Even as the country debates the merits of deepwater drilling, the number of permits granted for shallow water drilling has fallen almost to zero. If we don't reverse this trend, it could be more ...

“[W]e are very concerned that the moratorium is far too broad and unnecessarily covers shallow water drilling activities that have operated without major incident for over 50 years,” states the letter ...

The Interior Department denied Thursday that it has extended a drilling freeze to shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, contradicting an e-mail written earlier in the day by the Minerals Management ...

A marked slowdown in the US government's issuing of new Gulf of Mexico shallow-water drilling permits poses serious implications for the US Gulf Coast's economy, a new Southern Methodist University ...

The royalty-relief incentives for new leases that the US Minerals Management Service has implemented for Gulf of Mexico deep drilling have successfully spurred exploration and development drilling, as ...

The drilling moratorium enacted after the BP oil spill applies only to the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Yet energy exploration in the Gulf's shallow waters has come to a virtual standstill as drillers ...

Exploring untapped potential in mature offshore basins is not just about new drills. Jack-ups are key to unlocking value ...