Offshore Drilling

brandon_bordelon_uliv_bordelon_marine — The Brandon Bordelon, a 260'x62' DP 2 subsea ultralight intervention vessel. Bordelon Marine photo.

Gulf of Mexico offshore service sector charts road to recovery

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bsee_testing_shell_arctic_well_containment_equipment — EVERETT, Wash.

Trump administration looks past energy independence to global dominance

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Ocean-Confidence-semisubmersible-GOM-BOEM — Ocean Confidence, a semisubmersible deepwater drill rig used in the Gulf of Mexico. Image via BOEM/Courtesy of Diamond Offshore

Trump moves to expand offshore drilling, change regulations

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Off_Shore_Drilling_Rig_Santa_Barbara_CC_TheConduqtor — A drilling rig offshore California. Creative Commons photo by TheConduqtor.

Trump to study oil drilling off California coast

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Four platforms by BOEM (800x519) — Four platforms off the coast of California. BOEM photo

NOIA elects top directors

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Thunder Horse platform Gulf of Mexico — Thunder Horse on location in the Gulf of Mexico along with the Discoverer Enterprise, Heerema Thialf and Heerema Balder

Anticipated Trump order would expand offshore drilling

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transocean_gsf_constellation_ii_jack_up_cc_remi_jouan — The Transocean jackup rig GSF Constellation II. Creative Commons photo by Remi Jouan.

International oil tycoons bet on an offshore rig recovery

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smith-bay-blue-rig-caelus-energy — A Caelus rig in Smith Bay, Alaska. Caelus Energy photo.

Hurdles abound to tap major Alaska offshore oil discovery

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na-kika-floating-production-storage-facility-gom — The Na Kika floating production storage facility in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM Photo.

Zinke takes helm of Interior Department

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Deepwater-Platform-Exxon — An Exxon deepwater platform. Exxon photo.

Under new CEO, Exxon may shift business focus back to U.S.

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Polar Pioneer in the Barents Sea — The drilling rig Polar Pioneer in the Skrugard field in the Barents Sea. Statoil photo by Harald Pettersen.

Arctic drilling off Norway set for record

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