Posted on November 6, 2014 at 2:42 pm by Associated Press in
Offshore,
Politics/Policy |
Among those in attendance will be top officials from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which regulates drilling operations and handles the sale and lease of off-shore drilling rights in federal waters.
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BP is facing $18 billion in penalties stemming from the 2010 oil spill.
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Only voters in Santa Barbara County said “No” to a prohibition on the drilling technique.
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Posted on November 5, 2014 at 7:19 am by Associated Press in
Pipelines |
The Richmond, Virginia-based energy provider says it took the necessary first step Tuesday in the extensive Federal Energy Regulatory Commission review process.
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The vote made Denton, which sits atop a large natural gas reserve, the first city in Texas to pass such a ban. It sets up a legal showdown between the city and industry groups that have warned the ban could be followed by lawsuits and a severe hit to Denton’s economy.
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Posted on November 4, 2014 at 5:13 pm by Associated Press in
Hydraulic fracturing |
A full hearing on the matter is scheduled for Nov. 12.
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But the governor continued to say he will let scientists decide on the drilling practice.
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Lower oil prices, while good for the broader U.S. economy, are a threat to what has been a surprising and dramatic surge in oil production in the U.S.
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Posted on November 3, 2014 at 6:49 am by Associated Press in
Environment,
featured,
Pipelines |
The number of oil spilled is up 21,000 gallons from initial estimates.
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Posted on November 2, 2014 at 6:57 pm by Associated Press in
Pipelines |
“The utilities, for some time, they forgot about these pipes. They thought they’d last forever,” said Mohammad Najafi, an engineer at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Chevron, ExxonMobil and other oil companies have donated about $7 million to try to defeat the fracking bans in Santa Barbara, San Benito and Monterey counties.
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Posted on October 31, 2014 at 2:15 pm by Associated Press in
Pipelines,
Politics/Policy |
The 550-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline that would run through West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina is a joint venture between Dominion, Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas and AGL Resources.
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