Senators fear spills tied to Cuban drilling, Canadian oil
Concerns about offshore drilling in foreign territories and oil transported in international waters close to the U.S. dominated a Senate hearing today that was designed to focus on last year's Gulf of...
View ArticleFeds’ offshore powers cover contractors
For decades, the U.S. agency that polices offshore drilling has had a laser-like focus on the companies searching for oil and gas in federal waters. But inspired by the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the...
View ArticleDrilling industry fears ‘ripple effect’ from BP suspension
The Obama administration decision to block BP from new government contracts and offshore energy leases could ripple across the Gulf of Mexico, hurting drilling contractors throughout the region,...
View ArticleOil industry blasts administration’s Arctic drilling plan
Oil industry trade groups blasted the Obama administration's plan to adopt a "targeted leasing" approach to selling drilling rights in Arctic waters near Alaska, saying it would dissuade companies from...
View ArticleOffshore drilling industry takes aim at safety rule
Energy companies and industry trade groups broadly criticized a government plan to rewrite standards governing oil and gas production systems used offshore.
View ArticleChemical Safety Board prevails in Deepwater Horizon case
In a dispute over Deepwater Horizon documents, the International Association of Drilling Contractors has warned that a court ruling in favor of the Chemical Safety Board would upset decades of...
View ArticleFive years after Gulf disaster, feds ready new well control and blowout...
The Obama administration is poised to lay out new requirements for controlling offshore wells, nearly five years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill vividly illustrated the damage that can be unleashed...
View ArticleNew offshore safety rules would make drilling some wells too difficult,...
More than a dozen oil companies and drilling contractors joined leading industry trade groups in pushing back against proposed federal mandates for offshore wells they say would make some impossible to...
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