Offshore Oil
NOIA Applauds House Passage of the Offshore Energy & Jobs Act
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 28, 2013 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Applauds House Passage of the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act Urges Senate to Pass Similar Legislation Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement […]
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 […]
A U.S. production soars, oil companies eye far horizons
Posted on June 18, 2013 at 12:01 am by Harry R. Weber in Beaumont, featured, Offshore Even as much attention focuses on the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. onshore production from shale plays, new frontiers for exploration are taking drillers, engineers, geologists and services firms to Brazil, the Arctic, Africa, Australia and parts […]
Offshore oil industry experiments with remote control
Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:14am EDT * BP controlling wells at Valhall offshore field from land * Other oil companies considering following suit * Norway is testing ground for new method By Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, June 18 […]
Support Vessel Collides into Offshore Platform in GOM
M/V Celeste Ann, an offshore support vessel, sank Friday morning in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The vessel, which had 4 crew members and 19 people on board, collided with an offshore oil production platform, the Coast Guard reported. The 112-foot supply vessel struck a […]
Opinion: US Oil Booms and Nowhere to Sell It
Posted on June 14, 2013 at 6:49 am by Bloomberg in Crude oil, Exploration, Natural gas Just when we were getting used to the surge in natural gas production, a second unexpected U.S. energy boom enters the picture: oil. Last year, thanks to drilling technologies that can access hydrocarbon deposits trapped […]
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...
US House committee passes three oil & gas bills
Washington (Platts)--12Jun2013/527 pm EDT/2127 GMT A US House of Representatives committee on Wednesday approved three Republican bills aimed at expanding domestic oil and natural gas production, setting up likely approval by the House sometime this summer. But faced with opposition from the Obama administration and […]
