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Thursday, July 9, 2020
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Maritime News

Wave of North American Oil and Gas Bankruptcies to Continue at $40 Oil

By Liz Hampton July 9 (Reuters) – A wave of oil and gas bankruptcies in North America is likely to continue this year as oil prices remain depressed and

July 9, 2020
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Friday, July 3, 2020
Total Sends Oil Rig to South Africa for Rare Frontier Drilling
Maritime News

Total Sends Oil Rig to South Africa for Rare Frontier Drilling

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) –Total SA has deployed a rig to South Africa to look for more oil near a massive discovery, in a rare example of

July 3, 2020
Total Views: 326

Friday, June 26, 2020
Satellites Reveal Major New Gas Industry Methane Leaks
Maritime News

Satellites Reveal Major New Gas Industry Methane Leaks

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) – Last fall, European Space Agency satellites detected huge plumes of the invisible planet-warming gas

June 26, 2020
Total Views: 148

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
File photo of an offshore drillship
Offshore

Offshore Drillers Face New Round of Bankruptcies

By Liz Hampton and Nerijus Adomaitis DENVER/OSLO, June 24 (Reuters) – The companies that operate offshore drilling rigs for major oil producers face a

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 146

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
offshore platforms
Offshore

U.K. Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Pledges to Cut Emissions in Half Over Next Decade

By Amanda Jordan and Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) –The U.K. offshore oil and gas industry pledged to cut emissions from its operations by half in the next

June 16, 2020
Total Views: 24

Thursday, June 11, 2020
offshore rig north sea
Offshore

Oil Crisis Shows Richest Nordic Country Remains a Crude Addict

By Lars Erik Taraldsen and Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) –Norway has been talking for years about weaning itself off oil, but the Covid-19 crisis has

June 11, 2020
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
offshore supply vessel
Maritime News

PEMEX Suspends Supplier Contracts, Triggering Job Losses

By Amy Stillman and Peter Millard (Bloomberg) –Mexico’s state oil giant is suspending contracts with service providers and suppliers, triggering

June 10, 2020
Total Views: 70

Friday, June 5, 2020
offshore rigs Mobile offshore drilling units stand in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Cromarty, U.K.
Offshore

Offshore Oil’s $105 Billion Hangover Adding to Industry Woes

By Peter Millard, Laura Hurst and David Wethe (Bloomberg) –Aging offshore oil wells that once brought market prominence to Europe, the U.S. Gulf and

June 5, 2020
Total Views: 64

Thursday, June 4, 2020
Harvey Peak Intensity
Maritime News

Energy Industry Faces Hurricane Challenges Amid Pandemic

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, June 4 (Reuters) – As oil and gas companies began shutting offshore production before the first tropical storm of the season in

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 10

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
U.S. Gulf Put on Notice as Tropical Storm Cristobal Gains Strength
Offshore

U.S. Gulf Put on Notice as Tropical Storm Cristobal Gains Strength

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –Tropical Storm Cristobal, now gaining strength in the southern Gulf of Mexico, could grow into a hurricane as it moves

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 24

Monday, June 1, 2020
Subsea 7 stock photo
Maritime News

Subsea 7 to Slash Global Workforce by 25%

Subsea 7 has released details of its cost reduction program which it alluded to in its first quarter earnings report released April 30. As previously

June 1, 2020
Total Views: 114

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
offshore oil rig
Offshore

Chevron Planning to Cut Up to 15% of Workforce

By Kevin Crowley and Rachel Adams-Heard (Bloomberg) –Chevron Corp. is planning a 10% to 15% reduction in its global workforce this year, the biggest cut

May 27, 2020
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Offshore

Brazil’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Facing Coronavirus Outbreaks

By Gram Slattery and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, May 26 (Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor ASA , Brazil’s Dommo Energia SA and Anglo-French firm

May 26, 2020
Total Views: 20

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Drillship West Capella with US Naval Escort
Maritime News

Petronas Drillship Leaves South China Sea Waters After Standoff

By Rozanna Latiff and A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Reuters) – An oil exploration vessel contracted by Malaysian state energy company Petronas

May 12, 2020
Total Views: 214

Monday, May 4, 2020
Offshore Oil Platform
News

Global Oil Demand Starts a Long, Painful and Uncertain Recovery

By Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — Few have a better watchtower over oil demand than Joe Gorder, chief executive officer of major U.S. refiner Valero Energy

May 4, 2020
Total Views: 29

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
oil storage tankers
Maritime News

Oil Slides After ETFs Move Into Later-Dated Contracts

By Mike Jeffers (Bloomberg) — Oil fell after the biggest oil ETF said it would sell out of its June WTI futures position as physical oil storage levels

April 28, 2020
Total Views: 9

north sea oil rig
Maritime News

U.K. Oil and Gas Industry May Lose 30,000 Jobs Amid Coronavirus Slump

By Helen Robertson (Bloomberg) — The U.K.’s oil and gas industry could lose as many as 30,000 jobs over the next 12–18 months and see drilling

April 28, 2020
Total Views: 17

Monday, April 27, 2020
north sea drilling rigs
News

Maersk Drilling Announces North Sea Layoffs

Maersk Drilling says it is taking steps to reduce its offshore crew pool as it stacks North Sea rigs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and crash in oil

April 27, 2020
Total Views: 36

Sunday, April 26, 2020
offshore rig north sea
News

Diamond Offshore Files for Bankruptcy Amid Historic Crude Crash

By David Wethe and Jeremy Hill (Bloomberg) — Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., the rig contractor controlled by Loews Corp., filed for bankruptcy amid an

April 26, 2020
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
offshore drillship
Maritime News

Offshore Driller Valaris to Explore Bankruptcy with Creditors -Sources

By Mike Spector and David French April 21 (Reuters) – Offshore oil driller Valaris PLC is preparing to start talks with creditors to see if they can

April 21, 2020
Total Views: 40
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