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Hurricane Ike and Indianola: The Great Hurricane of 1886
2008-09-12 17:04:00 Before Katrina, Before Ike, Even Before Hurricanes Had Names The Great Hurricane of 1886 Helped Wipe Indianola Off the Map ABOVE: Indianola, Texas With Hurricane Ike bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Texas, most people are unaware of a similar storm: the great hurricane of 1886. That storm hit not only the area known as ...
CLIMATE CHANGE: China and India called keys in climate change battle
2008-05-08 18:23:00 If the world is going to truly combat greenhouse gas emissions, China and India have to be part of the fight, the chief economist for the Paris-based International Energy Agency said Tuesday. Fatih Birol told oil and gas executives at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston that the economies of China and India are growing at such a pace that they'll keep needing more energy, much of it from coal. Even if Europe cuts emissions by 20 percent in the next dozen years as pledged, it won't be enough to overcome emissions anticipated to increase in the developing giants, he said.But don't blame China, the bigger of the two, he said.China's growth is "simply imitating" what developed countries have already done. Americans love their cars, and increasingly the Chinese do as well, driving most of the increase in that country's demand.The nation is expected to overtake the U.S. in terms of car ownership in seven to eight years. And by 2030, 14 percent of Chinese will have cars, as...
WESTERN HEMISPHERE: Energy XXI joins Blackbeard hunt
2008-04-06 20:23:00 Energy XXI Ltd. has signed a deal to farm into the South Timbalier Block 168 No. 1 exploration well, or the Blackbeard well, in the shallower waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Energy XXI agreed with McMoRan Exploration Co. to earn a 20 percent working interest in five blocks encompassing the Blackbeard... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Biofuel is killing the Gulf of Mexico
2008-04-02 13:24:00 A huge boost in corn production from US govt ethanol mandates has sent record amounts of nitrogen fertilizer down the Mississippi River and into the Gulf of Mexico. Once in the Gulf, the nitrogen breeds oxygen-eating algae that blossom on the water?s surface, depriving creatures of their lifeline. More nitrogen means even deader zones in ...
Oil and Gas Lease Sales in Gulf of Mexico Attract $3.7 Billion
2008-03-21 00:00:00 Two federal sales of offshore oil and natural gas leases in the Eastern and Central Gulf of Mexico attracted more than $3.7 billion in high bids today, inaugurating enhanced revenue sharing with oil and gas producing Gulf states, instituting higher royalty rates and underscoring the region?s continuing importance as a vital source of domestic energy production for the nation.
Nitrogen runoff solution for Gulf of Mexico dead zone?
2008-01-26 05:05:00 Here's an excerpt from a recent newspaper article by Henry Jackson A.P. "Because of rising demand for ethanol, American farmers are growing more corn than at any time since the Depression. And sea life in the Gulf of Mexico is paying the price. The nation's corn crop is fertilized wit
WESTERN HEMISPHERE: StatoilHydro sells GoM shallow-water operations
2007-12-29 14:36:00 StatoilHydro has entered into an agreement to sell all of the former Spinnaker assets in the shallow water of the US Gulf of Mexico to Mariner Energy, Inc. for a cash consideration of USD 243 million. The sale will be accomplished through the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Hydro Gulf of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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NORWAY: Aker Kværner floater installation for BP Norway
2007-12-19 10:32:00 BP Norway has awarded Aker Kværner a contract for tow and installation of a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO). The FPSO will be installed at the Skarv field in the North Sea. The total contract value is approximately NOK 300 million.The scope of work includes pre-installation of the 15 leg mooring system, tow from South Korea to Norway and transportation and installation of the FPSO. The work will be executed by the Aker Kværner subsidiary, Aker Marine Contractors.?Our company has extensive experience in installing floating production units. More than ten projects have been executed in a period of 12 years in different parts of the world. This award confirms our position in this exciting FPSO market,? says Torgeir Ramstad, President for Aker Marine Contractors.READ MORE... The new-built offshore construction vessel BOA SUB C, on long term charter for Aker Marine Contractors, will be used for the mooring pre-installation. The vessel is equipped with diesel-electr...
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Corn ethanol production is killing the coastal Gulf of Mexico
2007-12-18 19:09:00 Today’s recipe is for “Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone”: Start with historically massive agricultural input of phosphorus and nitrogen into the Mississippi River system. Add occasional yearly floods that can double the input of phosphorus and nitrogen following the flood. Dump the Mississippi River into an algae-rich Gulf of Mexico. Heat the Gulf water to a tepid 70 degrees Fahrenheit (local water temperatures may vary) Add lots of sunlight. Wait for phytoplankton algae bloom to form, then die and start decomposing. Ta da! You’ve finished your Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone! If you wish increase the size of your dead zone, just increase agricultural runoff from nitrogen fertilizers. Corn farming for ethanol would be a great way to start. The Gulf of Mexico is one of the United States’ most important fisheries, where 72% of U.S. harvested shrimp, 66% of harvested oysters, and 16% of commercial fish are harvested for U.S. markets. But in 1985, a “dead zone...
UNITED KINGDOM: Eni to Buy Burren Energy
2007-11-30 15:05:00 Eni SpA, Italy's biggest oil company, agreed to buy Burren Energy Plc for 1.74 billion pounds ($3.6 billion) in cash to add production in Congo and Turkmenistan. Eni offered 1,230 pence for each... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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UNITED STATES: Thunder Horse platform payoff a long time coming for BP
2007-11-20 19:22:00 Befitting its name, BP's massive Thunder Horse offshore platform has been beset by dark clouds ever since it was on the drawing board. After fiascos involving its stability and even its very name, BP... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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OiL WORLD: Rising global demand for oil provoking new energy crisis
2007-11-13 11:54:00 With oil prices approaching the symbolic threshold of $100 a barrel, the world is headed toward its third energy shock in a generation. But today's surge is fundamentally different from the previous... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Ethanol Incentives Contribute to Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
2007-10-20 15:41:00 It looks like ethanol subsidies may imipede efforts to reduce the size of the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. A draft report from the EPA Science Advisory Board says that ethanol subsidies could...
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LONDON: Seventh International Petroleum Geology Conference launched
2007-10-16 00:25:00 This week the Geological Society (GeolSoc), Energy Institute (EI) and Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB) will be jointly hosting an evening reception to launch the seventh in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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The Lighthouse in Key West
2007-10-15 18:34:00 Lighthouse in a pink evening skyView from the top to the west where the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico come together. Can you see the big cruise ship in the harbor? View from the top to Hemingway's house and his wonderful gardenView to the East overlooking the AtlanticBuilt in 1847 to aid to ships navigating dangerous reefs off the lower Keys, the Key West Lighthouse now stands sentinel over one of Florida's finest historical sites. The tower was originally 46 feet high and powered by 15 oil lamps with 15-inch reflectors, but was extended to 86 feet in 1894. Inside visitors now climb 88 iron steps to the observation deck that affords spectacular views. The tower and nearby Keeper's Quarters have been faithfully restored and maintained as they were before the lighthouse was deactivated in 1969. Many of the historic elements remain, including the pipes used to deliver acetylene gas that powered the light before it was electrified in 1927. The clapboard bungalow where the keeper...
ITALY: Eni Offers 1.5 Billion Pounds to Buy Burren Energy
2007-10-09 17:40:00 Eni SpA, Italy's biggest oil company, offered to buy Burren Energy Plc for about 1.5 billion pounds ($3 billion) in cash to add production in Congo and Turkmenistan. Eni proposed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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ITALY: Eni Offers 1.5 Billion Pounds to Buy Burren Energy
2007-10-09 17:40:00 Eni SpA, Italy's biggest oil company, offered to buy Burren Energy Plc for about 1.5 billion pounds ($3 billion) in cash to add production in Congo and Turkmenistan. Eni proposed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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GULF OF MEXICO: Futures fall as Shell talks of production boost
2007-10-09 16:07:00 Energy futures fell in quiet holiday trading Monday as investors, questioning whether oil will keep surging to new highs, decided to cash in some of their recent profits. Selling picked up momentum... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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GULF OF MEXICO: Futures fall as Shell talks of production boost
2007-10-09 16:07:00 Energy futures fell in quiet holiday trading Monday as investors, questioning whether oil will keep surging to new highs, decided to cash in some of their recent profits. Selling picked up momentum... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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OiL Stocks: Oil prices down for a third day; close below $80
2007-09-25 23:08:00 Oil prices dropped sharply today, ending below $80 a barrel, and other energy futures followed suit as investors locked in profits from the recent record-setting rally.The third consecutive day of oil price declines after eight straight sessions in which futures hit new records is igniting a debate among analysts over whether the move is a correction in a bull market or the beginning of a long-term decline in crude prices."It's certainly not unexpected that after such a strong run-up we'd have a pullback," said Addison Armstrong, an analyst at TFS Energy Futures LLC in Stamford, Conn.Crude futures peaked near $84 a barrel on Thursday, the day the October contract expired. The November crude contract began its life as the front-month contract Friday more than $1.50 lower, and has declined in every session since.Today, November light, sweet crude fell $1.42 to settle at $79.53 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange."What we're seeing now is just a very normal correction in th...
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OIL WORLD: The SauiArabians and Crude futures fall back after record run
2007-09-22 08:56:00 Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco on Friday said... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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GULF OF MEXICO: Companies bring in workers, shut production before threat f
2007-09-21 20:01:00 Oil and gas companies with offshore installations... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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eNergy STOCKS: Oil Prices and the $83 to another record [VIDEO]
2007-09-21 03:38:00 Threat shuts 28% of Gulf oil output; natural-gas... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Nice weather for Weekend...Watching Gulf of Mexico closely
2007-09-21 03:23:00 Nice weather is on tap for the weekend as a weak cold front approaches the area from the northwest. Winds wil shift to the southwest on Friday bringing in almost August-type heat and humidity. While we can't rule out a shower or thunderstorm on Saturday, skies will remain more or less clear for the weekend.A weak cold front will fizzle out on Saturday as it approaches the area. Expect a Summer-like weekend with temps in the mid 80s both days.----------------Watching Invest 93L:The National Hurricane Center investigated invest 93L in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida and found a well-defined low-level center and a pressure of 1006mb (what you would expect in a tropical depression). The only issue is that the system doesn't have very many tropical features at the moment, with little convection near the low-level center. None the less, conditions are becoming favorable for 93L to become a sub-tropical or tropical storm in the next day or two as it drifts westward. People in the ...
By: DCweather
Lumpys Life In Paradise--Elvis Made A Movie Here!
2007-09-16 20:33:00 I Live in Paradise and here is the proof! This is the Withlacochee River where it meets the Gulf of Mexico. Locals call it "The End of the Road". The road in question is the Follow That Dream highway named for a movie that Elvis Filmed here.
Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 204 Attracts $ 289,953,066 in High Bids g
2007-09-16 00:00:00 NEW ORLEANS ? Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 204, held today in New Orleans by the U.S. (...)
OiL PRICES: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and petropric
2007-09-06 07:05:00 OPEC 'may boost output later this year' | OPEC... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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GULF OF MEXICO: Deep Waters, Drive Innovation and Technology
2007-09-06 04:32:00 Mike L Payne Senior Advisor, BP America The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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MEXICO: El huracán Félix obliga a PEMEX a tomar nuevas medidas de prevenció
2007-09-05 17:04:00 El miércoles pasado Pemex restableció la... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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SPAIN - AMERICAS : Repsol Unit Plans to Sell Gulf of Mexico Assets
2007-09-01 10:11:00 Maxus Energy Corp., a unit of Spain's Repsol YPF... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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MEXICO: Mexican oil area braces for storm as calm returns to U.S. waters
2007-08-23 04:10:00 Oil and gas operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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SOUTH AMERICA: La brasileña PETROBRAS 2020 ¿Quinta Petrolera del Mundo? (.
2007-08-19 16:53:00 El presidente de Petrobras, José Sergio... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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GULF OF MEXICO: GoM storms force oilfield evacuations [Digg]
2007-08-17 17:19:00 During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the shut-in valves functioned 100 percent of the time, the MMS reported.
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GULF OF MEXICO: DeepOcean bags a new contract in Mexico [Digg]
2007-08-17 17:10:00 The value of the contract is approximately USD 6 million. The vessel will be used for maintenance work under a contract Diavaz has with Pemex.
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GULF OF MEXICO: DeepOcean bags a new contract in Mexico
2007-08-17 17:06:00 DeepOcean has been awarded a new contract from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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GULF OF MEXICO: GoM storms force oilfield evacuations
2007-08-17 17:01:00 Oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico had by... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Tropical Storm Dean hits Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico storm forming later
2007-08-14 18:39:00 The tropical storm Dean has now formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the storm has formed midway between western Africa and the Caribbean Sea. The center of the tropical storm Dean was located about 1,030 miles west of the Cape Verde islands, and 1,490 miles east of the Lesser Antilles.. At the moment Dean is moving at ...
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Dead Zone Found in Gulf Of Mexico
2007-07-31 17:30:00 A spot in the Gulf Of Mexico has been labeled a large ?dead zone? which is killing the fish and other sea creatures who live in the area. The zone is located off the Louisiana and Texas coast. The lack of oxygen in these waters is forcing sea life up from the bottom of the ...
REPORT: Statoil Q2 2007 Earnings
2007-07-31 05:17:00 The Statoil (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) is a Norwegian... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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EUROPE: BP Expects Whiting Refinery at Full Output Next Year
2007-07-24 15:04:00 BP Plc, Europe's second-largest oil company,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Cruise Ships in Key West
2007-07-20 19:27:00 The "Majesty of the Seas" is leaving Key West - next destination is Cancun, Mexico.Some days we have up to four of these big cruisers docked in the harbor.It makes me so many times dreaming about to travel also with these big boats to other nice places in the Carribean Sea.
World's deepest platform begins gas production in Gulf of Mexico - Inte
2007-07-20 17:02:00 World's deepest platform begins gas production in Gulf of MexicoInternational Herald Tribune, France - 49 minutes agoAP HOUSTON: Independence Hub, the world's deepest production platform operating in 8000 feet (2438 meters) of water in the Gulf of Mexico, ...World's deepest platform begins gas production in Gulf of Mexico KTENall 25 news articles
UNITED STATES: Digging deep for new oil
2007-07-16 16:42:00 Devon Energy Corp. is making a $100 million bet... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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MEXICO: 5,000 troops, President Calderon dispatches an elite unit in respon
2007-07-13 02:39:00 Mexican President Felipe Calderon has dispatched... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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eNergy STOCKS: Big oil firms lifted by brighter profit view
2007-07-11 18:42:00 Oil stocks traded mixed Wednesday as Wall Street... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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AMERICA: Oil majors are increasingly investing in monitoring stations onsho
2007-07-09 11:41:00 At tens of millions of dollars a pop, wells... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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AMERICA: Oil majors are increasingly investing in monitoring stations onsho
2007-07-09 11:41:00 At tens of millions of dollars a pop, wells... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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TEXAS: Oil companies go deep into Gulf's potential [ma.gnolia]
2007-06-17 08:36:00 Tags: Alaska, BHP Billiton, ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy, ExxonMobil, Gulf of Mexico, James Cearley, Matt Pickard, Ocean Endeavor, PETROBRAS, Quest Offshore Resources, Shell, Texas
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WIND ENERGY: Oil tycoon plans major wind farm
2007-06-15 13:40:00 Billionaire T. Boone Pickens is planning to cash in on the wind energy boom by building the world's largest wind farm in West Texas. The oil tycoon wants to install large wind turbines in parts of four Panhandle counties in a project that would produce up to 4,000 megawatts of electricity, Pickens spokesman Mike Boswell said Wednesday. If Pickens' company, Mesa Power LP, does build the wind farm it would be the largest in the world, American Wind Energy Association spokeswoman Susan Williams Sloan said. It would generate more than five times the 735 megawatts produced at the present largest wind farm near Abilene. One megawatt is enough to power 250 homes in Texas, Sloan said. Pickens' proposal, which would cost as much as $6 billion, would fall just short of nearly doubling what Texas had at the end of 2006, when wind power totaled about 2,700 megawatts, she said. Not all planned wind projects in Texas become reality, though. Earlier this week, a developer w...
WIND ENERGY: Oil tycoon plans major wind farm
2007-06-15 13:40:00 Billionaire T. Boone Pickens is planning to cash in on the wind energy boom by building the world's largest wind farm in West Texas. The oil tycoon wants to install large wind turbines in parts of four Panhandle counties in a project that would produce up to 4,000 megawatts of electricity, Pickens spokesman Mike Boswell said Wednesday. If Pickens' company, Mesa Power LP, does build the wind farm it would be the largest in the world, American Wind Energy Association spokeswoman Susan Williams Sloan said. It would generate more than five times the 735 megawatts produced at the present largest wind farm near Abilene. One megawatt is enough to power 250 homes in Texas, Sloan said. Pickens' proposal, which would cost as much as $6 billion, would fall just short of nearly doubling what Texas had at the end of 2006, when wind power totaled about 2,700 megawatts, she said. Not all planned wind projects in Texas become reality, though. Earlier this week, a developer w... |
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