Drillers find green in deep blue sea
As Ensco officials prepare to send their newest deep-water drilling rig to sea, they have reason to see great promise over the Gulf of Mexico’s blue-gray horizon. More »
Total says “significant” progress made on gas leak
Total said it has made “significant” progress is plugging the gas leak on its Elgin platform in the North sea in the past week, according to a Bloomberg News story. More »
N. Dakota oil production doubles in past 2 years
North Dakota oil production has more than doubled in the past two years, and the state’s sweet crude is now helping to feed refineries on the East, West and Gulf coasts. More »
Expert says all Pa. oil, gas waste needs treatment
A former top environmental official says Pennsylvania’s successful efforts to keep Marcellus Shale wastewater away from drinking water supplies should be extended to all other oil and gas drillers. More »
GOP to try again on linking Keystone XL to highway bill
Republicans will try again to pass a bill by Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., to let the Keystone XL pipeline to cross the U.S.-Canadian border. In making the announcement, Republicans cited Kinder Morgan Energy Partners’ plan to expand a pipeline in Canada to the Pacific coast. More »
Chevron plans to resume operations in Brazil after spill
Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. oil company, plans to resume operations at Brazil’s eleventh-largest oil field after studying the causes of recent leaks. More »
Exxon, Rosneft to outline Arctic drilling plan next week
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), the largest U.S. oil producer, and Russian energy company OAO Rosneft (ROSN) will present details of their $3.2 billion joint-exploration agreement to analysts in New York on April 18. More »
Infrastructure could limit Bakken drilling
Infrastructure challenges in western North Dakota could limit the number of oil and gas drilling rigs in the Bakken system’s rich Williston Basin, industry executives said at a conference. More »
ND oil drilling not disturbing underground nukes
Intense oil drilling that’s honeycombing western North Dakota has not disturbed nuclear-tipped missiles buried beneath much of the same real estate that companies are targeting for crude, the military says. More »
Earthquake outbreak “almost certainly” manmade, scientists say
A spate of earthquakes across the middle of the U.S. is “almost certainly” manmade, and may coincide with wastewater from oil or gas drilling injected into the ground, U.S. government scientists said in a new study. More »
Activists to stage protest for SEC energy rules
Human-rights and anti-poverty activists plan to urge regulators to finalize long-delayed rules requiring certain publicly listed oil, gas and mining companies to disclose payments to host governments. More »
Iraq suggest Exxon deals with Kurds could stand
Iraq’s top energy official says the country may be open to letting Exxon Mobil keep some of its disputed oil deals in the self-ruled Kurdish region if they and similar contracts meet Baghdad’s approval. More »
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