JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Interior Department is illegally blocking oil-and-gas drilling in federal waters off Alaska's northern coast, a suit filed by the state alleges. Alaska - United States Department of the Interior - Offshore drilling - Energy - United States
Israel's offshore oil and gas fields could mean decades of self-sufficiency, and big profits for Noble Energy and its billionaire partner.
The International Regulators Forum held special meetings in Herndon, Va., regarding how to deal with oil spills. - More -
Editor's note: This story originally ran in the December 5, 1983 issue of The Daily Texan. Evidence of rich oil and natural gas deposits recently discovered off the Louisiana coast by University researchers may pose problems for the oil industry because of the Gulf of Mexico ’s depth near the fields. Drilling would have to be conducted at depths 10 times the normal level of operations around the ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The state claimed Thursday that the Interior Department illegally halted offshore drilling in Artic waters, even though the department said there's no such moratorium in place.
While the debate rages over how much oil remains from the BP oil spill and what the long term impacts will be, lawyers and scientists are looking at the future of offshore drilling. Florida State University is hosting a lecture about the future of oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Most agree drilling will continue. The question left to answer: can it be done safely?
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage An Interior Department report recommends beefing up federal oversight of offshore oil and gas drilling. Already the Minerals Management Service has been dismantled, and replaced by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The new agency’s head, Michael Bromwich, says they are already at work on the Oversight Board’s recommendations. The report recommends real-time ...
Oil rig explosion follows judge's ruling to overturn drilling ban
HANOI, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group's PV Drilling Company will supply its oil drilling rig to Malaysia's Petronas, according to Vietnam news agency on Thursday.
The U.S. offshore-drilling regulator should consider stiffer penalties for companies that break safety rules, according to a report from a review board formed in response to the BP Plc oil spill.