Oil Price

gom-jack-up-rig-osv-sun-crop-boem — Sun filters down on a jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

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73 million acres in Gulf of Mexico to be opened for oil and gas development

Ashley Herriman

emas_chiyoda_lewek_constellation — Emas Chiyoda Subsea, owner and operator of a group of subsea construction vessels, filed for bankruptcy on Feb. 28, 2017. Emas Chiyoda Subsea photo.

More offshore service bankruptcies on the horizon?

WorkBoat Staff

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

WorkBoat Staff

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

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

WorkBoat Staff

rsz_hornbeck_stacked — Stacked PSVs in Louisiana, August 2016. Ken Hocke photo.

Have offshore operators thrown in the towel?

Guest Author

exxon-mobil-sign-sky-cc — Creative Commons photo.

Exxon caves to oil crash with historic cut to global reserves

WorkBoat Staff

offshore-rig-derrick-from-below-generic-bp — A rig's derrick from below. BP photo.

OPEC awaits evidence that oil cuts are doing their job

WorkBoat Staff

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

OPEC aims for full compliance on output cuts as oil prices show life

WorkBoat Staff

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

Trump repeals Obama-era rule affecting oil and gas industry

WorkBoat Staff

stacked-oil-equipment-texas-generic-cc-carol-m-highsmith — Oil rigs off the coast of Galveston, Texas. The western and central Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, is one of the major petroleum-producing areas of the United States, accounting for 19.5% of all US oil.

Still no relief for the offshore sector

Guest Author

mars-platform — The Mars platform in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

In the oil patch, battle over Jones Act heats up

Kirk Moore