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Offshore Drilling

la-muralla-iv-pemex — The semisubmersible La Muralla IV in the Gulf of Mexico. Pemex photo.

BHP Billiton partners with Pemex as Mexico’s waters are opened to foreign drilling

WorkBoat Staff

Ocean-Confidence-semisubmersible-GOM-BOEM — Ocean Confidence, a semisubmersible deepwater drill rig used in the Gulf of Mexico. Image via BOEM/Courtesy of Diamond Offshore

New Obama offshore plan forces drillers to focus on U.S. Gulf

WorkBoat Staff

Kulluk-grounding-2013-Shell — Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk sits aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City Jan. 1, 2013. The Kulluk was grounded after efforts by U.S. Coast Guard and tug crews to tow the vessel t.

Obama said to block future sale of Arctic offshore drilling rights

WorkBoat Staff

whale-fluke-gom-platform-boem-nicolette-nye — A whale fluke is visible in the foreground of Gulf of Mexico production platforms. BOEM photo by Nicolette Nye.

Groups aim to limit U.S. offshore drilling in wake of Trump win

WorkBoat Staff

Off_Shore_Drilling_Rig_Santa_Barbara_CC_TheConduqtor — A drilling rig offshore California. Creative Commons photo by TheConduqtor.

Big Oil’s cash flow recovery easing pain of profit crunch

WorkBoat Staff

donald_trump_phoenix_rally_cc_gage_skidmore — President Donald Trump Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore.

Oil: What to watch when Trump moves in to the White House

WorkBoat Staff

seismic-survey-by-api-800x498 — An illustration of seismic surveys. American Petroleum Institute.

Is Atlantic drilling dead?

Kirk Moore

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

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Deepwater offshore oil production on the rise

Ashley Herriman

Keppel-Gulf-Yard — Keppel’s Brownsville, Texas, shipyard. Keppel photo.

Rig builder Keppel to cut more jobs

WorkBoat Staff

shale-drilling-pa-cc-nicholas-tonelli — A shale drilling site in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Creative Commons photo by Nicholas Tonelli.

What’s shale got to do with it?

Guest Author

oil-rigs-icy-waters-alaska-bsee — Rigs in icy waters off Alaska. BSEE photo.

Oil clout ebbs in Alaska as billions in tax credits are cut

WorkBoat Staff