offshore oil and gas


Thursday, August 20, 2015
Oil’s Plunge Takes Toll on Norwegian Economy
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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
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Friday, July 31, 2015
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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: 84

Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Mexico’s First-Ever Offshore Oil Lease Auction Was A Huge Bust
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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: 133

Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Chevron Hunts for Answers on Billion Dollar Rig Fail
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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: 159

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
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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: 95

Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Crude Collapse – Diamond Offshore to Scrap Three Rigs
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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: 211

Monday, May 4, 2015
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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: 49

Thursday, April 16, 2015
North Carolina Offers Strong Support of Oil and Gas Exploration Off Atlantic Coast
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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: 74

Wednesday, February 25, 2015
UK North Sea Oil’s 1,500 Job Cuts Is Just Tip of Iceberg
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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: 188

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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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: 122

Monday, February 16, 2015
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SPOTD: Diamond Offshore’s Ocean BlackHornet Arrives

A gCaptain contributor sent us the following image over the weekend of Diamond Offshore’s new drillship, Ocean BlackHornet, now located in the Gulf of

February 16, 2015
Total Views: 803

Monday, February 9, 2015
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Diamond Offshore Revenue Falls, Scraps Special Dividend

Rig contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc reported a 7 percent drop in quarterly revenue as demand dropped due to weak oil prices, and said it would not pay

February 9, 2015
Total Views: 58

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
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Norway Faces Oil and Gas Project Delays with Crude Slump

Norway faces more delays in offshore oil and gas projects and reduced exploration next year after the value of crude slumped by a third, according to the

November 19, 2014
Total Views: 37

Thursday, October 23, 2014
Diamond offshore semisubmersible upgrade shipyard
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Diamond Offshore to Scrap Half-Dozen Rigs, Fleet Now Contracted to 2019

With the huge influx of new steel heading into the offshore drilling market, Diamond Offshore Drilling announced today plans to retire and scrap six of their

October 23, 2014
Total Views: 541

Friday, September 19, 2014
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Drillers Can Return to Fighting Slump After Scotland’s ‘No’ Vote

U.K. oil companies can stop fretting about Scottish independence and go back to combating a slump in output that’s the steepest of any major

September 19, 2014
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, June 4, 2014
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Statoil Cancels Diamond Offshore Rig Contract 8 Months Early

OSLO, June 4 (Reuters) – Norway’s Statoil has cancelled a rig contract with Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc eight months earlier than expected, a

June 4, 2014
Total Views: 101

Friday, February 28, 2014
Offshore Drilling Slowdown to Last 12-18 Months- Maersk
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Offshore Drilling Slowdown to Last 12-18 Months- Maersk

The current slowdown in offshore oil and gas drilling will last 12 to 18 months, and the market for rigs will rebound in 2015, Maersk Drilling said, providing

February 28, 2014
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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Former Halliburton Exec to Lead Diamond Offshore

Diamond Offshore Drilling has just announced that former Halliburton executive Marc Edwards will be taking the reigns as President and CEO effective 3 March

February 12, 2014
Total Views: 121

Monday, October 21, 2013
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Petrobras-Led Consortium Wins Libra Offshore Oilfield Auction

By Jeb Blount and Sabrina Lorenzi RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Brazilian state-run energy company Petrobras teamed up with European oil majors and

October 21, 2013
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, September 24, 2013
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Diamond Offshore CEO to Step Down

After 15 years at the helm of Diamond Offshore Drilling, President and CEO Lawrence Dickerson has decided to call it a day. “I have been privileged to

September 24, 2013
Total Views: 107