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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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BP Plc lost a motion to dismiss the issue of a potential finding of gross negligence, which could trigger fines as much...

New offshore Angola oil discovery for Enimore

The discovery confirms Angola as one of the core countries in Eni's organic growth strategy.

US drilling rig count jumps 24 units to 1,776more

The US drilling rig count jumped by 24 units during the week ended Mar. 15 reaching a total 1,776 rotary rigs working,...

DOI: Shell must meet more standards before Arctic drilling resumesmore

Shell Offshore Co. will have to develop a comprehensive operations management program—including closer oversight of its...

US Oil, Gas Production to Climb While US Energy Consumption Declinesmore

U.S. oil and gas production will continue to rise through 2040 from 2010 levels as unconventional oil and gas resources...

Water-depth record set at well off Indiamore

Transocean Ltd. and Oil & Natural Gas Corp. have claimed a world water-depth record at a well offshore eastern...

BP Expects Some US Gulf Oil Spill Claims To Be Higher Than Anticipatedmore

BP PLC now expects to pay more than previously anticipated in compensation for private economic and property damage...

Gulf of Mexico Decommissioning to Reach New Heights in 2013more

With a staggering $3 billion allocated to the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) decommissioning market over the next five years,...

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. Key Recent Developmentsmore

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (Diamond Offshore) is a deepwater oil and gas drilling service provider.

BP faces escalating spill payouts after court rulingmore

BP must keep paying certain types of oil spill compensation in much larger amounts and to more parties than it was...

US drilling rig count slides 1 unit to 1,761more

The US drilling rig count dropped by 4 units during the week ended Mar. 1, with the total number of rotary rigs...

CNOOC said to cede operating control of Nexen’s U.S. Gulf assetsmore

Cnooc Ltd., China’s largest offshore oil and natural gas producer, was barred from controlling Gulf of Mexico assets...

BP Spill Judge to Hear From Explosion Survivor This Weekmore

The judge presiding over the trial of BP Plc for the Macondo well disaster is set to hear from a survivor of the fatal...

U.S. Gulf Coast oil spillers about to face day in courtmore

Nearly three years after a deepwater well rupture killed 11 men, sank a rig and spewed 4 million barrels of oil into...

Water-depth record set at well off Indiamore

Transocean Ltd. and Oil & Natural Gas Corp. have claimed a world water-depth record at a well offshore eastern...

BOEM schedules Central Gulf lease sale for Marchmore

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management scheduled its next Central Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale in New...

DOI: 38 Million Acres in Gulf of Mexico Up for Grabsmore

The Interior stated that this lease sale could lead to the production of nearly one billion barrels of oil and almost 4...

Big Oilfield-Services Companies Are Poised for a Reawakeningmore

Oilfield services companies had reasons to celebrate throughout the North American drilling boom, then spent much of...

Offshore Drilling Industry in Asiamore

A leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Offshore Drilling Industry in Asia...

World Offshore Wind Market Forecastmore

The 4th edition of The World Offshore Wind Market Forecast, by energy business advisors Douglas-Westwood, examines...

Chevron to explore offshore Moroccomore

Chevron has added to its overseas exploration portfolio for the second time in as many weeks, signing agreements with...

On Our Radar: A Call to Halt Arctic Drillingmore

Citing environmental safety concerns, former officials of the Obama and Clinton administrations appeal to President...

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