Waters of the U.S. Rule Affects O&G Industries ‘Almost from Top to Bottom’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Water Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” affects the oil and natural gas industries “almost from...
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Texas Oil and Gas Association Promotes Resources That Improve Oilfield Safety, Save Lives at 2015 Houston Oilfield Expo
Safety materials co-developed by the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TxOGA), Texas Mutual, the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH), and Occupational Safety and Health...
Gulf South Pipeline Submits Application for Coastal Bend Header Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 2 published in the Federal Register notice of the application by Gulf South Pipeline Company for a...
Production Chicken
Letter from the Publisher It looks as though I’ve become addicted to trying to figure out how the United States can beat OPEC in their...
Offshore History: Shell Oil Drilling Ship on Lake Barre Early 1950s
Offshore drilling actually began off the coast of California in 1896. Modest returns ended the enterprise by 1902. Advances in drilling technologies inevitably caught up...
Offshore History: Texaco Tanker at their Lake Barre Terminal early 1950s
Narrow channels that crisscrossed saltwater marshes were the roads traveled by tug boats, crew boats and barges transporting men and materials to the offshore drilling...
Offshore History: Early Offshore Pylon Rig on Lake Barre Early 1950s
Vast saltwater lakes and shallow water marshes were no obstacle when it came to drilling and producing oil. Drilling platforms constructed on timber pilings introduced...
The Gulf of Mexico Long-Play
Offshore oil and gas exploration and production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico are standing up to the oil price downturn that has been influencing...
Five Years Post-BP Oil Spill
On April 13, almost five years since the April 20, 2010, BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement...
Q&A with Jason Spiess: Ronald W. Jibson
Jason Spiess: Looking back at 2014, with all the activity in the Bakken with their wet gas, the infrastructure in Louisiana and other shale plays,...