A final Interior Department rule that will strictly limit the drilling seasons for oil and gas exploration in the Arctic and require the positioning within the region of a backup rig and a containment system is scheduled for publication July 15. It will take effect Sept. 13. The rule (RIN:...
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras must do a series of studies on the impact on Indigenous groups in the Amazon area of planned offshore drilling nearby in order to analyze the project's viability, according to a federal agency and documents from government agencies… DNV...
Interior unveils two agencies to oversee offshore drillingDarryl Fears
[Ken Salazar] and [Michael Bromwich] also announced establishment of a permanent advisory body through which the nation's leading scientific, engineering, and technical experts will provide input on improving offshore drilling safety, well containment, and spill response, Salazar has asked former ...
Explosives, water jets, abrasive waterjets, hydraulic shears, mechanical drilling, and diamond wire cutting are some of the common ideas [7]. However, the offshore oil and gas experience suggests blasting [8]. Explosives have been regularly employed in the oil business since its inception. ...
Such a propensity was reflected in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig accident which resulted in 11 deaths and 17 injuries and spilled an estimated 3.19 million barrels of oil into the GOM, causing immense marine and coastal damage [7]. The economic impact of the accident totaled $8.7 ...