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Feds say shale gas exports to make history
Washington Examiner | July 13, 2016 | John Siciliano U.S. frackers are about to change the last 60 years of history by making the U.S. a net natural gas exporter beginning next year, the federal government said Tuesday. "For the first time since 1957, the […]
How Nova Scotia scientists use bacteria to find oil
Herald News | July 12, 2016 | Dinshaw Staff Reporter Scientists are using oil-eating bacteria to help guide them to fresh hydrocarbon deposits off the Nova Scotia coast. Working under senior geophysicist Adam MacDonald at the Nova Scotia Department of Energy, the research team aims […]
Revenue-Sharing Push Gains Steam
Environment & Energy Daily | June 30, 2016 | Hannah Hess Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) unveiled legislation yesterday that would expand the sharing of offshore oil and gas revenues with coastal states, and streamline environmental review of solar, wind and geothermal projects on public lands. […]
Oil industry not dead yet, getting better — Federal Reserve
Energy Wire | June 30, 2016 | Nathaniel Gronewold HOUSTON -- Business conditions for oil and gas companies have gotten slightly better in the second quarter, even though layoffs continued, according to a new industry survey. Meanwhile, this city's economy still shows strain as the […]
Alaska Natives Say Yes to Alaska’s Offshore Development
RealClearEnergy | June 28, 2016 | Herb Ilisaurri Schroeder and Matt Ggax Calhoun As we enter the final stretches of the presidential campaign, issues that will dictate the future of United States energy are becoming more polarized than ever. Notably, rhetoric continues to intensify surrounding the […]
Guest Column: Seismic Tests Won’t Harm Fish
Coastal Review Online | June 27, 2016 | Nikki Martin Editor’s note: To stimulate discussion and debate, Coastal Review Online welcomes differing viewpoints on topical coastal issues. See our guidelines for submitting guest columns. The opinions expressed here are not those of Coastal Review Online […]
Researching Sound and Marine Life
Energy Global Oilfield Technology | June 23, 2016 | Gail Adams Jackson Gail Adams Jackson, Sound and Marine Life, explains how new research is increasing scientific understanding of the effects of the oil and gas industry on marine life. Limiting the potential impact of oil […]
Oil groups Urge US to Leave Door Open for Arctic Drilling
Financial Times | June 21, 2016 | Ed Crooks Leading oil companies have written to the US administration urging it to keep open the prospect that they could drill in the Arctic seas north of Alaska in the next decade. Oil exploration in the US […]
McCrory Urges Prompt Permitting for Seismic
Coastal Review Online | June 17, 2016 | Staff Report RALEIGH – Gov. Pat McCrory, in a letter dated Tuesday to U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, urges federal agencies to promptly complete their review of applications to permit seismic surveys for oil and natural gas […]
The Arctic is Essential to Interior’s Oil and Gas Program
The Hill | June 16, 2016 | Kara Moriarty In recent years, Alaska’s role in the emerging Arctic has taken center stage, and for good reason: It is a place of boundless beauty and tremendous opportunity. For those that appreciate the challenges of what makes our […]
