The plan would open up a massive amount of waters to new oil and gas drilling and would be detrimental to marine life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this April 17, 2015 file photo, a small boat crosses in front of the Transocean Polar Pioneer, a semi-submersible drilling unit ...

Dozens of concerned citizens, community advocates and elected officials gathered at Pensacola Beach on Saturday to oppose oil drilling plan.

The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, advancing a project that critics say could harm coastal communities ...

Former U.S. President Joe Biden overstepped his authority when he ordered a withdrawal of sizable portions of federal waters from future oil and gas development, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled.

Transocean has agreed to acquire Valaris in a $5.8 billion all-stock deal, creating a dominant offshore driller positioned ...

It’s back—the federal government’s push to expand offshore oil drilling. As the headline last month in the Long Island newspaper Newsday reported: “Plan for New Oil Drilling Off Fla. and Calif. Coasts ...

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has agreed to acquire Valaris in an all-stock transaction valued at about $5.8 ...

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) has made the definitive move to cement its status as the undisputed leader in offshore drilling. By agreeing to acquire Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) in an all-stock ...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Nov. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Trump administration proposal would open California, Florida, and Alaska waters to offshore drilling, threatening the nation's coastal ...

Tuesday, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors are set to pen a resolution in opposition to offshore drilling for oil and gas. The Department of the Interior is reviewing a five-year program for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Interior Department on Thursday unveiled a proposal that would enable offshore drilling in waters near California and Florida.