Industry News
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 […]
Boustany asks delay on well-control rule
The Advertiser | June 27, 2016 | Ken Stickney U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, insists the federal government's well-control rule — it will go into effect in a month — is so vaguely worded that it will leave the oil and gas industry "stumbling in 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 […]
BHP Billiton names GoM as a deepwater exploration focus
Offshore | June 27, 2016 | Offshore Staff SYDNEY, Australia – BHP Billiton provided an update on its exploratory program, outlining what it calls its “value-focused approach.” The natural resources conglomerate said it will target opportunities within oil to enhance its long-term portfolio. Speaking at […]
U.S. Oil Companies Crank Up Production in Gulf of Mexico
Wall Street Journal | June 23, 2016 | Lynn Cook & Erin Ailworth Oil companies are pumping more crude off the U.S. coast in the Gulf of Mexico, a surprising trend that shows the resilience of the nation’s energy industry. Despite the worst price downturn in a generation, so much oil is starting […]
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 […]
