Recent Posts in Oil Companies Category
Posted on Apr 30, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
As the exploration and search for energy delves into deeper and deeper waters, some observers are saying that poor communication and a pressure to work quickly is causing problems in regards to the ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Long gone are the days when oil extraction only involved shallow water drilling. With shallow water drilling, oil rigs are fastened to the ocean floor in shallow waters. With deepwater drilling, a ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Offshore Accident Attorney
On Monday, January 16 an offshore rig caught fire near the coast of Nigeria. The rig had been exploring some potential deepwater oil and gas fields on behalf of Chevron Corp. – who owns ...
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Posted on Dec 22, 2011 By Offshore Injury Attorney
It has been reported that an offshore spill has caused oil to spread over 100 nautical miles off the Nigerian coast. It was announced by Royal Dutch Shell that the spill occurred during the transfer ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2011 By Offshore Injury Accident Attorney
Royal Dutch Shell currently has its eye on the Arctic as a new source of oil drilling. In fact, the company already holds lease sales in the area. Further movement towards production in the Arctic ...
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