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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
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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 […]
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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) […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Hercules Offshore Provides Update To Incident On Jackup Drilling Rig Hercules 265
HOUSTON, July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ: HERO) today provided updates to the incident aboard jackup drilling rig Hercules 265, a 250' mat-supported cantilevered unit, operating for Walter Oil & Gas Corporation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico OCS lease block South Timbalier 220. Late yesterday evening, the natural gas flowing from […]
