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This Is Where the First U.S. Offshore Wind Turbines Were Just Installed
Fortune | August 8, 2016 | Katie Fehrenbacher The first wind turbines to be installed off the coasts of the United States were constructed over the past few days about three miles offshore of Block Island, Rhode Island. While wind farms have been built all over […]
Gloomy Days in the Oil Patch, but Some See a Glimmer of Light
New York Times | July 29, 2016 | Clifford Krauss & Stanley Reed HOUSTON — As recently as two summers ago, Latshaw Drilling was so fully booked it sometimes had to turn away oil companies eager to rent one of its 39 rigs at $22,000 […]
Voters Say Yes to Energy, No to ‘Keep It in the Ground’
Real Clear Energy | July 21, 2016 | David Holt Job growth and the overall economy will be at the top of voters’ minds this coming Election Day, a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll says. Other polls – from CNN/ORC, CBS News/New York Times, […]
Arctic Development Can Help Ensure National and Energy Security
Forbes | July 26, 2016 | Brigham A. McCown Thanks to its strategic location and plentiful reserves, the state of Alaska provides a unique opportunity to bolster national security through infrastructure creation and the development of the world’s largest conventional energy resources. Alaska and the […]
Cutting Arctic leases will eliminate opportunities in Alaska, rest of America
UPI | July 22, 2016 | Randall Luthi The United States' Outer Continental Shelf is the source of huge opportunity for our country, supporting thousands of well-paying jobs and offering a supply of reasonably priced, reliable energy, which could meet our needs for decades. Despite […]
Noble Energy Commences Production at Gunflint in the Gulf of Mexico
Globe Newswire | July 21, 2016 Houston, July 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) (“Noble Energy” or “the Company”) announced today that it has recently commenced production at the Company’s Gunflint oil development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The two-well […]
PGS: Improving Sentiment in Offshore Seismic Market
Rigzone | July 21, 2016 | Jon Mainwaring Norwegian seismic survey firm Petroleum Geo-Services said Thursday that it is beginning to see early signs that its market is stabilizing along with improving sentiment. "We believe that this has started to impact our MultiClient performance positively," […]
Alaska Wilderness League fails to acknowledge realities of life in the Arctic
The Hill | July 19, 2016 | Lucas Frances Yesterday an article by the Alaska Wilderness League appeared in these pages, arguing for President Obama to exclude the Arctic from the Department of Interior’s forthcoming offshore oil and gas leasing program. The opinion paints a […]
Alaska entrepreneur looks to ocean for inspiration
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner| July 12, 2016 | Kevin Baird FAIRBANKS - An Alaska entrepreneur believes the ocean’s untapped resources are the key to creating jobs in Alaska. Chris Hartman, CEO of Global Ocean Center in Anchorage, has an ambitious plan to turn Alaska into the ultimate […]
100,000 Oil jobs could be coming back
CNN Money | July 14, 2016 | Matt Egan Good news laid-off oil workers: U.S. energy companies could soon face a serious worker shortage. Goldman Sachs believes the American oil industry is about to stage a big comeback from the painful downturn and big job losses […]
