Offshore Drilling

northstar-production_beaufort_sea_boem — The man-made Northstar Island serves as an oil drilling and production facility in the Beaufort Sea. BOEM photo.

Major firms in limbo after Canada freezes Arctic drilling

WorkBoat Staff

platform-houchin-at-sunset-by-boem-800x516 — Platform Houchin off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. BOEM photo.

Obama’s Atlantic, Arctic drilling bans will be tested

Kirk Moore

polar-pioneer-dutch-harbor-alaska-shell — The drillship Polar Pioneer in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, July 2015. Royal Dutch Shell photo.

U.S., Canada join to freeze Arctic offshore drilling

WorkBoat Staff

Kulluk-grounding-2013-Shell — Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City Jan. 1, 2013. The Kulluk was grounded after efforts by U.S. Coast Guard and tug crews to tow the vessel t.

Obama eyes sweeping plan to block Atlantic, Arctic drilling

WorkBoat Staff

Perdido-Platform-GOM-Shell — Shell's deepwater Perdido platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Shell photo.

World’s biggest oil companies invest in Mexico

WorkBoat Staff

la-muralla-iv-pemex — The semisubmersible La Muralla IV in the Gulf of Mexico. Pemex photo.

BHP Billiton partners with Pemex as Mexico’s waters are opened to foreign drilling

WorkBoat Staff

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

New Obama offshore plan forces drillers to focus on U.S. Gulf

WorkBoat Staff

Kulluk-grounding-2013-Shell — Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City Jan. 1, 2013. The Kulluk was grounded after efforts by U.S. Coast Guard and tug crews to tow the vessel t.

Obama said to block future sale of Arctic offshore drilling rights

WorkBoat Staff

whale-fluke-gom-platform-boem-nicolette-nye — A whale fluke is visible in the foreground of Gulf of Mexico production platforms. BOEM photo by Nicolette Nye.

Groups aim to limit U.S. offshore drilling in wake of Trump win

WorkBoat Staff

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

Big Oil’s cash flow recovery easing pain of profit crunch

WorkBoat Staff

donald_trump_phoenix_rally_cc_gage_skidmore — President Donald Trump Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore.

Oil: What to watch when Trump moves in to the White House

WorkBoat Staff