offshore oil and gas


Monday, November 4, 2024
Offshore

Late-Season Hurricane Could Hit Gulf Oil and Gas Production

An are of thunderstorms south of Jamaica is forecast to intensify into Tropical Storm Rafael some time Monday, with further strengthening into a hurricane

November 4, 2024
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Offshore

Helene’s Eastward Track Eases Pressure on Gulf Energy Production

By Gary McWilliams and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Helene was expected to turn eastward on its track through the

September 24, 2024
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Offshore

Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO Anchored in Barents Sea

Equinor’s floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Johan Castberg field has been successfully anchored in the Barents Sea,

September 17, 2024
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Friday, September 13, 2024
Offshore

Gulf of Mexico Oil Industry Reawakens After Francine Shut-Ins

By Marianna Parraga and Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Gulf of Mexico energy firms on Friday were lumbering back from hurricane

September 13, 2024
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Marine Weather

Louisiana Energy Hubs, Crop Exports Disrupted Ahead of Francine

By Marianna Parraga, Erwin Seba and Tom Polansek HOUSTON/CHICAGO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Energy production and agricultural exports out of the

September 11, 2024
Total Views: 1096

Monday, September 9, 2024
Marine Weather

‘Francine’ Strengthens as GoM Oil Producers Evacuate Staff

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas producers on Monday were evacuating staff and curbing

September 9, 2024
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Offshore

Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling Under Threat From Government Impasse

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — A fight over Gulf of Mexico oil production is looming in Washington as US regulators race to redo guidance on how to

September 4, 2024
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Offshore

Chevron Initiates Water Injection to Boost Gulf of Mexico Oil Recovery

Chevron Corporation has launched water injection operations at its Jack/St. Malo and Tahiti facilities in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico to enhance oil and

September 3, 2024
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Defense

Equinor to Establish New Emergency Preparedness System in Barents Sea

Equinor, in collaboration with Vår Energi, is set to implement a new area-wide emergency preparedness system for the southwestern Barents Sea, scheduled to be

August 27, 2024
Total Views: 1385

Friday, August 16, 2024
Offshore

Oil Driller Borr Sees Wave of Shallow-Water Rigs Retiring

(Bloomberg) — Offshore oil contractor Borr Drilling Ltd. expects almost a third of the world’s fleet of shallow-water rigs to be retired in the coming

August 16, 2024
Total Views: 1178

Offshore

U.S. Releases Final Environmental Assessment for Offshore Wind Leases off Oregon

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the completion of its final Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding the potential impacts of issuing

August 16, 2024
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Accidents

Tragic Accident on ICON Offshore Vessel Results in Two Fatalities

Malaysia-based offshore support vessel (OSV) provider ICON Offshore Berhad has confirmed details of an August 2 accident involving one of its vessels that

August 14, 2024
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Offshore

Tidewater Reports Robust Growth in Revenue and Day Rates

Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), a leading global provider of offshore service vessels (OSVs), reported strong financial results for Q2 2024, with a revenue of

August 6, 2024
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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Offshore

World’s Deepest Offshore Oil Well Planned for Colombia This Year

(Bloomberg) — The oil industry is pushing the limits of offshore exploration with plans to drill a record-setting deepwater well in Colombia within

August 1, 2024
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Energy

North Sea Oil and Gas Producers Say UK Windfall Tax is a ‘Wrecking Ball’

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to increase a windfall tax on oil and gas producers to help pay for its push to grow

August 1, 2024
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Offshore

Viaro Energy Acquires Shell and ExxonMobil’s Southern North Sea Assets

Viaro Energy, a leading independent British energy company, has announced that its main operating subsidiary, RockRose Energy Limited, has signed an agreement

July 30, 2024
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Monday, July 22, 2024
Offshore

Valaris Secures $498 Million Contract with Equinor for Offshore Brazil Project

Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) has announced a significant multi-year contract in Brazil with Equinor Energy do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, for its

July 22, 2024
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Monday, July 15, 2024
Offshore

Kuwait Announces ‘Giant’ Offshore Oil Discovery

CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) – Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Sunday it had made a “giant” oil discovery in the

July 15, 2024
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Friday, July 12, 2024
Offshore

US Sued Over ‘Failure to Examine Harms’ From Delayed Offshore Oil Decommissioning

July 11 (Reuters) – An environmental group on Thursday sued the U.S. government over its approach to examining the harm caused by aging offshore oil

July 12, 2024
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Friday, June 28, 2024
Offshore

Infrastructure Funds: The New Financiers of Offshore Energy Vessels

By Ira Breskin NEW YORK — Infrastructure funds are increasingly financing expensive, purpose-built ships serving the offshore energy market, according to

June 28, 2024
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