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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
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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
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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
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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: 17

Thursday, January 11, 2018
offshore oil platform off California
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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
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U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke
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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: 5

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
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
offshore production platform
News

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
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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
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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
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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
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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: 31

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: 18

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
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Offshore oil rigs. Photo: By Lukasz Z / Shutterstock
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Big Oil’s Exit Leaves Norway Tending to Its Own Petroleum Future

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway is realizing it will have to do without the deep pockets of the biggest oil companies as it seeks to extend an era

January 2, 2018
Total Views: 43

Thursday, December 21, 2017
swiber-vos-workboats
Offshore

Offshore Oil Exploration Ramps Up – Just Not In Asia

by Henning Gloystein (Reuters) – Surveying the ocean floor for oil and natural gas reserves is gradually emerging from a multi-year slump,

December 21, 2017
Total Views: 24

Monday, December 11, 2017
Offshore oil rigs. Photo: By Lukasz Z / Shutterstock
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Trump to Open Door for Oil Drilling Off U.S. East Coast -Sources

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is preparing to unveil as soon as this week an expansive offshore oil plan that would open

December 11, 2017
Total Views: 24

Thursday, November 16, 2017
Offshore

Highland’s Ocean Rig Bet: Fail in Caymans? Try Marshall Islands

By Tiffany Kary (Bloomberg) — A battle of so-called bankruptcy tourists is erupting in New York court. On Thursday, New York bankruptcy Judge Martin

November 16, 2017
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Photos: Giant ‘Blue Whale II’ Drilling Rig Nearing Completion in China
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Photos: Giant ‘Blue Whale II’ Drilling Rig Nearing Completion in China

CIMC Raffles started the final series of sea trials for the ultra-deepwater drilling rig Blue Whale II in preparation for its delivery later this year.

November 7, 2017
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Offshore drilling rig photo via Shutterstock / James Jones Jr
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Report on U.S. Marine Sanctuary Oil Drilling Sent to White House, Not Released to Public

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross sent a report to the White House on Wednesday

October 25, 2017
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