Oil Drilling News

LATEST ON THE NEW GULF OIL SPILL

Coast Guard: Louisiana Oil Spill Cleanup Done, Origins Unknown

http://news.morningstar.com/all/dow-jones/us-markets/201106132014/000320/coast-guard-louisiana-oil-spill-cleanup-done-origins-unknown.aspx

Oil Slick Near Venice, Louisiana - Who Owns the Well? (Skytruth)

http://blog.skytruth.org/2011/06/oil-slick-near-venice-louisiana-who.html

"This LLC shell-game with offshore drilling sure can be confusing -- we call it Responsible Party Whack-a-Mole.  And it sure does make us uneasy to learn about small, bankrupt companies responsible for operating and maintaining offshore oil and gas wells, when other livelihoods are put at risk from both chronic pollution and catastrophic spills."

 

OIL DRILLING PRACTICES

Court to La.: Take a harder look at oil drilling

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/06/14/business-us-louisiana-drilling-louisiana_8515800.html

"On Friday, the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that the state must determine if the practice of dumping waste waters from offshore drilling operations is harmful to the environment and humans."

OIL DRILLING PROTESTS

Locals to join hands to oppose offshore drilling

http://thecoastnews.com/view/full_story/14268009/article-Locals-to-join-hands-to-oppose-offshore-drilling?instance=coast_more_news

The first of many stories to come regarding the international Hands Across the Sand event on June 25.

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OIL SPILL BLAME GAME

Halliburton & Transocean Want States' Claims Dismissed in Oil-Spill Litigation

http://bpoilspill.us/2011/06/06/halliburton-transocean-want-states-claims-dismissed-in-oil-spill-litigation/

HUMAN, WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS

BP Spill One Year Later

http://lauraerickson.blogspot.com/2011/06/bp-spill-one-year-later.html

"When I show people the photos and videos I took in the Gulf and talk about recent findings, they all seem dismayed, yet people no longer get angry enough to want to do anything about it. When it comes to cleaning our air and water, we seem crippled by a sense of hopelessness."

OIL/ENERGY POLICY

Louisiana Energy Day Forum

http://www.leadershipforum.us/energy-leadership/

THE LATEST ON NEW GULF OIL SPILL

Oil Slick Near Venice, Louisiana - Operator Identified?

http://blog.skytruth.org/2011/06/oil-slick-near-venice-louisiana.html

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NEW GULF OIL SPILL SOURCE IDENTIFIED?

Oil Slick Near Venice, Louisiana - Photos Identify Possible Source (Skytruth)

http://blog.skytruth.org/2011/06/oil-slick-near-venice-lousiana-photos.html

YOU CALL THIS A CLEANUP PLAN?

Oil industry outlines cleanup strategy for Arctic spill

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-industry-outlines-cleanup-strategy-for-arctic-spill/article2054586/

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EFFECTS OF GULF OIL DISASTER

Lots of Inconvenient Truths -- Chemical Illness Epidemic in the Wake of the BP Blowout

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/riki-ott/oil-spill-illness_b_873582.html

NEW OIL SPILL IN THE GULF?

7 mile oil slick reported of coast of Plaquemines Parish

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b06a155656d54df386a789a9f74850ee/LA--Plaquemines-Oil

Source of oil spill in Plaquemines Parish undetermined

http://www.wwltv.com/home/Oil-spotted-in-waters-off-Plaquemines-Parish--123452979.html

Oil Slick Reported near Venice, Louisiana (Skytruth)

http://blog.skytruth.org/2011/06/oil-slick-reported-near-venice-lousiana.html

DEEPWATER DRILLING

Government approval of new deepwater oil drilling ignores Gulf disaster (Defenders of Wildlife Press Release)

Groups file in court after regulators claim no potential for significant harm from deepwater drilling in wake of Gulf disaster

http://www.defenders.org/newsroom/press_releases_folder/2011/06_09_2011_approval_of_new_deepwater_oil_drilling_ignores_gulf_disaster.php

Also see: Environmental groups challenge Shell drilling plan

"The conservation groups argue that there is no basis to conclude that drilling in waters substantially deeper than the BP well that blew out would have no significant impact on the environment. BP's well that blew out was in 5,000 feet of water. Engineering experts and some industry observers have argued that more than a year after the disaster oil companies are still not adequately prepared to prevent a deepwater blowout or be able to efficiently deal with one if it were to occur again."

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OIL/ENERGY POLICY

EDITORIAL: Give Me the Permits, or Else

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/opinion/04sat3.html

Drilling dilemma: Oil industry leases untapped

http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/06/news/economy/oil_drilling_leases/?section=money_latest

"They have the drilling rights to an area of public land the size of Minnesota where they could and should be drilling," Massachusetts Representative Ed Markey, a Democrat, said in a statement to CNNMoney. "But instead [they] are coming back and asking Congress to allow drill rigs off our beaches up and down the East Coast."

FLORIDA

Another drilling threat

U.S. officials must work to safeguard Florida from a rig off Cuba.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-ed-cuba-drill-060811-20110607,0,4187178.story

NEW JERSEY

Offshore drilling arguments belie the truth

http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2011-06-09/Editorials/Offshore_drilling_arguments_belie_the_truth.html

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GULF OIL DISASTER

Corexit Makes Oil Spills Worse, Not Better, Scientists Find

http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/06/02/234653/corexit-makes-oil-spills-worse-not-better-scientists-find/

"...Jeffrey found that the combination of Corexit and oil was more toxic to phytoplankton in the sample than oil alone and did not prompt the oil-eating bacteria to consume the oil any faster. 

A similar study, conducted by Susan Laramore of Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and also released last week, looked at the effects of the oil-Corexit mixture on slightly larger species, including conch, oysters and shrimp. Early results point to the same conclusion – that the oil and dispersant mixture is more toxic than the oil alone."

OIL/ENERGY POLICY

Why drilling slows down in the Gulf: Court documents tell different story

http://www.khou.com/news/Why-Drilling-Slow-Down-in-the-Gulf-Court-Documents-Tell-Different-Story-122748279.html

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GULF OIL SPILLS AND PUBLIC OPINION

Mariner Energy's Oil Rig Fire In Gulf Due To Corroded Equipment, Generator Failure

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/31/mariner-energy-oil-rig-fire_n_869053.html

How did the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico affect Americans' opinions about environmental and ocean conservation?

http://theoceanproject.blogspot.com/2011/04/remember-deepwater-horizon.html

"The Ocean Project's quarterly tracking data showed a spike in interest in ocean health in June 2010.  In that quarter, the public not only had a heightened desire to protect the ocean, but felt that it should be a priority for the government. 

The interest was short-lived, however. By the time the 3^rd quarter tracking data returned, interest was already declining."

OIL/ENERGY POLICY

Porter, GOP push drilling

http://www.lvrj.com/news/26133334.html

Dem blasts cuts in 2012 energy, water appropriations bill

http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/appropriations/164167-dem-blasts-cuts-in-2012-energy-water-appropriations-bill-

GOP plan slashes renewable energy

http://dyn.politico.com/members/forums/thread.cfm?catid=1&subcatid=70&threadid=5514887