Deepwater Horizon report: Better testing & warning system needed
In a 136-page report released today on the 2010 oil spill, the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council make a series of recommendations designed to prevent a repeat of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. More »
Transocean accused of not honoring spill subpoenas
Transocean must comply with subpoenas issued by the Chemical Safety Board in its investigation of the Deepwater Horizon accident, the Justice Department says in a Houston lawsuit. More »
Williams’ last-minute bid for SUG assets fell through
After apparently losing a bidding war for Houston-based Southern Union Co., pipeline giant Williams Co. made a last-minute bid for a handful of SUG assets. That deal has fallen through. More »
Coast Guard: Sunken rig is not the source of the Gulf sheen
The U.S. Coast Guard does not believe the sunken drilling rig Deepwater Horizon is the source of oil sheens spotted near the site several times this past summer. More »
Report may not add much to fight over spill blame
The findings of a far-reaching federal probe of the Deepwater Horizon disaster may turn out to be a minor victory for BP as it girds for upcoming legal battles. More »
Steffy: “BP needs to hear ‘noise’”
Sometimes, the noise can’t be tuned out. BP’s chief executive, Robert Dudley, sent a memo to company employees last week saying that management would not be “overly distracted by short-term noise.” More »
Lake Charles refinery hit with criminal charges
Federal officials say a Louisiana refinery owned by well-known Houston oil men Oscar Wyatt and David Chalmers violated federal anti-pollution laws and obstructed justice during an investigation.
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Nobel Prize winners write Obama opposing TransCanada’s pipeline
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama and six other Nobel Peace Prize winners urged fellow laureate, President Barack Obama, to reject TransCanada Corp.’s proposed $7 billion pipeline across six U.S. states. More »
Dudley: Never mind the bollocks, here’s BP
BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley told workers in an e-mail not to worry about the recent blitz of bad news, but to focus on the progress that’s been made in the company’s recovery so far. More »
Mysterious notebook fuels Ohio drilling feud
A memo that appears to coach buyers of oil and gas drilling leases to use deceptive tactics on unsuspecting landowners has provoked a state investigation and spirited debate in rural Ohio, the latest frontier in America’s quest for new energy resources. More »
They saw it coming: Monday report predicted power emergencies
A presentation done by an ERCOT committee on Monday predicted a power emergency like the one that followed the next day was likely given a combination of high demand and many power plant failures. More »
Bromwich: CERA offshore report “flawed”
The head of BOEMRE says a report on the impact of the offshore drilling moratorium was misleading. More »
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