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China’s planned levies on U.S. crude as part of an escalating trade dispute threatens to dim the attractiveness of American supplies in the world’s biggest oil-importing nation.
Danos is pleased to announce that Shell Exploration and Production Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, has awarded a contract to Danos to provide coatings for Shell’s deepwater Appomattox platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Exports of U.S. LNG may double prices by 2040, but rising output and better trade balances will soften the blow to consumers.
The U.S. is set to get a bit more possessive about its own oil, sparking a bidding war with eager buyers in the other side of the world.
Shell Offshore, Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has announced the early start of production at the first phase of Kaikias, an economically resilient, subsea development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Subtropical Storm Alberto had a burst of strength as it closes on Florida’s Panhandle, where it should come ashore early Monday, and is spreading heavy rains across the U.S. South, potentially causing more than $1 billion in economic losses.
Shell Offshore, Inc. has announced a large deepwater discovery in the Norphlet geologic play in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with its Dover well (100% Shell).
The latest standoff between the U.S. and Iran may be leaving oil-tanker owners in more of a bind than in previous years.
The Petroleum Equipment & Services Association (PESA) submitted comments to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer outlining how the administration’s proposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports would impact the oilfield service, supply and manufacturing sector.
William (Bill) Head, Contributing Editor
Rising oil prices, along with shale being over-extended, and world reserves declining, are requiring companies to look to exploration again.
Dr. Walter Cruickshank, acting director of the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, delivered an update on the state of offshore activity and regulation during a luncheon at OTC in Houston.
W&T Offshore Inc. and Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), announced a strategic partnership related to W&T’s joint exploration and development program, which includes 14 drilling projects, most of which are operated by W&T in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
BP has selected Nexans to supply umbilicals for the second stage development of the Mad Dog offshore field in the Gulf of Mexico.
Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, today announces the final investment decision for Vito, a deepwater development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with a forward-looking, break-even price estimated to be less than $35/bbl.
Rapid increases in U.S. oil output are forcing some traders and producers to try alternative ways of pricing crude.
One of Russia’s European neighbors is fully embracing U.S. liquefied natural gas.
Crude rose to highest level since 2014 as the drop in U.S. inventories helped to sustain a rally spurred by geopolitical unrest.
The first export of natural gas from the U.S. East Coast has set sail.
The U.S. wants to fund research targeting improved cybersecurity for the nation’s power grid and the oil and natural gas industry.
After amassing billions in debt and pushing a bold spending plan, Charif Souki was fired in 2015 by the LNG company he founded.