offshore oil and gas


Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Offshore

UK Declines to Rule Out New Oil Exploration Despite Dire Climate Warning

By Noah Browning LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom will not commit to halting new oil exploration in the North Sea, a government energy body

May 25, 2021
Total Views: 1755

Accidents

BSEE Panel to Investigate Fatal Accident on Offshore Platform in Gulf of Mexico

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has established a panel to investigate the death of a worker at a Gulf of Mexico offshore platform

May 25, 2021
Total Views: 1898

Friday, May 21, 2021
Offshore

BHP Divests Neptune Stake in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

BHP announced Friday it has sold its 35 percent stake and will turn over the operation of the Neptune oil and gas field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 4523

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
drillship
Offshore

IEA Says Climate Goals Out of Reach with Continued Investment in Fossil Fuels

By Nina Chestney LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) – Investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero

May 19, 2021
Total Views: 1227

Monday, May 17, 2021
Offshore drilling rig photo via Shutterstock / James Jones Jr
Accidents

Contractor Killed in Accident at Gulf of Mexico Offshore Facility -Operator

Houston-based offshore oil and gas producer Fieldwood Energy has confirmed the death of a contractor at one of its Eugene Island offshore facilities in the

May 17, 2021
Total Views: 6879

Friday, April 16, 2021
Deb Haaland file photo
Offshore

U.S. Interior Department Revokes Trump Energy Policies, Putting Climate at Center Stage

April 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department on Friday sought to erase the Trump administration’s pro-fossil fuels legacy from the

April 16, 2021
Total Views: 2165

Wednesday, April 14, 2021
U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Ban in Arctic, Atlantic
Offshore

U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Ban in Arctic, Atlantic

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 13 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday confirmed bans on offshore oil leasing in most federal Arctic

April 14, 2021
Total Views: 2093

Thursday, March 18, 2021
lena platform
Offshore

How an Offshore Oil Rig Becomes an Artificial Reef

By Eric Roston (Bloomberg) — Fifty miles southeast of Grand Isle, La., sits the Lena, which used to be an oil rig owned by ExxonMobil. After the site

March 18, 2021
Total Views: 5712

Thursday, March 11, 2021
Offshore

Equinor Announces New Oil Discovery in Barents Sea Near Johan Castberg Field

Norwegian energy company Equinor has announced a new oil discovery at a well near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. Equinor and its partners Vår

March 11, 2021
Total Views: 1557

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Offshore

U.S. Energy Secretary Calls on Oil and Gas Companies to Embrace Green Transition or Risk Being Left in the Dust

By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) — Jennifer Granholm used her first speech as U.S. Energy Secretary to warn oil and gas companies they risk being left behind

March 3, 2021
Total Views: 3603

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Offshore

Oil Hits One-Year High With Market Eyeing Tight Global Supplies

By Andres Guerra Luz (Bloomberg) — Oil surged to the highest in more than a year as the market looks ahead toward an accelerating decline in global

February 24, 2021
Total Views: 1254

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
China’s CNOOC Delivers 53,000 Tonne Offshore Platform to Deepwater Field
Offshore

China’s CNOOC Delivers 53,000 Tonne Offshore Platform to Deepwater Field

SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Reuters) – China’s offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd has delivered Shenhai-1, a 53,000-tonne, 120-meter tall locally

February 9, 2021
Total Views: 4696

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Offshore

Biden Issues Dozens of Oil Drilling Permits in First Few Days

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration has issued at least 31 new drilling permits authorizing operations on federal land and

January 27, 2021
Total Views: 5134

offshore oil rig
Offshore

Biden to Pause Oil and Gas Leases, Cut Fossil Fuel Subsidies with Climate-Focussed Executive Order

By Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden was set on Wednesday to sign executive actions to combat climate

January 27, 2021
Total Views: 1316

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
Shipping

Ocean 100: The 100 Companies That Dominate the Ocean Economy

By Umberto Bacchi Jan 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Just 100 companies account for most of the profits from the world’s seas, researchers said

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 5742

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
offshore oil rig
Shipping

Norway Eyes Sea Change in Deep Dive for Metals Instead of Oil

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Norway’s oil and gas reserves have made it one of the world’s wealthiest countries but its

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 2046

Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Offshore

Oil Tops $50 for First Time Since February

By Andres Guerra Luz (Bloomberg) — Oil surpassed $50 a barrel as Saudi Arabia pledged to voluntarily cut output by an extra 1 million

January 5, 2021
Total Views: 1246

Friday, December 4, 2020
offshore oil rig
Offshore

Trump Administration Encourages Offshore Drilling in Final Energy Push

By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environment Enforcement, which overseas offshore oil and gas

December 4, 2020
Total Views: 1428

Monday, November 30, 2020
offshore support vessels
Offshore

ADNOC in Talks to Buy Offshore Oil Services Firm Zakher Marine

By Nicolas Parasie (Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is a potential contender to buy a local offshore oil-services firm that counts the

November 30, 2020
Total Views: 4571

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
offshore oil rig
Offshore

Final Offshore Lease Under Trump Shows GoM’s ‘Long Future’

By Nichola Groom Nov 18 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s final sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico generated nearly $121 million

November 18, 2020
Total Views: 1080