Author Archives: Steve Maley

Link: No oil spilled in platform fire. #rsrh #latcot

Link: Judge rules against Gov’t in moratorium lawsuit. #rsrh Judge Feldman refuses to throw out Hornbeck’s suit against the first moratorium. He has also stated that the second moratorium differs little from the first.

In a Times-Picayune opinion piece, columnist James Gill introduces us to State Rep. Cedric Richmond, the Democratic nominee in Louisiana’s Second Congressional District. Richmond will square off against freshman incumbent Rep. Joseph Cao (R) in November. LA-02 is a gerrymandered … Continue reading →

Link: Aaaaand… two more shallow water rigs leave the Gulf of Mexico. #rsrh These are Shelf jackups, not deepwater floaters that are directly impacted by the moratorium. Shallow water work is slack because of the de facto moratorium, a slowdown … Continue reading →

Link: Govs Mabus & Barbour plead for a bigger slice of the offshore pie. #rsrh Gulf state governors are arguing for a bigger slice of the pie that the Obama Administration sees as nothing more than an annoyance. This administration … Continue reading →

Link: Piracy on the high seas: Greenpeace terrrorists board Greenland oil rig. #rsrh Traditionalist that I am, I think walking the plank would be a fitting punishment for these pirates. Feed the whales! (That goes for the Whale Wars guys, … Continue reading →

Wind energy, the crown jewel of President Obama’s green revolution, seems to be encountering a stiff headwind of its own. As we shall see, wind energy is a highly inefficient technology for reliable power generation. The industry which supports it … Continue reading →

Link: If that’s the worst #oilspill possible, it sure seems worth the risk. #rsrh Not a lot I can add to this opinion piece in the New York Post. A solid majority of Americans still support offshore drilling.

Link: Obama’s spill commission questions Obama’s offshore policy. This is rich. #rsrh So a bunch of environmental policy wonks, who were hired to get to the bottom of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, have chosen to focus instead on why Obama … Continue reading →