Offshore Drilling

seismic-survey-by-api-800x498 — An illustration of seismic surveys. American Petroleum Institute.

Is Atlantic drilling dead?

Kirk Moore

BP's Na Kika platform in the Gulf of Mexico — BP's Na Kika platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. BP photo.

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Deepwater offshore oil production on the rise

Ashley Herriman

Keppel-Gulf-Yard — Keppel’s Brownsville, Texas, shipyard. Keppel photo.

Rig builder Keppel to cut more jobs

WorkBoat Staff

shale-drilling-pa-cc-nicholas-tonelli — A shale drilling site in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Creative Commons photo by Nicholas Tonelli.

What’s shale got to do with it?

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oil-rigs-icy-waters-alaska-bsee — Rigs in icy waters off Alaska. BSEE photo.

Oil clout ebbs in Alaska as billions in tax credits are cut

WorkBoat Staff

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

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Caelus Energy discovers ‘significant’ oil reservoir in Alaska

Ashley Herriman

seadrill-west-polaris-drillship — Seadrill's West Polaris. Seadrill photo.

A $1.2 billion loan for Seadrill?

WorkBoat Staff

opec-hq-cc-priwo — OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Creative Commons photo by Priwo.

In surprise deal, OPEC outlines plan to cut oil production

WorkBoat Staff

OSV_hornbeck_offshore — Will increased Jones Act enforcement benefit the offshore industry? Hornbeck Offshore photo.

Will new Jones Act enforcement division help?

Guest Author

Deepwater_Champion_drillship_Transocean — Transocean's Deepwater Champion drillship has been cold stacked off Trinidad and Tobago. since February 2016. Transocean photo.

Transocean's cold-stacking gamble

WorkBoat Staff

Transocean_Arctic_CC_Marcusroos — The Transocean Arctic. Creative Commons photo by Marcusroos.

For offshore drillers, downturn still burns

WorkBoat Staff