Gulf of America News

BP approves Mad Dog Phase 2 Project in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
1/31/2017, oil and gas technology
The Senate Committee approves former Gov. Rick Perry for energy secretary
1/31/2017, Fox News
The Senate Committee approves Rep. Ryan Zinke for interior secretary.
1/31/2017, Fox News
Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico oil and gas drilling activity gains projected in World Oil's 2017 forecast
1/30/2017, The Advocate
Letter to President Trump re Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
1/30/2017, John Kennedy
BHP Lifts Shale Spending as Oil Gains Lure Drillers to Add Rigs
1/30/2017, Bloomberg.com
EIA's AEO2017 projects the United States as a net energy exporter in most cases
1/30/2017, Eia.gov
Hess Puts 2017 Spend at $2.25 Billion
1/30/2017, oilandgas360.com
API: Keystone XL Pipeline is critical to building 21st Century energy infrastructure system
1/27/2017, API
BP starts up new $1bn Gulf of Mexico project almost one year early
1/26/2017, The Telegraph
BP Thunder Horse South Expansion Starts Up Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget
1/26/2017, oilpro.com
Trump Inauguration: New US administration may bring major US oil policy changes
1/23/2017, Pogo Producing
GE Oil & Gas Tie-Up With Baker Hughes Slated For Mid-Year Completion
1/23/2017, Natural gas intel.com
China’s Cnooc to Raise Spending 1st Time Since Oil’s Plunge; Gulf of Mexico projects to take large investment this year
1/20/2017, Bloomberg
French energy giant TOTAL Sees Trump's America As Good For Oil Investment And Will Reveal Texas Deal Soon - CEO
1/19/2017, Forbes
BSEE Responds to Platform Fire in Gulf of Mexico
1/19/2017, BSEE
Oil buoyed by data confirming OPEC output fall
1/19/2017, Marketwatch
New administration could revive GoM E&P
1/18/2017, offshore-mag.com
API urges EPA and Congress to avoid costly, duplicative and flawed ozone rules
1/18/2017, API.org
Research investigates rigless well abandonment procedures
1/17/2017, offshore-mag.com
Pemex withdrawing request for oil field contract change
1/17/2017, Reuters
More than 20 oil, gas fields to be approved in 2017; Oil Industry Starts Revival as Project Approvals to Double
1/13/2017, Bloomberg
Hess to focus on deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Malaysia, Guyana projects
1/13/2017, Offshore Magazine
BOEM Central Lease Sale 247 scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, 2017
1/13/2017, BOEM
Texas South Energy, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Assets; working in conjunction with GulfSlope Energy
1/12/2017, Global Newswire
Featured Executive sees new hope for Louisiana’s oil and gas industry
1/12/2017, Louisiana Record
Downturn in oil and gas drilling could be coming to an end
1/12/2017, API.org
Oil, gas lease sale set for March 22
1/12/2017, Daily Advertiser
BOEM's Risk Management Rules Again Delayed; Hopper Moves to Solar Industry
1/11/2017, Natural gas intel.com
Abigail Ross Hopper leaves BOEM; will now lead the lobbying group for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
1/11/2017, Natural gas intel.com
Samsung wins Mad Dog FPU
1/10/2017, oedigital.com
U.S. To Sell First 8 Million Barrels From Strategic Reserves
1/10/2017, Oil Price
W&T Offshore Announces a Highly Successful Deep Sand Development Well and Discovers New and Deeper Productive Reservoirs at Ship Shoal 349 Mahogany Field
1/7/2017, Yahoo
BOEM Prioritizes Implementation of Risk Management and Financial Assurance Program
1/7/2017, BOEM
ExxonMobil, Tillerson agree to cut all ties
1/6/2017, oilpro.com
2017 primed for growth after 117% surge in 2016 U.S. oil and gas M&A activity
1/6/2017, hellenicshippingews.com
Bennu Oil and Gas LLC has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
1/5/2017, Houston Biz Journal
API lobbies Trump for lighter regulation and greater access for offshore drilling
1/5/2017, FT
API issues State of American Energy 2017 Report
1/5/2017, API
BSEE Responds to Platform Fire In The Gulf of Mexico
1/5/2017, BSEE