As U.S. production soars, oil companies eye far horizons
Even as much attention focuses on the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. onshore production from shale plays, new frontiers for exploration are taking drillers, engineers, geologists and services firms to Brazil, the Arctic, Africa, Australia and parts of the Middle East and Asia. More »
Ensco adds another drillship to its fleet as deep water booms
Ensco has announced plans to add a drillship to its fleet as demand for the deep-water vessels and platforms continues in the Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and other hot spots. More »
Texan reaches top of field with high school diploma
Figuring out the complex federal regulations of offshore drilling often is the province of high-powered attorneys from pedigreed law schools. Yet scores of offshore operators trust their compliance to Jodie Connor, a Fort Worth native with a high-school education. More »
Maximino field to be largest yet in Mexican Perdido, Pemex says
By Carlos Manuel Rodriguez and Brendan Case Bloomberg News Petroleos Mexicanos’s Maximino field will probably be the largest oil discovery on the Mexican side of the Perdido basin, the state-owned oil producer said. Final test results on the field are expected within weeks, said Carlos Morales, the exploration and production chief at Pemex, as the [...] More »
PHOTOS: Shell is moving mountains for deep-water Gulf oil
Royal Dutch Shell is showing off its new Olympus platform, docked near Corpus Christi for final preparations before it sails for the Mars B project in the Gulf. More »
New oil spill response system is leaner — even at 50 tons
Big and hulking have been the buzzwords when it comes to emergency containment equipment designed for offshore wells. Move over, massive. A new mini variety has arrived. More »
Feds say storm-related supply disruptions have dropped as production shifts inland
The Energy Information Administration says storm-related disruptions to oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Gulf Coast have declined as more production has moved inland. More »
EU tightens offshore-oil regulation in response to BP spill
The European Union tightened safety rules for offshore oil and natural-gas exploration to curb the risk of a major accident after BP Plc’s 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest in U.S. history. More »
Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat
While 87 ships sunk deep off America’s coasts have the potential to leak tens of millions of gallons of oil, a new federal report concludes that “the scope of the problem is much more manageable than initially feared.” More »
Anadarko may have Mozambique stake sale deal in coming weeks
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., the second- largest U.S. independent oil and natural gas producer by market value, may have an agreement in the coming weeks to sell a stake in a drilling prospect off the coast of Mozambique. More »
Industry’s top safety offenders targeted in Democrats’ report
Oil and gas producers including Apache Corp. and Chevron Corp. that reported the most environmental and safety incidents prior to the April 2010 spill continue to have the most violations, according to the analysis by the Democratic staff on the House Natural Resources Committee. More »
Offshore industry moves toward audits of safety systems
Oil and gas companies working offshore have until June 4, 2015 to let outside auditors examine their new government-mandated safety programs, but right now, there aren’t any investigators qualified to do the job, experts said Thursday. More »
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