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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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Borr Drilling Boss Warns Investors: Offshore Drilling Industry Will Break Your Heart

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Tor Olav Troim, who took advantage of a brutal downturn to build Borr Drilling Ltd. from scratch into a $2.3 billion

September 12, 2018
Total Views: 53

Wednesday, August 29, 2018
MAersk Drill-Ship
Offshore

Maersk Drilling Is Ready To Stand On Its Own Says CEO

By Nerijus Adomaitis (Reuters) – Drilling rig contractor Maersk Drilling will provide strong competition for its peers when it is spun off from the

August 29, 2018
Total Views: 51

Monday, May 7, 2018
File photo of an offshore drillship
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New York Governor Vows ‘Dunkirk-style’ Citizens Fleet to Block Offshore Drilling

By Henry Goldman (Bloomberg) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vowed to enlist a “citizens fleet” of leisure boats and fishing vessels to block any

May 7, 2018
Total Views: 47

Thursday, May 3, 2018
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In U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Robots and Drones Take on Dangerous Offshore Oil and Gas Work

By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, May 3 (Reuters) – At BP’s massive Thunder Horse oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, a dog-sized robot called Maggie

May 3, 2018
Total Views: 182

Friday, April 20, 2018
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Norway’s Odfjell Drilling to Expand Fleet as Offshore Rig Market Recovers

OSLO, April 20 (Reuters) – Offshore rig firm Odfjell Drilling plans to expand its floating rig fleet to between six and 10 from four now, it said on

April 20, 2018
Total Views: 45

Friday, April 6, 2018
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Offshore

U.S. Interior Secretary Sees “Little” Demand for New Offshore Drilling

PRINCETON, NJ, April 6 (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said on Friday that he sees little demand from oil and gas companies for new

April 6, 2018
Total Views: 49

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Offshore Oil Rig At Night
Offshore

Pemex Invites Partners Offshore

  by Marianna Parraga (Reuters) – Mexico’s state-run Pemex [PEMX.UL] might bring partners into two heavy crude oilfields in the Gulf’s shallow

March 6, 2018
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
offshore rig north sea
Offshore

Offshore Oil Recovery Beginning in World’s Harshest Environments

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Explorers are once again testing the waters in their search for oil, according to Transocean Ltd., the world’s

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 22

Cyprus to Pursue Exploratory Drilling in Mediterranean Amid Standoff with Turkey
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Cyprus to Pursue Exploratory Drilling in Mediterranean Amid Standoff with Turkey

ATHENS, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Cyprus said on Wednesday it would press ahead with oil and gas exploration, signalling resolve in a standoff with Turkey over

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Maersk Energy Boss Sees Uptick in Offshore Oil Drilling But Profit Still Squeezed
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Maersk Energy Boss Sees Uptick in Offshore Oil Drilling But Profit Still Squeezed

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Prospects for the offshore oil drilling market are improving but profits for drillers are still under

February 20, 2018
Total Views: 23

Thursday, January 11, 2018
offshore oil platform off California
Interesting

U.S. Senators From 12 States Seek Offshore Drilling Exemptions Like Florida’s

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Twenty-two Democratic U.S. senators from 12 states on Thursday joined the chorus of local

January 11, 2018
Total Views: 19

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke
Shipping News

About-Face Tweet on Florida Drilling May Backfire on Agency’s Plan

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke just handed offshore drilling foes ammunition for lawsuits by declaring the Florida

January 11, 2018
Total Views: 12

File photo of an offshore drillship
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Trump Administration’s Offshore Drilling Plan Could Unlock 65 Billion Barrels – Rystad

Jan 10 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s proposal to open up almost all of U.S. offshore waters to oil and gas drilling could unlock up to 65

January 11, 2018
Total Views: 17

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
offshore production platform
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Trump Yanks Florida From Offshore Drilling Plan After Objections

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is ruling out plans to sell new drilling rights off the coast of Florida, including eastern

January 10, 2018
Total Views: 15

Monday, January 8, 2018
U.S. Offering Up Offshore Waters to Drillers, But Focus Is On Eastern Gulf
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U.S. Offering Up Offshore Waters to Drillers, But Focus Is On Eastern Gulf

By Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed opening up

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 24

Friday, January 5, 2018
auger tension leg platform
Offshore

Will Oil Majors Actually Sink Money Into America’s Waters?

By Liam Denning (Bloomberg Gadfly) — Energy dominance begins at home, and that includes any beachfront property you might have. The Interior Department

January 5, 2018
Total Views: 35

Thursday, January 4, 2018
Trump Seeks to Open ‘Nearly All’ U.S. Coastal Waters to New Drilling to Dismay of Environmental Activists
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Trump Seeks to Open ‘Nearly All’ U.S. Coastal Waters to New Drilling to Dismay of Environmental Activists

 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is proposing to open almost all U.S. coastal waters to oil drilling, including those

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 28

Trump Administration Aims to Open Nearly All of America’s Offshore Waters to Drilling
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Trump Administration Aims to Open Nearly All of America’s Offshore Waters to Drilling

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday proposed opening nearly all U.S. offshore waters to oil and gas

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 44

greenpeace arctic drilling protest
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Norway Beats Back Lawsuit Seeking to Curb Arctic Oil Drilling

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway beat back an unprecedented lawsuit by environmental groups that sought to curb oil drilling in the country’s

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 31

Wednesday, January 3, 2018
offshore drilling rig brazil
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Trump Seeking Biggest Offshore Drilling Increase in Decades

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is poised to open the door to selling new offshore drilling rights from the Atlantic Ocean

January 3, 2018
Total Views: 35
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