11.01.2013
- Shell may have moved an oil rig that ran aground off Alaska last week partly to avoid millions of dollars in taxes, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey said, raising even more questions about the...
27.04.2011
- Shareholders of offshore drilling contractors Ensco and Pride International will vote on May 31 on the proposed acquisition of Pride by Ensco for more than $7 billion. The deal...
20.01.2011
- Noble Corp said Hyundai Heavy Industries will build two ultra-deepwater drillships for the world's second largest offshore drilling contractor by fleet size for about $1.21 billion...
01.07.2010
- The U.S. has suddenly become a much riskier place for oil drillers to operate, a consequence of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that could spark a deal making binge. The offshore oil...
02.06.2010
- A market mauling of oil and gas drilling-exposed stocks due to the Gulf of Mexico's persistent leak and resulting deepwater drilling moratorium has left only a few safe bets to...
