With just over two weeks to go before the 18 September referendum on Scottish independence, leading representatives of the rival Yes and No campaigns are in Aberdeen today making a...
The fate of a hurricane-toppled platform jacket in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) has become a political issue after a Louisiana senator urged the Department of the Interior not to require...
The drilling executive who left BP four months before the 2010 Macondo blowout after raising concerns over safety has been named keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Offshore Safety...
US regulator BOEM plans to update its 20-year-old rules on risk management and financial assurance governing the offshore oil and gas industry to keep pace with the move into deep...
Operators hoping to cut decommissioning costs by reefing rigs in the Gulf of Mexico may have a fight on their hands now that a campaign has been launched by a diverse group including...
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) initiated a day long unannounced drill involving Murphy Exploration and Production Company in the week beginning 21 July.
The UK has embarked on a profound shake-up of its offshore regulatory regime as it tries to maximize recovery of the remaining hydrocarbons in the mature UK Continental Shelf.
Scotland’s independent oil and gas commission says a radically easier and more attractive fiscal and regulatory regime is an absolute must if the remaining hydrocarbons on the UK...
The UK government has accepted a recommendation to set up a new, independent regulator for the North Sea oil and gas sector, but has angered the industry trade body by saying companies...
