Offshore Drilling

The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management released its draft plan for four new wind energy areas in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM graphic.

BOEM finalizes next Gulf of Mexico wind energy areas

WorkBoat Staff

BOEM Director Amanda Lefton announced offshore wind call areas April 27, 2022 at the International Partnering Forum in Atlantic City, N.J. Kirk Moore photo.

Early architect of U.S. offshore wind named to head BOEM

Kirk Moore

In May 2019, Shell started production at Appomattox, a deepwater oil and gas development that is Shell’s largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell photo

Gulf of Mexico lease sale attracts $191 million in high bids

WorkBoat Staff

Loading of the first commissioning cargo at Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Louisiana, February 2016. Cheniere Energy Photo.

No cooling of LNG demand

Jim Redden

Shell Auger — Shell's Auger TLP is located 214 miles south of New Orleans. Image Source: Shell website

Biden oil and gas leasing pause will do 'untold harm'

Guest Author

Ensco semi — An Ensco ultradeepwater semisubmersible. Ensco plc photo

Offshore drilling meets outer space

G. Allen Brooks

oil-platform-gom-generic-noaa — An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA photo.

Offshore energy can unify and kickstart Biden’s priorities

Guest Author

rigs-at-dusk-boem — Rigs at dusk. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management photo.

European majors are top bidders at Gulf lease sale

Jim Redden

Diamon Offshore — Photo courtesy of Diamond Offshore

Will $50 oil boost offshore recovery?

G. Allen Brooks

Hilcorp Liberty rendering — Hilcorp's proposed Liberty project would build an artificial island as base for the first offshore drilling in Federal Arctic waters. BOEM rendering.

Federal appeals court rejects approval for Arctic offshore drilling

Kirk Moore

BOEM Jackup Sun — Sun filters down on a jackup rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo

Trump extends offshore drilling moratorium

Kirk Moore