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Offshore Drilling

smith-bay-blue-rig-caelus-energy — A Caelus rig in Smith Bay, Alaska. Caelus Energy photo.

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Caelus Energy discovers ‘significant’ oil reservoir in Alaska

Ashley Herriman

seadrill-west-polaris-drillship — Seadrill's West Polaris. Seadrill photo.

A $1.2 billion loan for Seadrill?

WorkBoat Staff

opec-hq-cc-priwo — OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Creative Commons photo by Priwo.

In surprise deal, OPEC outlines plan to cut oil production

WorkBoat Staff

OSV_hornbeck_offshore — Will increased Jones Act enforcement benefit the offshore industry? Hornbeck Offshore photo.

Will new Jones Act enforcement division help?

Guest Author

Deepwater_Champion_drillship_Transocean — Transocean's Deepwater Champion drillship has been cold stacked off Trinidad and Tobago. since February 2016. Transocean photo.

Transocean's cold-stacking gamble

WorkBoat Staff

Transocean_Arctic_CC_Marcusroos — The Transocean Arctic. Creative Commons photo by Marcusroos.

For offshore drillers, downturn still burns

WorkBoat Staff

Lucius-production-GOM-Anadarko — Anadarko production in the Gulf of Mexico. Anadarko photo.

Anadarko makes $2 billion deal for GOM deepwater assets

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

Drillers add rigs, Gulf gets back to work after hurricane interlude

WorkBoat Staff

Stacked-Rig-LA-KHocke — Stacked lift boats in Louisiana in August 2016. Ken Hocke photo.

Where are oil prices headed? Traders see another year of pain

WorkBoat Staff

Pemex-Platforms-GOM-PemexFB — Pemex platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Pemex Facebook photo.

Houston firm said to lead group for deepwater Mexico oil lease bid

WorkBoat Staff

Stacked-OSVs-2016-LA-KHocke — Stacked offshore vessels in Louisiana in August 2016. Ken Hocke photo.

Unscathed by Hermine, but GOM drillers are still in survival mode

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