Vt. becomes first state to ban fracking
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law the nation's first ban on hydraulic fracturing—better known as fracking—a hotly debated natural gas drilling technique that involves blasting chemical-laced water deep into the ground. The...
DATE: May 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
38.6 million Gulf acres up for grabs in June lease sale
Oil and gas companies have until June 19 to file their bids for the government's upcoming auction of drilling leases in the central Gulf of Mexico, the Interior Department announced today. The Houston Chronicle reports as many as 7,276 blocks...
DATE: May 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
'Grey' ghost
Liam Neeson has become a vengeful man of late. The English movie star followed payback thrillers Taken, Unknown and The Other Man with the adventure thriller The Grey in January, and the film has arrived on DVD.
DATE: May 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Movies
Drilling prospects spark land rush to Illinois
It's not a festival or the 19th-century architecture that's drawing late-model cars from Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania to the downtown square of McLeansboro, a tiny, southern Illinois community. It's the musty vault inside the county...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Bing to duel Google with Facebook-friendly format
Microsoft's Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook's social network and Twitter's messaging service to showcase information unlikely to be found on Google. The changes, unveiled today, will reshape how...
DATE: May 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Angelle: Industry recognizing 'a very real opportunity' in Tuscaloosa Shale
A third horizontal well in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale by Devon Energy is initially producing more than twice the amount of oil—about 259 barrels per day—than its first two wells produced, says Louisiana Department of Natural Resources...
DATE: May 09, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Angelle: Offshore drilling reaches highest level since moratorium
There are 41 rigs drilling in the federal waters of the Louisiana outer continental shelf, says Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle. However, overall drilling activity in the region's deep and shallow waters still has not reached...
DATE: May 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
OTC new tech winner: Test chamber simulates water depths up to 9,800 feet
Global energy services company ShawCor's new Simulated Service Vessel—which tests offshore pipe insulation in simulated water depths of nearly 10,000 feet—is one of 13 winners of the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference's Spotlight on New...
DATE: May 03, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
BP calls for industry to adopt broader safety standards
Bernard Looney, BP's executive vice president for developments, called on the industry to adopt broader safety standards on the first day of The Offshore Technology Conference, taking place today through Thursday in Houston. "We are in absolutely no...
DATE: April 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: Initial jobless claims drop in La. … Weekly U.S. oil, gas rig count down by 27 to 1,945 … L'Auberge hosts job fair at Cortana Saturday
Getting better all the time: First-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped by more than 14% last week in Louisiana. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports 3,076 initial claims for the week ending April 21. That's down from...
DATE: April 27, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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