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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
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Thursday, December 21, 2017
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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: 40

Monday, December 11, 2017
Offshore oil rigs. Photo: By Lukasz Z / Shutterstock
Interesting

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: 42

Thursday, November 16, 2017
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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
Total Views: 144

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
Total Views: 551

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
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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
Total Views: 102

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
Total Views: 54

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: 53

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: 26

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: 126

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: 495

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: 55

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: 20

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: 57

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: 39

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: 134

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: 72

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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: 55

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: 42

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: 23
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