Industry News
Federal court says Shell Arctic oil spill plan legal
By Zack Colman - 08/06/13 09:25 AM ET A federal judge in Alaska ruled Monday that Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic oil spill plans doesn’t run afoul of environmental laws. The U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska said the Interior Department didn’t violate the Endangered […]
Olympus offshore platform arrives at deep-water destination
Posted on August 5, 2013 at 2:30 pm by FuelFix.com in featured, Gulf of Mexico, Production Shell’s massive Olympus production platform has reached its destination in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico, ending an 18,000-mile journey that began last year in South Korea. Full Story
NOIA Statement on Offshore Safety Meeting Between Regulators and Industry
For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 1, 2013 Contact: Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Statement on Offshore Safety Meeting Between Regulators and Industry Washington, DC – Today, NOIA President Randall Luthi participated in a meeting of Interior Department officials and senior oil and […]
US auctions 1st offshore wind energy leases in 2 areas off New England coast to RI firm
By Associated Press, Published: July 31 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island firm is the high bidder in an auction to build a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It’s the first time the federal government has sold competitive leases for […]
Feds begin probe of Gulf gas well blowout
Posted on July 29, 2013 at 5:42 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Accidents, featured, Gulf of Mexico Federal drilling regulators on Monday launched a formal investigation into the blowout of a gas well in the Gulf of Mexico last week that forced the evacuation of 44 workers and ignited a […]
Scientists Envision Fracking in Arctic and on Ocean Floor B
Posted July 28, 2013, 9:37 p.m. ET Scientists in Japan and the U.S. say they are moving closer to tapping a new source of energy: methane hydrate, a crystalline form of natural gas found in Arctic permafrost and at the bottom of oceans. At room temperature […]
The week ahead: Senate nears first big energy bill since 2007
By Zack Colman - 07/29/13 08:40 AM ET The Senate gears up for a chance to pass its first substantive energy bill since 2007 as energy efficiency legislation heads to the upper chamber’s floor. Or maybe not. Co-sponsors Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) […]
Forum Energy CEO sees chances for more acquisitions
Posted on July 28, 2013 at 5:00 am by Houston Chronicle in Deals, featured, Oil field services By Jeannie Kever Forum Energy Technologies was formed through a five-way merger three years ago and hasn’t stopped growing. The acquisition of Moffatt 2000 Ltd., announced earlier this month, was the company’s 14th, and CEO Cris […]
Authorities See No Sheen Near Burning Gulf Rig
By Kevin McGill and Jane McCounnaughey NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An out-of-control natural gas well burned Wednesday off Louisiana hours after it ignited following a blowout, though authorities said there was no sign of a slick on the surface of the water. The Bureau of […]
BSEE, Coast Guard Provide Response Oversight to Rig Fire
NEW ORLEANS - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Coast Guard are continuing to oversee Walter Oil & Gas Corporation’s response efforts to secure the natural gas well and extinguish the subsequent fire that started after the operator’s loss of well […]
