Total will attempt to plug leaking Elgin well within days
Total SA, Europe’s third-largest oil producer, plans to begin within days an attempt to plug a North Sea well that has leaked natural gas for almost seven weeks. More »
India’s top court refuses entry to Exxon Valdez
India’s Supreme Court has banned the Exxon Valdez from entering India, saying the ship involved in one of the worst U.S. oil spills will not be allowed in for dismantling until it has been decontaminated. More »
Total ‘on track’ to begin Elgin well operation within days
Total SA (FP), Europe’s third-largest oil producer, said it’s “on track” to begin a well intervention operation to plug a North Sea gas leak in the coming days. More »
BP system to cap out-of-control wells by air
Sitting at a construction yard along Houston’s Ship Channel is a 35-foot-tall, 100-ton hunk of steel that its owners hope never to use. More »
Ex-BP engineer from Katy in court in New Orleans
A former BP drilling engineer from Katy, Texas, was expected in court today over charges he deleted text messages that indicated the company’s blown-out Gulf of Mexico well was spewing far more crude than BP was telling the public. More »
Training, standards, culture cited as key to safety
Charlie Williams, who heads the oil and gas industry’s new Center for Offshore Safety, talked about his plans. More »
Response systems focus on Gulf of Mexico
Leaders of the two emergency response systems developed after the 2010 Macondo well spill say they’ll share ideas with foreign operators, but will remain focused on the Gulf of Mexico. More »
What Is the Law’s Role in Offshore Drilling Safety?
As the OTC gets underway to record numbers here in Houston, one oft repeated phrase from industry and government is that safety should come first. James Watson, head of BSEE, also announced that the government plans to speed up its rulemaking on safety requirements by skipping the “notice of proposed rulemaking” stage and going straight [...] More »
Former BP advisor lashes out at media, feds for spill response
Rusty Riese forecasted that the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will have no lasting environmental impact, during a morning session at the Offshore Technology Conference. More »
OTC panelist: spill revealed need to reassess insurance policies
The 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill revealed a need to reassess insurance and risk management in offshore operations. More »
BP now works with fewer contractors to reduce risk, exec tells OTC audience
In response to the blowout of its Macondo well, blamed partly on poor communication among people working for multiple companies, BP now manages risk by developing stronger relationships with fewer contractors, a BP executive said at the OTC. More »
Company begins to plug blown Wyoming oil well
Workers at a blown oil well that’s been spewing large quantities of natural gas in eastern Wyoming have begun trying to plug the well with mud. More »
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