Offshore Drilling

Results 21 - 30 of about 45 news for the tag: Offshore Drilling.

Petrobras, Repsol joint drilling in Persian Gulf

February 18th, 2007

The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC), in collaboration with foreign firms, has started the drilling of four exploratory wells in the Persian Gulf, an official with the NIDC said, MNA reported.
Hedayatollah Khademi told the Mehr News Agency that the NIDC has started the drilling operations at the Persian Gulf in cooperation with Brazil?s Petrobars [...]

Kenya: Oil Drilling Equipment Leaves

February 10th, 2007

Heavy drilling equipment that was used in off-shore oil drilling by Australia’s Woodside Energy off the Lamu Coast was on Friday loaded into a cargo freighter at the Moi Airport, Mombasa.
The aircraft was scheduled to fly out of Mombasa and head to Perth, the head office of oil exploration company, Woodside Energy.
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Petro Resources Announces Successful Drilling Results in New Albany Shale Program and Three Discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico

January 30th, 2007

Petro Resources Corporation announced recent results of its drilling programs in the New Albany Shale and in the Gulf of Mexico. The following results post-date disclosures contained in the Company’s third quarter report on Form 10-QSB filed with the SEC on November 14, 2006.
The Company announced that it has completed drilling operations on its first [...]

Senate committee renews offshore drilling debate

January 26th, 2007

The new chairman of the Senate energy committee says he has no plans to open more of the nation’s coastline to oil and gas drilling, but others on the committee say they won’t let the matter die.
At a hearing Thursday designed to assess the current state of offshore oil and gas drilling, particularly in the [...]

Brazil’s Petrobras, Iran in Talks about Offshore Drilling

January 23rd, 2007

Brazil’s state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR), or Petrobras, is in talks with Iran to become a service provider in Caspian Sea deep offshore drilling, a company press official said Monday.
State-run National Iranian Oil Co. had shown interest in a cooperation with Petrobras which has a better expertise in deep and very deep offshore [...]

New drilling law spares Florida — for now

January 15th, 2007

A compromise 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 criticism from other sectors.
Under a new law that opens 8.3 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore drilling, four coastal states — Louisiana, [...]

NEW GULF DRILLING LAW

January 15th, 2007

The drilling swath affected holds an estimated 5.831 trillion cubic feet of gas and 1.257 billion barrels of oil. Among the provisions of the law, which allows more offshore drilling but provides more environmental protection, are:
• Opens 8.3 million acres off Florida’s Gulf Coast to oil and gas drilling.
• Extends until 2022 a no-drill zone [...]

Noble Corporation to Participate in Panel Discussion at the Goldman Sachs Global Energy Conference

January 15th, 2007

Noble Corporation announced that Mark A. Jackson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer, will participate in a panel discussion at the Goldman Sachs Global Energy Conference in New York City, on Thursday, January 18, 2007, at 1:30 p.m., eastern standard time. The panel discussion will not be webcast.
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Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. Schedules Conference Call/Web Cast for Fourth-Quarter/Year-End 2006 Results

January 15th, 2007

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. announced that it will issue a press release and host a conference call and web cast related to its fourth-quarter and year-end 2006 operating results on Thursday, February 8, 2007. The conference call and web cast will include a discussion by management regarding the Company’s results of operation, as well [...]

Canadian Superior Prepares to Start Drilling Offshore Trinidad and Announces Western Canada Production Growth Along With a Debt Free Balance Sheet

January 7th, 2007

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. confirmed that the scheduled refurbishment of the Kan Tan IV semi-submersible drilling rig, that has been contracted to drill three (3) back-to-back Company operated offshore wells, off the east of the Island of Trinidad, for Canadian Superior, is nearing completion. On March 19, 2006, Canadian Superior had announced it had [...]


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