Articles Tagged with ''offshore drilling''

Aerial view of an artificial island with oil and gas processing facilities at the Upper Zakum offshore field in the UAE.

Megaprojects

UAE Advances World's Second-Largest Offshore Oil Field Into EPC Phase

Years of engineering and procurement culminate in tender awards for the next phase of the offshore field expansion

July 7, 2026

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. has advanced its Upper Zakum offshore expansion, moving one of the world's largest oil field developments toward construction, with unconfirmed reports that UAE-based NMDC Energy, U.S.-based McDermott International and Italian contractor Saipem have received project awards,

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Energy Project

McDermott International and BP Team Arbitrate $535M LNG Site Dispute

Mary B. Powers

March 4, 2024

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Oil and gas giant and Kosmos Energy seek “maximum recoverable damages” in binding arbitration related to subsea pipe installation for project off Africa, with speculation of a contract payment dispute.

Environment

Biden Administration Restores Offshore Drilling Safety Rule

James Leggate

August 24, 2023

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A new Interior Dept. rule largely echoes changes made in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that were later walked back under the Trump administration.

Energy

UK Government Expands Offshore Oil Leases in North Sea

Peter Reina

October 9, 2022

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The new Conservative government is offering as many as 100 new oil and gas exploration licenses in the North Sea, as it also ends a moratorium on shale gas extraction imposed three years ago.

Interior Dept. Proposes Offshore Drilling Expansion

Mary B. Powers

January 17, 2018

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After years of low oil prices and reduced offshore activity, the Trump administration has given the oil industry a boost, offering proposals for a massive drilling plan and a rollback of Obama-era regulations.

Pam Radtke Russell

May 3, 2017

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Energy interests say an executive order signed by President Trump on April 28 will present new opportunities for offshore oil and gas development and related construction activities.

Greek Firm Hires TechnipFMC For $1.3B Israeli Gas-Field Job

February 8, 2017

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French firm will handle front-end design of the Karish and Tanin gas fields in the Mediterranean.

US Firm Wins Israel Offshore Gas Contract

Neal Sandler

July 6, 2016

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Houston-based engineer Wood Group Mustang has won the first major contract to develop Israel’s huge Leviathan offshore natural-gas field.

Pam Hunter McFarland

June 8, 2016

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Two Interior Dept. bureaus have concluded that oil and gas well-stimulation techniques, including hydraulic fracturing, off the coast of California do not pose a significant environmental risk.

NASA Offers Risk-Management Tools for Offshore Oil Drilling

March 23, 2016

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will help the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to analyze and reduce risks for offshore oil-and-gas operations under a memorandum of understanding signed on March 17.

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Articles Tagged with ''offshore drilling''

UAE Advances World's Second-Largest Offshore Oil Field Into EPC Phase

McDermott International and BP Team Arbitrate $535M LNG Site Dispute

Biden Administration Restores Offshore Drilling Safety Rule

UK Government Expands Offshore Oil Leases in North Sea

Interior Dept. Proposes Offshore Drilling Expansion

Offshore Oil-and-Gas Order May Boost Infrastructure Jobs

Greek Firm Hires TechnipFMC For $1.3B Israeli Gas-Field Job

US Firm Wins Israel Offshore Gas Contract

Dept. of Interior Agencies: Coastal Fracking Can Resume

NASA Offers Risk-Management Tools for Offshore Oil Drilling

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