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Thursday, October 19, 2017
Despite Peak Demand, Norway’s Oil Chief Wants to Pump More Crude
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Despite Peak Demand, Norway’s Oil Chief Wants to Pump More Crude

The renewable energy revolution doesn’t scare the man overseeing western Europe’s biggest crude oil

October 19, 2017
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017
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Trump Administration Plans to Delay Methane Controls from Oil and Gas

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department will propose this week delaying parts of an Obama-era rule to limit

October 4, 2017
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
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Norway’s Biggest Bank Says Offshore Rig Recovery Still Far Off

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — The offshore drilling market will take a long time to rebalance as more consolidation and rig retirements are

September 27, 2017
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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Pacific Drilling Delisted from New York Stock Exchange

Shares of Pacific Drilling have been suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange due to the ultra-deepwater drilling company’s failure to

September 13, 2017
Total Views: 98

Thursday, August 24, 2017
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Oil Slump No Obstacle for Norwegian Driller Seeing 300% Returns

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — While other offshore rig operators are still struggling to survive the worst oil-market slump in a generation, one

August 24, 2017
Total Views: 468

Tuesday, August 15, 2017
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Transocean to Buy Norwegian Rig Firm Songa Offshore for $1.1 Billion

By Terje Solsvik OSLO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Transocean, one of the world’s biggest drilling rig operators, has agreed to buy Norwegian competitor

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 34

Thursday, August 3, 2017
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Shipping News

$50 Oil Boosts Offshore Drillers’ Hopes of Comeback

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — The “magic” of $50 oil is now in the sights of deep-sea drillers as they try to lure customer spending from shale wells

August 3, 2017
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, July 25, 2017
China Urges Halt to Oil Drilling in Disputed South China Sea
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China Urges Halt to Oil Drilling in Disputed South China Sea

BEIJING, July 25 (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry has urged a halt to oil drilling in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where Spanish oil

July 25, 2017
Total Views: 46

Monday, July 10, 2017
Statoil’s Two-Well Exploratory Drilling Campaign Offshore Newfoundland Comes Up Empty
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Statoil’s Two-Well Exploratory Drilling Campaign Offshore Newfoundland Comes Up Empty

Norwegian oil company Statoil announced Monday that its two-well exploration drilling program in the Flemish Pass Basin offshore Newfoundland did not result in

July 10, 2017
Total Views: 15

Friday, June 16, 2017
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Exxon, CNOOC, Hess Partner On $4.4 Billion Mega Oil Project In Guyana

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp said on Friday it and partners would spend $4.4 billion to develop part of the Liza oilfield off the coast of

June 16, 2017
Total Views: 100

Thursday, June 8, 2017
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North Sea Drilling Rig Using 100% Shore Power to Cut Carbon Emissions

By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos OSLO, June 8 (Reuters) – An offshore drilling rig hired by Norwegian oil and gas producer Aker BP is getting all its power

June 8, 2017
Total Views: 58

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Trump Said to Mull Combining Agencies Separated After Gulf Oil Spill

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — After the 2010 Gulf oil spill, the Obama administration broke the scandal-plagued federal agency that policed

June 8, 2017
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Trouble Brews for OPEC as Expensive Deepwater Oil Turns Cheap
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Trouble Brews for OPEC as Expensive Deepwater Oil Turns Cheap

By Serene Cheong, Sharon Cho and Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — Reports of deep-sea drilling’s demise in a world of sub-$100 oil may have been

May 31, 2017
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, May 23, 2017
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International Joint Venture Spuds Mexico’s First Private Well in 80 Years

By Alex Nussbaum (Bloomberg) — For the first time in almost 80 years, a private company has sunk a new offshore oil well in Mexican waters — the

May 23, 2017
Total Views: 7

Friday, April 28, 2017
Trump Signs Executive Order Aiming to Expand Offshore Drilling
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Trump Signs Executive Order Aiming to Expand Offshore Drilling

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to extend offshore oil and gas

April 28, 2017
Total Views: 20

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Offshore

Trump to Expand Offshore Drilling, Review Post-Deepwater Horizon Rules

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to expand offshore oil drilling and to reconsider rules that

April 28, 2017
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, April 26, 2017
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Trump Readying Order to Study Oil and Gas Drilling Off California Coast

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump will open the door to new oil and natural gas drilling in Pacific waters off the coast of

April 26, 2017
Total Views: 26

Friday, April 7, 2017
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Trump Said to Ready Order to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump is preparing to issue an executive order with the goal of giving oil companies more

April 7, 2017
Total Views: 48

Monday, April 3, 2017
Qatar to Drill in Biggest Gas Field After 12-Year Freeze
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Qatar to Drill in Biggest Gas Field After 12-Year Freeze

By Mohammed Aly Sergie (Bloomberg) — Qatar Petroleum plans to start a new development in the offshore North Field, ending a 12-year ban on new projects

April 3, 2017
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Offshore

Wärtsilä to optimise performance and uptime of four Songa Offshore drilling rigs

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year technical management and services agreement with Songa Offshore for four Cat-D type semi-submersible

March 15, 2017
Total Views: 8
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