offshore oil and gas


Thursday, April 25, 2019
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in Dauphin Island, Alabama, U.S., October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
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Trump Administration Sidelines Offshore Drilling Plan After Court Ruling

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s plans to expand offshore drilling are on hold after a March court

April 25, 2019
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
keppel shipyard
Offshore

Keppel Plans to Add 1,800 Staff at Offshore and Marine Unit

SINGAPORE, April 18 (Reuters) – Singapore conglomerate Keppel Corp is planning to 1,800 staff this year at its offshore and marine business, the first

April 18, 2019
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
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Offshore

South Carolina Budget Proposal Would Block Offshore Drilling Off State

By Valerie Volcovici April 17 (Reuters) – South Carolina’s Republican-majority Senate is poised to advance a measure this week that would require

April 17, 2019
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Monday, April 15, 2019
offshore oil and gas rig
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U.S. Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren Calls for Total Moratorium on New Oil and Gas Leases ‘On First Day’

By Valerie Volcovici April 15 (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said on Monday she would ban all fossil fuel extraction on federal

April 15, 2019
Total Views: 19

Thursday, April 11, 2019
Offshore Drillers Ensco and Rowan Complete Merger
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Offshore Drillers Ensco and Rowan Complete Merger

The previously announced merger between offshore drillers Ensco plc and Rowan Companies closed Thursday with overwhelming support from each company’s

April 11, 2019
Total Views: 127

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
mariner oil field equinor
Offshore

Equinor Again Delays Start-Up of Britain’s Mariner Offshore Oilfield

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, April 10 (Reuters) – The operator of the Mariner heavy oil field, one of Britain’s largest offshore developments in

April 10, 2019
Total Views: 147

Thursday, April 4, 2019
johan castberg discovery
Offshore

Norway’s Oil Industry Must Become Emissions-Free, Labor Says

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norway should set a deadline for its oil industry to become completely emissions-free, the leader of the country’s

April 4, 2019
Total Views: 47

Sunday, March 31, 2019
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U.S. Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Opening Arctic, Atlantic Areas to Oil and Gas Leasing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 30 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic

March 31, 2019
Total Views: 89

Friday, March 29, 2019
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
Offshore

Deep-Water Oil Explorers Push Ahead in Mexico

By Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) — International oil companies including Malaysia’s Petronas, U.S. independent Murphy Oil Corp. and Spain’s Repsol SA are

March 29, 2019
Total Views: 49

Thursday, March 28, 2019
offshore rig north sea
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Offshore Drilling Takes Center Stage as Lawmakers Grill Trump Interior Pick

By Nichola Groom March 28 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers will quiz President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Interior Department on Thursday, focusing

March 28, 2019
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
offshore rigs Mobile offshore drilling units stand in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Cromarty, U.K.
Offshore

Offshore Drilling Makes Comeback After Years in Shale’s Shadow

By David Wethe and Rachel Adams-Heard (Bloomberg) — Offshore is ready for the limelight again. After years in the shadow of the U.S. shale patch,

March 27, 2019
Total Views: 102

Friday, March 22, 2019
Pioneering Spirit world record
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Pioneering Spirit Sets New Offshore Lifting Record at Johan Sverdrup

A new offshore lifting world record has been set with the installation of the final topsides in first phase of the Johan Sverdrup field development project in

March 22, 2019
Total Views: 648

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Offshore

Trump Has a Plan to Preserve Benefits for Oil Drillers in Future

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — A top Interior Department official told oil industry leaders the Trump administration is seeking to sign contracts

March 22, 2019
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
offshore rig
Offshore

Low Prices Spark Interest in Latest U.S. Gulf Lease Sale

By Nichola Groom March 20 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s fourth major auction for oil and gas leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico received

March 20, 2019
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Friday, March 8, 2019
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
Offshore

Norway Fund to Sell Stakes in Oil Exploration and Production Firms, But Its Keeping Integrated Energy Stocks

By Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik OSLO, March 8 (Reuters) – Norway’s trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest, will

March 8, 2019
Total Views: 32

Thursday, March 7, 2019
offshore drillship
Offshore

Trump Administration’s Five-Year Offshore Drilling Plan Expected ‘In Coming Weeks’

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s revised five-year program to expand offshore drilling in most

March 7, 2019
Total Views: 56

Wednesday, February 27, 2019
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Diamond Offshore Sees Drillship Dayrates Almost Doubling Next Year

By David Wethe and Alix Steel (Bloomberg) — Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. said it’s nearly doubling rental rates for deepwater drillships as oil

February 27, 2019
Total Views: 58

Thursday, February 14, 2019
semisubmersible drilling rig
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Abide By the Claw: Norway’s Arctic Snow Crab Ruling Boosts Claim to Oil

By Alister Doyle and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Feb 14 (Reuters) – A court delivered a painful nip to European Union fishermen on Thursday by tightening

February 14, 2019
Total Views: 23

Thursday, February 7, 2019
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Landmark Oil Find Off South Africa Opens Prospect of Drilling Rush

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — South Africa’s first deep-water discovery, reported Thursday by French oil major Total SA, may prompt a rush

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 95

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
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CNOOC Makes Major New Oil Discovery in North Sea Off Scotland

China state oil company CNOOC on Tuesday announced a major new oil discovery at the Glengorm prospect in the U.K. sector of the North Sea. The Glengorm

January 29, 2019
Total Views: 232