offshore oil and gas


Saturday, December 16, 2017
eni zohr field
Offshore

Egypt Says Eni’s Giant Zohr Gas Field Starts First Production

By Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Egypt’s Eni SpA-operated Zohr natural gas field has started production, bringing the country closer to its

December 16, 2017
Total Views: 113

Thursday, December 14, 2017
auger tension leg platform
News

Goldman Says Big Oil Is Poised for Its Best Year in Decades

By Kelly Gilblom and Nejra Cehic (Bloomberg) — Big Oil’s slump is over and industry domination beckons, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. In 2018,

December 14, 2017
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
offshore oil platform
News

Gulf of Mexico Oil Companies Talos and Stone Energy Planning $2.5 Billion Merger

NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Talos Energy LLC and Stone Energy Corp, two U.S. exploration and production companies focused on the Gulf of Mexico,

November 21, 2017
Total Views: 114

offshore oil rig Statoil
Shipping News

Statoil Plants Flag in Big Oil’s Race for ‘Cleaner’ Crude

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Ron Bousso LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – There’s oil and then there’s oil, says Norway’s Statoil, which is

November 21, 2017
Total Views: 51

Thursday, November 16, 2017
offshore rig
Offshore

Norway’s $1 Trillion Fund Wants Out of Oil and Gas Stocks

By Sveinung Sleire (Bloomberg) — The $1 trillion fund that Norway has amassed pumping oil and gas over two decades wants out of energy stocks. Norway,

November 16, 2017
Total Views: 80

Friday, November 10, 2017
offshore drilling rigs in norway
News

Billionaire Fredriksen Raises Fresh Cash for New Rig Company

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Northern Drilling Ltd., a company set up by billionaire John Fredriksen to buy offshore drilling rigs on the cheap, raised

November 10, 2017
Total Views: 95

Thursday, November 9, 2017
valemon control room
Offshore

Statoil Opens Norway’s First Remotely-Operated Offshore Platform

Norway’s first offshore oil platform to be remotely operated from land has now come online with the opening of the land-based control room in Bergen,

November 9, 2017
Total Views: 224

Thursday, November 2, 2017
World’s Largest FPSO Departs Samsung Heavy Industries
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World’s Largest FPSO Departs Samsung Heavy Industries

The world’s largest Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel left the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea under tow

November 2, 2017
Total Views: 1854

Wednesday, November 1, 2017
norway oil rigs
Offshore

Norway’s Oil Output Threatened as Explorers Neglect North Sea

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Oil explorers are neglecting their old hunting grounds in the North Sea, threatening to deepen an expected slump in

November 1, 2017
Total Views: 63

Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Arctic Refuge Oil Bonanza More Likely to Be Bust for GOP Budget
Shipping News

Arctic Refuge Oil Bonanza More Likely to Be Bust for GOP Budget

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Alex Nussbaum (Bloomberg) — Congressional Republicans counting on a $1 billion windfall from selling oil-drilling rights in the

October 31, 2017
Total Views: 26

Thursday, October 26, 2017
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
News

Big Oil Is Heading to Rio With $50 Crude No Longer a Nightmare

By Sabrina Valle and R.T. Watson (Bloomberg) – Leaner and fitter after three years of low prices, Big Oil is descending on Rio de Janeiro to join a

October 26, 2017
Total Views: 119

Drillship Offshore Brazil
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Brazil vs Mexico: Latin America’s Fight for Big Oil’s Money

By Marianna Parraga and Alexandra Alper HOUSTON/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Brazil and Mexico are competing for a diminishing resource: the

October 26, 2017
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
offshore rig
News

Trump Administration Proposes Largest Oil and Gas Lease Sale in U.S. History

The U.S. Department of Interior has proposed the largest oil and gas lease sale ever held in the United States, which will offer up over 79.9 million acres in

October 25, 2017
Total Views: 122

Hess Building a War Chest With 2.5 Billion Barrel Offshore Discovery in Mind
Offshore

Hess Building a War Chest With 2.5 Billion Barrel Offshore Discovery in Mind

By Alex Nussbaum (Bloomberg) — With $2.7 billion in oilfield sales this week, Hess Corp. is making a calculated bet, giving up steady production today to

October 25, 2017
Total Views: 46

Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Shipping News

U.K. North Sea Oil Field Startups Surge to 10-Year High

By Abigail Morris (Bloomberg) — The U.K. North Sea is on track for the biggest year of oil and gas field startups in a decade, continuing the aging

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 45

Friday, September 1, 2017
offshore drilling rig
News

China Merchants Group Said to Be Exploring Offshore Rig Deals

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — State-owned conglomerate China Merchants Group is exploring acquisitions of offshore rig operators, which have

September 1, 2017
Total Views: 119

Tuesday, August 22, 2017
maersk oil sale
News

Total Snubs Expensive U.S. Shale With North Sea-Focused Deal

By Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — When Total SA warned last month it was ready for acquisitions, U.S. shale assets weren’t at the top of its

August 22, 2017
Total Views: 47

Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Transocean’s Songa Offshore Deal Is Biggest in Oil Downturn
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Transocean’s Songa Offshore Deal Is Biggest in Oil Downturn

By Mikael Holter and David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. agreed to buy Songa Offshore SE in the biggest offshore drilling industry deal since oil

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 74

songa offshore
News

Transocean to Buy Norwegian Rig Firm Songa Offshore for $1.1 Billion

By Terje Solsvik OSLO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Transocean, one of the world’s biggest drilling rig operators, has agreed to buy Norwegian competitor

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 91

Wednesday, August 2, 2017
stampede platform tow-out
News

Ship Photos of the Day – Stampede Platform Tow-Out in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Crowley Maritime Corp. tugboats recently completed the tow-out and installation of Hess’ Stampede tension-leg platform in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of

August 2, 2017
Total Views: 176