OTC: When ethical introspection becomes preaching to the choir
The energy industry isn’t good at introspection. When it takes a hard look at itself, it tends to find fault with others. More »
OTC: Talk of safety is everywhere, but will it translate into practice?
Translating safety from panel discussions to practice More »
What I’ll be watching for at the Offshore Technology Conference
Here’s some of the things I’ll be looking for at this years annual gala of oilfield geek chic. More »
Shrimp processors object to BP settlement terms
A group of Gulf Coast shrimp processors asked a federal judge Monday to hold off on giving his preliminary approval to portions of BP’s proposed class-action settlement of economic damage claims spawned by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. More »
Keeping jobs from killing workers
Workplace safety regulations don’t kill jobs; they keep jobs from killing workers. More »
Oil spill’s long-term effects on sea life have yet to surface
The extent of the ecological damage to the Gulf may not match the worst fears of some people. More »
EU delays vote on stamping oil sands with anti-environment label
The European Commission is set to delay voting on whether to label oil from oil sands as worse for climate change than other forms of crude, delivering a victory to Canada. More »
The Atlantis documents that BP didn’t want anyone to see
Last week, I wrote about the documents that have finally been made public in a court case over BP’s Atlantis platform in the Gulf of Mexico: Thousands of pages of internal documents and emails, recently released in a long-running lawsuit, reveal ongoing safety issues, deficient design documents and a pattern of problems that are disturbingly [...] More »
EPA resumes groundwater testing in Pavillion area
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies have begun a new round of water sampling in the area of a Wyoming gas field where the EPA says hydraulic fracturing may have caused groundwater pollution. More »
2 years later, fish sick near BP oil spill site
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, touching off the worst offshore spill in U.S. history, research into the disaster’s environmental effects is turning up ailing fish that bear hallmarks of diseases tied to petroleum and other pollutants. More »
Scientists: Fish are sick where BP’s oil spill hit
Two years after the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, scientists say they’re finding trouble with sick fish that dwell along offshore reefs and in the deep waters — especially in places where the oil spill hit the hardest. 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 »
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