Friday, July 15, 2011

Oil Drilling News

GULF OIL DISASTER - THE AFTERMATH


BP Oil Still Washing Ashore One Year After Spill

"About 491 miles (790 kilometers) of coastline in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida were contaminated by BP oil as of July 9, the last available tally from field inspections, Tim Zink, a spokesman for the agency, said in an e-mailed message. A total of 1,074 miles has been oiled since the spill began, he said."

Gulf oil spill aftermath: 'Drill, baby, drill' era may be gone forever

ANOTHER GULF OIL LEAK?

Ongoing Leak at Platform 23051 Site - Anybody Home? (Skytruth)
"That raises another question: is anyone being fined for this years-long, continual pollution of the Gulf of Mexico? Federal authorities claim the wells are leaking at an average rate of about 14 gallons per day (although satellite evidence suggests a much greater leak rate)." 
 
OIL SUPPLY AND DEMAND

How Dependent Is the U.S. on Foreign Oil? - EIA Reports Current Trends

"The U.S. imported about 49 percent of the crude oil and refined petroleum products that were consumed during 2010, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) noted in a recent brief on the issue. 

About half of these imports came from the Western Hemisphere, EIA said, adding that U.S. dependence on foreign petroleum has declined since peaking in 2005. 

Canada is the United States' leading crude oil supplier, EIA reported."


OIL/ENERGY POLICY


Senate energy panel to vote on offshore drilling-safety bill next week

"Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said Thursday she would offer an amendment that provides coastal states a significant share of revenues from offshore energy development in federal waters. 

Gulf of Mexico states are already entitled to some revenue-sharing, but Landrieu wants that sped up and extended to other states to provide an incentive for backing drilling off their shores."


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