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Chemical Safety Board Subpoenas Black Elk re: the West Delta 32 Explosion and Fire

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

We mourn the loss of life and pray for the missing worker. We wish the injured a speedy recovery. I am dismayed by a new development: U.S. board issues subpoena on offshore platform blast (Reuters) – A U.S. industrial accident … Continue reading →

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Cue the Fat Lady

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

During my company’s eight-year run as an operator in the Gulf of Mexico, we found and produced about one day’s worth of U.S. natural gas consumption and a few hours worth of oil production. That may not sound like much, … Continue reading →

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The Environmentally-Friendly Oil Platform

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

There are some 3,800 fixed platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, many of them past their useful lives. By law, operators are required to remove any structures at the end of the productive life of a lease. But as it … Continue reading →

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10 Ways Obama Could Reduce Gasoline Prices Now

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

Obama: No magic bullet to lower gas prices WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says there is no easy answer to the problem of rising energy prices, dismissing Republican plans to address the problem as little more than gimmicks. “We know … Continue reading →

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Offshore O&G Lease Sale: Small Companies Stay Away in Droves

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

On Wednesday of the week just past, the Department of the Interior conducted the first sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico since BP’s Macondo oil spill. Measured by the statistics touted in Interior’s press release, … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from the Gulf … of Mexico

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

ExxonMobil hits large Keathley Canyon discovery (Oil and Gas Journal, June 8, 2011). XOM announces the discovery of 700 million barrels equivalent (BOE) of oil and gas in 7,000 feet of water, 250 miles offshore Louisiana. Shell’s Cardamom to come … Continue reading →

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BP’s Macondo Disaster, One Year Later

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire on the Transocean drilling rig Deepwater Horizon caused the deaths of 11 rig workers. The subsequent blowout flowed uncontrolled to the Gulf of Mexico, ultimately spilling an estimated 5 million barrels of … Continue reading →

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