Archive for September, 2010

James Cameron Changes Stance On Wanting Canada To “Terminate” Oil-Sands Production

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

James Cameron, director of science fiction films The Terminator, Aliens and Avatar has changed his stance of wanting Canadian officials to terminate oilsands production. Haha, get it? Earlier this year, Cameron ... Read more..

Disappearing, Reappearing Spill: Is Gulf Oil Gone Or Not?

Monday, September 27th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

In early August, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Geological Survey reported that nearly 70% of the oil from the Macondo spill was skimmed, dissipated or evaporated ... Read more..

The Mexican Connection: Oil Smugglers Face The Music

Friday, September 24th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Two Texas oil company executives were found guilty and sentenced for their part in a smuggling oil illegally from the Mexico to the U.S. Former Trammo Petroleum president Donald Schroeder and ... Read more..

Ahmadinejad Kinda Sorta Hints At Possible Conflict With America, But Not Really

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, always a fount of sunshine, mentioned during his address at the U.N. Building yesterday that his country was prepared to go to war with the U.S. ... Read more..

Expect 4-Phase Moratorium to 2012, says Hofmeister

Monday, September 20th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The current federally imposed moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is supposed to expire November 30, if not sooner. But look for the moratorium on activity to ... Read more..

U.S. Government Supports Offshore Drilling… For Other Countries

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Roll out the red carpet and throw some confetti! The U.S. government will be investing $1 billion to support drilling in the Gulf of Mexico! Woo-hoo! Oh wait, it's not for ... Read more..

Shales Trump All, Despite Low Gas Prices

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The gap between offshore E&P opportunity and onshore shale plays grows wider by the day. But both need to be as important as the other to fulfilling U.S. demand for ... Read more..

Shale Talks Draw Crowds At Calgary ICE Meeting

Monday, September 13th, 2010 Posted in shale gas | Comments Off

Shale talks were standing room only at the first day of the AAPG International Conference and Exhibition in Calgary in mid-September.    “Many people talk about developing these shale plays as gas ... Read more..

EPA Requests Hydraulic Fracturing Information From Nine Companies

Monday, September 13th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Proving once again they're ready to pounce on any issue no more than 10 years after it's discovered, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued a formal request for information about ... Read more..

Tricky Barack: Obama Follows Nixon’s Example In Dealing With Oil Spills

Thursday, September 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

An Aug. 18 op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal compared President Barack Obama's handling of the BP Macondo oil spill to that of Richard Nixon's reaction to the 1969 ... Read more..

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