Federal drilling rules deferred until September
Federal District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl had already decided to temporarily stay the Interior Department rule while he waits for more information from the government and weighs an oil industry...
View ArticleShell-contracted drillships begin final Arctic journey
Shell Oil Co. still doesn't have the final permits it needs to begin boring an exploratory oil well in the Chukchi Sea, but the Noble Discoverer's departure from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Friday...
View ArticleShell asks feds for go-ahead to drill deeper in Arctic
For now, Shell is restricted to drilling the top 3,000 feet of its Burger J well in the Chukchi Sea.
View ArticleObama administration gives OK to Shell to drill deeper in Arctic
Shell has already been drilling the well for more than two weeks. But BSEE had ordered the company to halt after completing the top 3,000 feet, because critical emergency equipment were not nearby to...
View ArticleEPA pushes rules slashing methane, hinting oil industry hasn’t gone far enough
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the new regulations Tuesday, making a significant step toward fulfilling the White House's March pledge to pare oil and gas methane emissions by 40 to 45...
View ArticleClinton: Arctic drilling not worth the ‘risk’
One day after the Obama administration authorized Shell to drill deeper below the Arctic Ocean, Hillary Clinton signaled she would make a different decision.
View ArticleOffshore oil auction draws low interest
Just five oil and gas companies submitted sealed bids for western Gulf of Mexico acreage, ahead of Wednesday's auction in New Orleans.
View ArticleDetails on fight against decade-long Gulf oil spill to be released under...
Details about a chronic oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico will be disclosed as part of the settlement agreement between Taylor Energy and environmental groups.
View ArticleInvestigation faults slow response and equipment failure in 2013 blowout of...
Workers reacted too slowly to stop a Gulf of Mexico well blowout that forced the evacuation of 44 people and ignited a fire that raged for two days in 2013, according to a federal investigation.
View ArticleNew rules for methane aim to thwart wasting valuable natural gas, official says
Venting valuable natural gas into the atmosphere is a "crazy" practice, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Tuesday.
View ArticleFeds to review Hilcorp’s plan for manmade island in Arctic
Although other gravel islands have been built in the Beaufort Sea, Hilcorp's proposed Liberty project would be the first oil production facility located entirely in federal waters off the Alaska coast.
View ArticleBLM moves forward with plan to crack down on venting and flaring
A plan to curb natural gas venting and flaring at wells on public land is now being scrutinized in an interagency review process, teeing the proposal up for possible release later this year.
View ArticleObama administration plan would ensure energy companies pay to scrap old...
The move by the Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is designed to ensure that the companies have set aside enough money to dismantle offshore facilities once oil and gas stops...
View ArticleShell abandons Arctic oil quest after $7 billion bid yields ‘disappointing’...
After failing to find commercially viable quantities of oil and gas at its Chukchi Sea well, Shell said it will halt exploring U.S. Arctic waters and could take a $4.1 billion write down.
View ArticleEnvironmentalists and energy companies lobby administration on coming methane...
The Obama administration has telegraphed its plans to "reduce wasteful venting, flaring and leaks of natural gas from onshore wells" on federal and Indian leases nationwide.
View ArticleEven as it walks away from Arctic drilling, Shell keeps door open for future...
The company says it's walking away from oil exploration in U.S. Arctic waters for the "foreseeable future," but it's keeping its options open.
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