Author Archives: Steve Maley

Gulf of Mexico operator ATP files for bankruptcy, blaming moratorium #rsrh

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/us-atpoilgas-idUSBRE87G0ZL20120817 (Reuters) – Gulf of Mexico producer ATP Oil & Gas Corp (ATPG.O) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, blaming the financial fallout from the deep sea drilling moratorium that followed the Deepwater Horizon disaster. ATP, which reported … Continue reading

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In DPRK, Kim Jong-Un Lifts Dad’s Ban on Women Riding Bikes. #rsrh

http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01500&num=9680 Rule on Bicycles Repealed at Last By Choi Song Min [2012-08-15 19:59 ] The North Korean authorities have formally repealed a 20-year old public order forbidding women from riding bicycles in urban areas, Daily NK has learned. A source … Continue reading

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St. John Restaurant, St. Martinville

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False Sense of (Energy) Security

Superficially, it would seem that the nation is successfully pursuing the Obama Administration’s stated energy goals of “increasing domestic oil production” and “reducing our dependence on foreign oil.” Domestic oil production has increased, but in spite of and not because … Continue reading

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You Hate Me. You Really, Really Hate Me. #rsrh

Americans Rate Computer Industry Best, Oil and Gas Worst

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The United States of Red Tape #rsrh

http://energytomorrow.org/blog/the-united-states-of-red-tape/#/type/all In terms of energy development – we are a nation bound up in red tape. The graphic below hardly exaggerates the current state of play: By federal policy and regulation we’re self-limiting the dynamic potential of America’s domestic energy … Continue reading

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42 years old, young family, Irish Catholic… stop with the JFK comparisons already!

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George Soros, 82, to wed for the third time — Gal’s name is “Cthulhu” – Romanian? #rsrh

The legendary investor — the seventh-richest person in America, worth $22 billion according to Forbes — announced to close friends and family last night that he’s engaged to the 40-year-old businesswoman as he celebrated his 82nd birthday at his Hamptons … Continue reading

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Elizabeth’s

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Does Drilling in ANWR Make More Sense than the Alaskan Offshore?

At this writing, Shell Oil is awaiting final permits from the Department of the Interior and EPA for drill two of five wells in the Arctic Ocean offshore Alaska that were originally planned for 2012. Later than normal breakup of … Continue reading

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