Gulf of Mexico

na-kika-boem — Servicing multiple fields, Na Kika is located 140 miles southeast of New Orleans in 6,340 feet of water. It is designed to process up to 130,000 barrels of oil and 550 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Photo courtesy of BOEM

Hope, despite the domestic oil glut?

WorkBoat Staff

Deepwater Poseidon — Shell’s Dover discovery was drilled by the Deepwater Poseidon, a newbuild rig, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Shell photo

Offshore uptick in the U.S. Gulf

WorkBoat Staff

DOI gas — Department of the Interior photo

Are lower oil prices bad news for the Gulf?

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drillship-with-support-vessel-gom-generic-bp — An offshore service vessel alongside a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico. BP photo.

Industry response to Gulf lease sale subdued

Kirk Moore

Perdido Shell — Shell's Perdido deepwater platform. Photo courtesy of Royal Dutch Shell

Deepwater market suddenly has a pulse

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Diamon Offshore — Photo courtesy of Diamond Offshore

Bipartisan offshore drilling ban legislation introduced

WorkBoat Staff

marco-polo-boem — The Marco Polo tension-leg platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo courtesy of BOEM

A new offshore development model

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OSV at the C-Port at Port Fourchon — Offshore service vessels docked at Port Fourchon, La. WorkBoat file photo

Future opportunities for offshore?

WorkBoat Staff

rsz_austal_usa_4_ships_-_0215 — Austal USA's facility in Mobile, Ala. Austal USA photo

Austal expeditionary fast transport completes acceptance trials

WorkBoat Staff

Australian Bight — The Great Australian Bight. Image courtesy of Chevron

Why deepwater drilling is struggling

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Nabors Industries — Photo courtesy of Nabors Industries

The importance of offshore oil

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