offshore oil and gas


Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Norway Oil Income Heading for Six-Year Low Amid Price Plunge
News

Norway Oil Income Heading for Six-Year Low Amid Price Plunge

  By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — The state’s oil income is on track to dip to the lowest in at least six years. Net income from the Norway’s

November 3, 2015
Total Views: 64

Thursday, October 29, 2015
Shell Posts Biggest Loss in More Than a Decade
News

Shell Posts Biggest Loss in More Than a Decade

  By Rakteem Katakey and Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc reported its biggest net loss in at least 16 years after Europe’s largest

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
China Offshore Producer Cnooc’s Revenue Dips 32% on Lower Oil Prices
News

China Offshore Producer Cnooc’s Revenue Dips 32% on Lower Oil Prices

By Aibing Guo (Bloomberg) — Cnooc Ltd., China’s biggest offshore oil and gas producer, posted a 32 percent decline in third-quarter sales as a slump in

October 28, 2015
Total Views: 46

Monday, October 26, 2015
Transocean Delays Drillships at DSME
News

Transocean Delays Drillships at DSME

  Drilling contractor Transocean announced Monday that the delivery of two newbuild drillships currently under construction in South Korea will be delayed

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 122

maersk oil sale
News

Maersk Oil to Cut Up to 12% of its Global Workforce

  Maersk Oil says it intends to implement workforce reductions amounting to 10% to 12% of its global workforce amid the low price of oil. The move,

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 41

Thursday, October 8, 2015
Seadrill Semi-Rig West Pegasus
News

Seadrill Hopes to See Market Turnaround in 2017

  OSLO, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Offshore rig driller Seadrill is facing another two years in the doldrums but hopes the international rig market could

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 14

Tuesday, September 1, 2015
World’s Top Oil Trader Sees $40-$60 a Barrel in 2016
News

World’s Top Oil Trader Sees $40-$60 a Barrel in 2016

  By Javier Blas and Will Kennedy (Bloomberg) — Oil prices will remain at $40 to $60 a barrel into 2016 as rising crude supplies overwhelm demand,

September 1, 2015
Total Views: 38

Sunday, August 30, 2015
Eni Finds Largest Mediterranean Gas Field Ever Offshore Egypt
News

Eni Finds Largest Mediterranean Gas Field Ever Offshore Egypt

    By Anthony DiPaola (Bloomberg) — Eni SpA discovered a “super giant” natural gas field offshore Egypt in what the Italian oil company

August 30, 2015
Total Views: 77

Thursday, August 27, 2015
World Wide Supply to Lay Up Two PSVs
News

World Wide Supply to Lay Up Two PSVs

  Norwegian platform supply vessel owner World Wide Supply says that the weak spot market in the UK sector of the North Sea has forced it to lay-up two

August 27, 2015
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Middle East Brings Solace to Oil Services Companies
News

Middle East Brings Solace to Oil Services Companies

  By Angelina Rascouet and Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — Demand for oil services is rising in the Middle East even as the rout in crude prices forces

August 25, 2015
Total Views: 36

Thursday, August 20, 2015
Oil’s Plunge Takes Toll on Norwegian Economy
News

Oil’s Plunge Takes Toll on Norwegian Economy

  By Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) — Norway’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter as plunging crude prices sap investments and drive up

August 20, 2015
Total Views: 19

Friday, July 31, 2015
chevron jack/st. malo platform
News

Exxon, Chevron Brace for Tough Times Ahead

  By Joe Carroll and Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp., the biggest U.S. energy producers, hunkered down for a

July 31, 2015
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Mexico’s First-Ever Offshore Oil Lease Auction Was A Huge Bust
Offshore

Mexico’s First-Ever Offshore Oil Lease Auction Was A Huge Bust

  Adam Williams, Andrea Navarro and Eric Martin (Bloomberg) — Mexico’s first auction of offshore oil leases fell short of the country’s

July 15, 2015
Total Views: 92

Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Chevron Hunts for Answers on Billion Dollar Rig Fail
Offshore

Chevron Hunts for Answers on Billion Dollar Rig Fail

(Bloomberg) An equipment failure that’s delayed Chevron Corp.’s $5.1 billion Big Foot deepwater oil project will reduce the company’s

June 10, 2015
Total Views: 117

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
jack-up rig sunset offshore
News

UK Opts to Maximize Offshore Oil Production Over Onshore Wind

The U.K. aims to maximize domestic oil and gas production and curb the spread of onshore wind farms as the government leans toward maintaining energy security

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 61

Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Crude Collapse – Diamond Offshore to Scrap Three Rigs
News

Crude Collapse – Diamond Offshore to Scrap Three Rigs

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, one of the world's top five offshore rig contractors, said it was scrapping three rigs in the face of weak demand due to a steep

May 5, 2015
Total Views: 163

Monday, May 4, 2015
Diamond offshore semisubmersible upgrade shipyard
News

Diamond Offshore To Scrap Rigs

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, one of the world's top five offshore rig contractors, said it was scrapping three rigs in the face of weak demand due to a steep

May 4, 2015
Total Views: 34

Thursday, April 16, 2015
North Carolina Offers Strong Support of Oil and Gas Exploration Off Atlantic Coast
News

North Carolina Offers Strong Support of Oil and Gas Exploration Off Atlantic Coast

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday expressed strong support for the environmentally safe and responsible offshore energy exploration off the

April 16, 2015
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, February 25, 2015
UK North Sea Oil’s 1,500 Job Cuts Is Just Tip of Iceberg
News

UK North Sea Oil’s 1,500 Job Cuts Is Just Tip of Iceberg

The world’s biggest oil and gas producers, already cutting hundreds of jobs a week from the U.K.’s North Sea, are just warming

February 25, 2015
Total Views: 136

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Diamond-Offshore-Drilling-Logo
News

Diamond Offshore to Lose Half-Dozen Rig Contracts

In an SEC filing yesterday, Diamond Offshore says at least six of their rigs are likely to lose their contracts. Diamond says a verbal notification came from

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 93