Gulf coast oil rigs

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Roughnecks Get Maids as Shell, Exxon Battle Oil Worker Shortage

February 22nd, 2007

…  as Exxon Mobil or Shell spends to drill a new well in the Gulf of Mexico. Lewis quit his job as a diesel mechanic on Prince Edward …  gas plant on Bonny Island off the country’s southeast coast. San Ramon, California-based Chevron Corp. is building a production …

Gulf drilling funds may go to other projects

February 18th, 2007

The Gulf Coast oil drilling expansion President Bush signed into law last year contained a …

New drilling law spares Florida — for now

January 15th, 2007

…  by Florida that led to the opening of a large chunk of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling draws keen interest from Big Oil, but …  acres in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore drilling, four coastal states — Louisiana, Texas, Alabama and Mississippi — will get 37.5 …

Florida group lashes out at Congress in oil drilling plan

December 12th, 2006

…  Congress for voting to allow expanded oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The legislation awaiting President Bush’s signature opens …  yesterday there are two big concerns with drilling off the coast of Florida’s world-famous beaches. He said the search for oil and gas …

A good deal on oil drilling

December 12th, 2006

…  win or lose? Mostly, it won. While some of the eastern gulf will be open to oil exploration, that was inevitable. The question has …  could have been erected as close as 50 miles of Florida’s coast. Nelson and Martinez pushed that boundary back to 125 miles off the …

Chevron boosts capital budget Energy giant invests in oil, gas production amid records profits

December 11th, 2006

…  them was due to increase. The Tahiti oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, for example, now has two drilling ships finishing off its six …  Last year’s hurricanes, which damaged and destroyed Gulf Coast rigs and refineries, added to the workload and pushed prices higher. …

A harbor fixture for years, the huge drilling rig began to leak oil recently

October 12th, 2006

…  channel, looming as a threat that could someday ooze oily goo into sensitive estuaries or, worse, topple over and close one of the …  Zeus was designed to float like a barge in the Gulf of Mexico and then jack itself up on its legs to become a platform for …  barges, that are being removed from waterways along the coast. “We didn’t have to do that because we found the owners,” said Greg …

Brighton Oil to Acquire Three New Drilling Rigs

October 8th, 2006

…  Healthcare Technology Inc. (OTCBB: NHCT), d/b/a Brighton Oil, announced today that Brighton Oil has executed the purchase contract from …  Oil is an oil and gas company with a focus on gulf coast oil and gas prospects and properties. Brighton is careful to develop a …

Candidates come out against oil drilling

August 28th, 2006

…  knee-jerk solution that endangers the environment, namely coastal life, and lives of brave men and women working on the drilling rigs,” …  has been in place for most waters other than the western Gulf of Mexico from New England to Alaska. Drilling still would be banned …

Delta Petroleum Corporation Announces Second Quarter Operating Results

August 10th, 2006

…  completed zones and ii) higher development costs on Gulf Coast properties. OPERATIONS UPDATE - DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Newton Field, SE …