Gulf of Mexico News

Oceaneering Announces Shell Perdido Contract
7/9/2008, Oceaneering International, Inc.
MMS Names Saucier to Lead Gulf of Mexico Field Operations
7/8/2008, MMS
Shell injecting new life into Ursa and Princess Fields in Gulf of Mexico
7/8/2008, Shell
American Petroleum Institute: It`s Time To Open More Federal Lands
7/8/2008, DOB Magazine
Transocean Inc. Announces Contract for Deepwater Pathfinder
7/8/2008, Transocean
EPL to Present at Collins Stewart 4th Annual Growth Conference
7/8/2008, EPL
BHP Billiton Begins Production From Neptune Facility In The Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico
7/7/2008, BHPBilliton.com
Repsol Chases Breakthrough Technology as Offshore Oil Politics Heat Up
7/7/2008, Resource Investor
Ankor to retain Taylor Energy workers
7/7/2008, New Orleans City Business
Crude Oil Advances in New York as Investors Avoid Stocks
7/3/2008, Bloomberg.com
Eastern Gulf drilling ban susceptible - Analysts say it will be years before new finds could lower gas prices
6/30/2008, New Orleans City Business
Nippon Oil Shares Rise as Oil Price Bolsters Profit
6/30/2008, Bloomberg.com
THE WELL - Business Updates
6/30/2008, Houston Chronicle
ATP Closes New $1.05 Billion Senior Term Loan and Adds a $600 Million Asset Sale Facility
6/30/2008, oilvoice.com
Oil prices climb to record above $142 a barrel
6/27/2008, Houston Chronicle
Weaker dollar pulls buyers back into crude markets
6/26/2008, Houston Chronicle
Marathon extends Noble Jim Day contract through 2014; total contract worth $750M
6/25/2008, Forbes
Providence AGM hears of productive year
6/24/2008, RTE
StatoilHydro may ``farm down`` Mexico Gulf assets
6/23/2008, Reuters
Democrats Say Oil Companies Should Lose Leases They Don`t Use
6/23/2008, Bloomberg.com
Transoceanic drilling extension could yield $1.06B
6/23/2008, New Orleans City Business
Crude futures shrug off weekend meeting, go higher
6/23/2008, Houston Chronicle
Ultra-deep Perdido Spar sets sail
6/23/2008, Arabian Business
Transocean (RIG) Agrees to Acquire Newbuild Ultra-Deepwater Drillship with Petrobras and Mitsui; Enters 10-Yr Drilling Contract with Petrobras
6/23/2008, news.nabou.com
Technip Awarded a Deepwater Pipeline Installation Contract in the Gulf of Mexico
6/19/2008, Business Wire
EnCana Plans Split into Separate Oil, Gas Companies
6/19/2008, RedOrbit
Oil rises on Nigeria strike threat, inventory drop
6/19/2008, New Orleans City Business
McCain`s energy plan gets positive reception
6/18/2008, Houston Chronicle
McCain calls to lift U.S. oil drilling ban
6/18/2008, USA Today
BP`s Thunder Horse starts oil and gas production
6/17/2008, Reuters
Anadarko Ramps Up Production at Independence Hub
6/16/2008, Business Wire
McMoRan Exploration cashes in on oil prices, new properties
6/16/2008, New Orleans City Business
How America can achieve true energy independence - We have the resources if Congress gets out of the way
6/12/2008, Houston Chronicle
US: Gas to peak at $4.15 a gallon but stay high
6/12/2008, AP
Pyramid Petroleum Receives Approval for Well Workovers in Offshore Gulf of Mexico
6/12/2008, RedOrbit
BP to Start Thunder Horse Oil Field on June 14, Reuters Says
6/11/2008, Bloomberg.com
XTO Energy to buy Hunt Petroleum for $4.19 billion
6/11/2008, AP
NIPPON OIL EXPANDING FOREIGN OIL, GAS EXPLORATION
6/11/2008, Trading Markets
Markets Have Ability to Satisfy Energy Needs, BP`s Hayward Says
6/11/2008, Bloomberg.com
Oil rises above $133 as gasoline sets another record
6/11/2008, Houston Chronicle