offshore drilling

Offshore drilling is safer than prior to the BP Plc spill in 2010 even though the U.S. Congress has failed to pass legislation tightening

March 22 (Bloomberg) — Iceland, which issued its first oil and gas exploration licenses this year, will probably order more supply vessels from Norway as

(Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the world’s largest deep-water oil producer, will stop leasing new rigs as it struggles to contain costs and

By Alison Sider HOUSTON–Shallow-water driller Rowan Drilling Company (RDC) is stepping in the deepwater, a move that it expects will boost profits and

LONDON–Oil prospecting in the U.K. North Sea has experienced renewed vigor and there is a positive outlook for 2013 activity, according to a report

Cameron International Corp. and Schlumberger Ltd. will join forces to develop and manufacture products for the subsea oil and gas market. Schlumberger, the

(Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the world’s largest deep-water oil driller, is becoming less profitable as costs rise faster than sales

Volatility in crude oil prices in recent months has made an impact on the offshore development. To learn about the causes of this market volatility, as well as

It has been said that the technology used to drill ultra-deepwater oil and gas wells rivals that of NASA.  Sometimes those comparisons are more literal than

The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement on Thursday gave teeth to its policy that its inspectors can issue citations to oilfield service

(Bloomberg) — Norway needs to simplify rules for offshore oil rigs and reduce labor costs to support efforts to increase oil and gas production in

HOUSTON–The global quest for deepwater oil and gas fields continues unabated, despite recent economic turmoil and concerns about where energy prices

Petrobras announced today they have signed contracts with Sete Brasil, Odebrecht and Etesco to charter and operate nine drillships. These ships will be built

(Bloomberg) — Oil companies off Greenland’s shores may be basing risk assessments on outdated information as icebergs splinter the island’s

(Bloomberg) — The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation opening the California and Virginia coasts

HOUSTON–A federal safety agency has determined that the offshore-drilling industry is relying on the wrong data in its quest to prevent major accidents

(Bloomberg) — Mario Monti’s government is trying to attract as much as $18 billion in investment to Italy by relaxing a ban on offshore oil and

WASHINGTON–The U.S. Interior Department Thursday finalized plans to lease new tracts in the Gulf of Mexico and off the Alaska coast for offshore oil and

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–Swire Pacific Ltd. (SWRAY, 0019.HK) said it will spend HK$11 billion ($1.4 billion) over the next two years on building energy

Lloyd’s Register announced today that it has acquired Houston-based WEST Engineering Services in a move that secures the group’s position as a