Deepwater Oil
Deep-water drilling expansion will strain workforce, study says
Posted on June 28, 2013 at 7:30 am by Simone Sebastian in Beaumont, Jobs, Offshore, Workforce Global spending on deep-water wells will surge to $114 billion by 2022, compared to $43 billion last year, creating a critical need for offshore rig workers, according to a new analysis by Wood Mackenzie. Full Story
NOIA Hails Passage of OCS Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 27, 2013 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Hails Passage of OCS Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement hailing passage of the Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon […]
US led world in oil growth in 2012, BP report shows
Posted on June 12, 2013 at 6:18 am by Harry R. Weber in Crude oil, featured U.S. oil production growth was the largest in the world last year, showing that despite some suggestions to the contrary, crude is plentiful, BP Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley said Wednesday. Via FuelFix
Ensco adds another drillship to its fleet as deep water booms
Posted on June 12, 2013 at 4:00 pm by Emily Pickrell in featured, Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Ensco has announced plans to add a drillship to its fleet as demand for the deep-water vessels and platforms continues in the Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and other hot spots. Source Here...
Deepwater Horizon incident reporting transitioning to National Response Center
Offshore staff NEW ORLEANS – The Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Incident Management Team is going back to National Response Center reporting. This is part of the National Contingency Plan and should cover the coastlines of Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi by mid-June. The function of the […]
PHOTOS: State-of-the-art platform prepares for Gulf of Mexico Journey
INGLESIDE — Royal Dutch Shell is about to move a mountain, towing its new state-of-the-art Olympus platform for duty in the Gulf of Mexico’s deep water. The Olympus, designed to operate in water depths of 3,000 to 5,000 feet, will be Shell’s sixth tension leg […]
