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Thursday, August 19, 2021
President Biden
Offshore

BOEM Moving to Restore Federal Oil and Gas Leasing

HOUSTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – A U.S. offshore regulator on Wednesday said efforts to resume a federal oil and gas leasing program are underway

August 19, 2021
Total Views: 1234

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Offshore

Exxon Sees ‘Great Opportunity’ for Lower-Emission Oil Output in Brazil

By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp sees its investments in Brazil’s offshore helping the company achieve a goal of

August 19, 2021
Total Views: 613

Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Interior Secretary Accused of Defying Ruling to Resume Oil and Gas Leasing
Offshore

Interior Secretary Accused of Defying Ruling to Resume Oil and Gas Leasing

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Six weeks after a federal judge ordered the Biden administration to resume selling oil and gas leases on federal

July 28, 2021
Total Views: 2704

Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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Shipping

Wage Deal Averts Norwegian Offshore Oil Strike

OSLO, June 17 (Reuters) – Three Norwegian labor unions agreed on a wage deal with the owners of floating offshore oil drilling rigs, preventing

June 16, 2021
Total Views: 2099

johan sverdrup offshore field
Offshore

Norwegian Oil Field Tests Market for Greener Crude

By Andy Hoffman (Bloomberg) — Lundin Energy AB will neutralize its share of direct emissions from the Johan Sverdrup offshore field in Norway, a first

June 16, 2021
Total Views: 1280

Friday, June 11, 2021
Polar Pioneer barents sea statoil
Offshore

Norway Not Ready to Part with Oil and Gas in Push for Greener Energy

By Nora Buli and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, June 11 (Reuters) – Norway is betting on hydrogen and offshore wind for its energy transition but will

June 11, 2021
Total Views: 1893

Tuesday, May 25, 2021
offshore rig
Offshore

UK Declines to Rule Out New Oil Exploration Despite Dire Climate Warning

By Noah Browning LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom will not commit to halting new oil exploration in the North Sea, a government energy body

May 25, 2021
Total Views: 1732

jack-up rig
Accidents

BSEE Panel to Investigate Fatal Accident on Offshore Platform in Gulf of Mexico

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has established a panel to investigate the death of a worker at a Gulf of Mexico offshore platform

May 25, 2021
Total Views: 1818

Friday, May 21, 2021
offshore spar
Offshore

BHP Divests Neptune Stake in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

BHP announced Friday it has sold its 35 percent stake and will turn over the operation of the Neptune oil and gas field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 4378

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
drillship
Offshore

IEA Says Climate Goals Out of Reach with Continued Investment in Fossil Fuels

By Nina Chestney LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) – Investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero

May 19, 2021
Total Views: 1174

Monday, May 17, 2021
Offshore drilling rig photo via Shutterstock / James Jones Jr
Accidents

Contractor Killed in Accident at Gulf of Mexico Offshore Facility -Operator

Houston-based offshore oil and gas producer Fieldwood Energy has confirmed the death of a contractor at one of its Eugene Island offshore facilities in the

May 17, 2021
Total Views: 6799

Friday, April 16, 2021
Deb Haaland file photo
Offshore

U.S. Interior Department Revokes Trump Energy Policies, Putting Climate at Center Stage

April 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department on Friday sought to erase the Trump administration’s pro-fossil fuels legacy from the

April 16, 2021
Total Views: 2110

Wednesday, April 14, 2021
U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Ban in Arctic, Atlantic
Offshore

U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Ban in Arctic, Atlantic

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 13 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday confirmed bans on offshore oil leasing in most federal Arctic

April 14, 2021
Total Views: 2060

Thursday, March 18, 2021
lena platform
Offshore

How an Offshore Oil Rig Becomes an Artificial Reef

By Eric Roston (Bloomberg) — Fifty miles southeast of Grand Isle, La., sits the Lena, which used to be an oil rig owned by ExxonMobil. After the site

March 18, 2021
Total Views: 5589

Thursday, March 11, 2021
Equinor Announces New Oil Discovery in Barents Sea Near Johan Castberg Field
Offshore

Equinor Announces New Oil Discovery in Barents Sea Near Johan Castberg Field

Norwegian energy company Equinor has announced a new oil discovery at a well near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. Equinor and its partners Vår

March 11, 2021
Total Views: 1523

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
U.S. Energy Secretary Calls on Oil and Gas Companies to Embrace Green Transition or Risk Being Left in the Dust
Offshore

U.S. Energy Secretary Calls on Oil and Gas Companies to Embrace Green Transition or Risk Being Left in the Dust

By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) — Jennifer Granholm used her first speech as U.S. Energy Secretary to warn oil and gas companies they risk being left behind

March 3, 2021
Total Views: 3567

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Oil Hits One-Year High With Market Eyeing Tight Global Supplies
Offshore

Oil Hits One-Year High With Market Eyeing Tight Global Supplies

By Andres Guerra Luz (Bloomberg) — Oil surged to the highest in more than a year as the market looks ahead toward an accelerating decline in global

February 24, 2021
Total Views: 1178

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
China’s CNOOC Delivers 53,000 Tonne Offshore Platform to Deepwater Field
Offshore

China’s CNOOC Delivers 53,000 Tonne Offshore Platform to Deepwater Field

SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Reuters) – China’s offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd has delivered Shenhai-1, a 53,000-tonne, 120-meter tall locally

February 9, 2021
Total Views: 4635

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
offshore rig north sea
Offshore

Biden Issues Dozens of Oil Drilling Permits in First Few Days

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration has issued at least 31 new drilling permits authorizing operations on federal land and

January 27, 2021
Total Views: 5096

offshore oil rig
Offshore

Biden to Pause Oil and Gas Leases, Cut Fossil Fuel Subsidies with Climate-Focussed Executive Order

By Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden was set on Wednesday to sign executive actions to combat climate

January 27, 2021
Total Views: 1274
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