The White House announced today that all new deepwater drilling will require environmental reviews. What’s that you say? You assume an activity as transparently fraught with danger and risk as ...

Deepwater drilling is becoming increasing important in the oil and gas (O&G) industry as shallower reserves are depleted. According to Global Energy Monitor’s Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker, in ...

Transocean Ltd. RIG has officially commenced operations for British energy major BP p.l.c. BP in the Gulf of America (formerly the U.S. Gulf of Mexico). This milestone marks the beginning of a ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --Uruguay's government has approved seismic studies in deep waters of the South Atlantic to determine whether the country has offshore oil reserves -- a decision moving forward with ...

Chevron has expanded its offshore exploration footprint in Greece after agreeing to acquire a majority stake in Block 10, an offshore concession in the Southern Ionian Sea, from Greek energy company ...

India’s state-controlled Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is poised to launch a deep-water exploration campaign in the Andaman basin, off the country’s eastern coast. ONGC told Upstream on ...

Transocean Ltd. RIG, a global leader in offshore drilling services, has announced the signing of a major contract for its Deepwater Skyros drillship in Australia. This six-well contract, awarded by an ...

There is a lot of buzz over Senator Frank Lautenberg’s suggestion that oil companies be required to drill a relief well at the same time as they drill any deepwater production well. That would allow ...

My Alerts is a service for subscribers. Please login or subscribe in order to use My Alerts. Petrobras has made a return to wildcatting in the deep-water section of the Espirito Santo basin after a ...