Contract driller Ensco ESV boasts a fleet of seven ultra-deepwater drillships, 20 semisubmersible rigs and 49 premium jack-up rigs. The firm stands to thrive in the near term because it owns one of ...

A long-term shift by oil majors towards deep offshore African oil exploration raises new challenges for indigenous African producers which have yet to be fully addressed. The fiscal terms applicable ...

BP plc BP, the British oil and gas giant, has awarded a contract to SBM Offshore to assist with the installation of the Kaskida semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU). Per the terms of the ...

The New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal (NBFMT) this month opened its first deepwater berth to accommodate vessels serving North America’s emerging offshore wind sector. This milestone, reached after two ...

Shell might follow Total's lead and put drilling operations offshore Brunei on hold until the dispute between Malaysia and Brunei has been resolved. Shell might follow Total's lead and put drilling ...

Prolific Paleogene-age Wilcox reservoirs extend from onshore to deepwater offshore Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Discovery wells delineated the play across more than 35,000 sq km, and oil production from ...

Transocean is a leading offshore drilling contractor specializing in ultra-deepwater and harsh environment operations. Mackenzie's Oct. 29 sale follows a series of dispositions since a large tranche ...

Romania's OMV Petrom is on track to later this year start development drilling at the Neptun Deep offshore project in the Black Sea as the operator pursues first gas from the 'game-changing' asset in ...

BP's behemoth Argos offshore oil platform, the centerpiece of the company's $9 billion Mad Dog 2 project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, has arrived in the U.S. after a 16,000-mile journey from South ...