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OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING

The quest for fossil fuel at home is far from over. Soaring prices of gasoline has opened up the debate on whether Washington should revisit the 1981 moratorium on U.S. offshore oil drilling. Whatever is decided will have a huge impact on the oil companies and the U.S. economy.

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OTC Exhibitors: Technologies Trending Toward Deeper Water But Also Lan...more

Based on a quick sampling of insights from a few of the more than 2,700 exhibitors at the Offshore Technology...

The BP Trial - Phase 1 Ends, 7 Questions Remain....more

With the conclusion of phase 1 of the oil and gas industry's spotlight trial, there will be no further court testimony...

US Rig Count Increases by 5 to 1,769more

Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.

Total Strikes Oil off Ivory Coastmore

Operated by Total E&P Côte d'Ivoire, Ivoire-1X is the first well drilled on the CI-100 block. It was drilled to a...

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Drilling Activity to Keep Risingmore

Drilling activity in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico is expected to continue its recovery,...

BOEM announces 21-million-acre Western Gulf lease salemore

Government officials have announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior will offer more than 21 million acres...

Florida, Mississippi sue BP, others for Macondo spillmore

The state of Florida is suing BP and Halliburton for economic losses related to the April 2010 Macondo oil spill,...

Halliburton in Gulf spill settlement talks, takes chargemore

Halliburton Co is in talks to settle private claims against it in a trial to determine how to allocate blame for the...

BP's legal gamble may trim spill bill by billionsmore

BP Plc's attempt to get a U.S. federal court to pin at least a sizeable amount of the blame for the Deepwater Horizon...

Mississippi Suing BP Over Gulf Oil Spillmore

Mississippi has become the third state to sue BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Market Report: Oils slide as Tullow team draws a blankmore

A dry well off the coast of French Guiana left shares in some of the FTSE 100's biggest oil groups looking seriously...

Thawing To New Heights And Plumbing The Depthsmore

As much as 13 percent of the world's remaining undiscovered oil and one third of the remaining undiscovered natural gas...

Oil Rigs in U.S. Rise for Third Week, Baker Hughes Saysmore

The number of oil rigs drilling in the U.S. rose for the third consecutive week, rising by 30 to 1,387, Baker Hughes...

Gazprom, Shell Agree on Arctic Partnershipmore

Gazprom and Shell agree on a Russian Arctic offshore E&P partnership, and also confirm...

US rig count drops 10 units to 1,738; Canada down 40 to 206more

The US drilling rig count decreased by 10 units during the week ended Apr. 5 to reach a total of 1,738 rotary rigs...

Ruling against BP clears way for appeal of spill payoutsmore

A U.S. judge's ruling Friday against BP Plc means the company can proceed with its appeal of the way a court-appointed...

BSEE issues new rule increasing offshore safety requirementsmore

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued a new Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS)...

Cameron Dismissed From All Claims in BP Gulf Spill Casemore

Cameron International Corp. won dismissal from all claims arising from BP Plc’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after a...

Judge Rules CSB Has Jurisdiction Over Deepwater Horizon Accidentmore

A federal judge has ruled that the US Chemical Safety Board has jurisdiction to investigate the 2010... Full Story

U.S. Baker Hughes Gas Rig Count Declines to Near 14-Year Lowmore

The number of gas rigs in the U.S. declined to near a 14-year low, according to Baker Hughes Inc.

UK government outlines North Sea strategymore

The UK government has outlined a new oil and gas strategy to encourage further investment in the North Sea.

Greenland halts new oil drilling licencesmore

the new government will start taking these risks seriously. The logical conclusion must be a total ban on offshore oil...

Chevron Unveils Deepwater Discovery in US Gulf of Mexicomore

Chevron Corp. unveiled a deepwater oil discovery in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico about 190 miles off the coast of Louisiana.

House members ask Obama to request final Atlantic seismic EISmore

Forty US House members signed a Mar. 21 letter asking US President Barack Obama to urge his administration to complete...

U.S. Rig Count Declines to Lowest in Almost Two Yearsmore

The number of energy rigs in the U.S. declined this week to the lowest level in almost two years, according to Baker...

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