offshore oil and gas


Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Handout photo of Prelude FLNG Facility with the Valencia Knutsen berthed side-by-side
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Prelude FLNG Ships First Gas

The long-awaited first shipment of liquefied natural gas has sailed from Shell’s massive Prelude FLNG facility that is now permanently moored off the

June 11, 2019
Total Views: 227

Friday, June 7, 2019
statfjord a platform collision
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Equinor: Offshore Supply Vessel Collides with Statfjord A Platform

An offshore supply vessel collided with Equinor’s Statfjord A platform in the North Sea on Friday, forcing the evacuation of the platform but no injuries

June 7, 2019
Total Views: 265

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Top Bankers Warn Offshore Oil Industry’s Debt Woes Aren’t Over

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Offshore oil and gas bankers in Oslo are warning that the industry is far from out of the woods as a recovery is

June 7, 2019
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
north sea oil rig
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Shell Plans South Africa Oil Expansion With Second Deal

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc is planning to acquire an oil-block stake in a second deal in South Africa’s relatively

May 29, 2019
Total Views: 91

Thursday, May 2, 2019
imr vessel ross candies
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Jones Act-Compliant IMR Vessel Ross Candies Lands Work with Canyon Offshore

The robotics division of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Canyon Offshore, has entered into an agreement with Louisiana-based Otto Candies for the charter of the

May 2, 2019
Total Views: 109

Wednesday, May 1, 2019
deepwater horizon blowout
Offshore

Trump Said to Ease Drilling Rules Sparked by 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is poised to relax offshore drilling requirements imposed in response to the

May 1, 2019
Total Views: 123

Monday, April 29, 2019
semisubmersible drilling rig
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Trump Drive to Boost Fossil Fuels Hits a Wall in Federal Courts

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — From easing regulations on coal mining to opening more federal land to oil drillers, President Donald Trump has kept

April 29, 2019
Total Views: 55

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
Total Views: 104

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
Total Views: 41

Wednesday, April 17, 2019
offshore rig
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
Total Views: 43

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: 26

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: 141

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: 159

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: 57

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: 103

Friday, March 29, 2019
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
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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: 56

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: 41

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: 106

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: 684

drillship
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: 42