in Gulf of Mexico are Accelerating, Expresses Optimism

HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- The rate at which new deep-water permits are being approved under new rules in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is improving, said Diamond

October 21, 2011
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
U.S. Allows BP In First Gulf Lease Sale Since Deepwater Horizon Disaster
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U.S. Allows BP In First Gulf Lease Sale Since Deepwater Horizon Disaster

By Tennille Tracy, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The U.S. has decided to allow BP PLC to bid on new oil-drilling leases that go up for sale in the

October 13, 2011
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