Posted in drilling, offshore, Offshore Energy - General, tagged CNN poll, drilling, offshore drilling, offshore oil on April 19, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Tuesday indicates that 69 percent of Americans favor increased offshore drilling, with just over three in ten opposed. That 69 percent is up 20 points from last June, while the oil spill was still in progress, and is back to the level of support seen in the summer of 2008.
Confidence in government has shown a less significant increase.
Posted in conferences, drilling, Offshore Energy - General, tagged capping and containment, IRF, Ministerial Forum, offshore drilling on April 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »
International Guests
With BOEMRE dynamos - (Kona) Kevin Kunkel and July (Ms. COOL) McQuilliams
Posted in gas, Norway, offshore, oil, UK, tagged Bjørn Vidar Lerøen, Drops of Black Gold, Dubs, history, How the Oil Came North, John C Milne, North Sea on March 31, 2011| 1 Comment »
John C Milne
“Dubs” is a term used in Aberdeen and northeast Scotland to describe all varieties of mud. That is the first thing I learned in reading John Milne’s excellent book “DUBS, How the Oil Came North.” John’s first job in the offshore industry was with a drilling mud supplier back in 1969 when he was still a college student. John presents a series of amusing and informative anecdotes about hie work experiences between 1969 and 1973 during the early years of North Sea offshore exploration. The book is available through the publisher, PlashMill Press. Good read!
I also recommend Bjørn Vidar Lerøen’s excellent book “Drops of Black Gold,” which
chronicles the history of Statoil and Norwegian offshore oil and gas development. The book includes a now famous 1962 letter from Phillips Petroleum to the Norwegian government. In the letter, Phillips seeks exclusive rights to the entire Norwegian continental shelf in return for conducting a seismic survey program. Hey, nothing wrong with asking! 🙂
Posted in energy, Offshore Energy - General, tagged energy, offshore drilling, offshore oil, President Obama on March 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Previewing his speech at a New York City fundraiser last night, Obama said he wants to break “the pattern of being shocked at high prices and then, as prices go down, being lulled into a trance.”
“Let’s actually have a plan,” he said. “Let’s, yes, increase domestic oil production, but let’s also invest in solar and wind and geothermal and bio-fuels and let’s make our buildings more efficient and our cars more efficient.” USA Today
Encouraging.
Posted in conferences, drilling, oil, tagged Department of the Interior, offshore drilling, Salazar, well containment on March 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in gas, offshore, Offshore Energy - General, oil, tagged Canada, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Old Harry, Quebec on March 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Quebec and Ottawa have struck a “historic” deal to allow the province to draw oil and natural gas royalties from the disputed Old Harry area of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, says Quebec Premier Jean Charest.
…The new deal is expected to give Quebec 100 per cent of the royalties from offshore resources. CBC News
Posted in drilling, offshore, Offshore Energy - General, Uncategorized, tagged automated drilling, Deepwater, offshore drilling, Seabed Rig on March 22, 2011| 1 Comment »
from SeabedRig.com
Advances in drilling technology tend to be evolutionary, not revolutionary. Floating rigs, dynamic positioning, top-drive systems, measurement-while-drilling, automated rig floors, and other important advances were logical next steps, not radical makeovers.
Many of us have long been fascinated by the possibility of locating drilling equipment on the seafloor, particularly for deepwater wells. Why operate from a massive floating vessel that requires a sophisticated stationkeeping system and a long riser to connect to the wellhead? Why link surface personnel to seafloor risks? Why increase the complexity of balancing well pressures (without fracturing formations) by adding thousands of feet to the mud column? Why heave and roll on the surface when you can operate from the seafloor?
It’s not that easy, of course, and there are many questions and issues. While fully automated drilling systems are no longer a reach, what about reliability and repairs? How will casing be set and cemented? How will downhole measurements be transmitted to the control center? Cuttings samples? Coring? Well testing? The list of challenges is daunting.
At least one company, Seabed Rig, is committed to developing and demonstrating seafloor drilling technology. Earlier this month, Seabed Rig reached agreement with NASA to create the first autonomous drilling rig. While a lot of work remains, Seabed Rig and other pioneering companies are applauded for their innovative thinking and willingness to challenge conventional practices and wisdom.
Posted in Offshore Energy - General, oil, tagged Brazil, Cascade Chinook, FPSO, offshore oil, Petrobras on March 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in gas, natural gas, Offshore Energy - General, tagged Australian, China, Japan, natural gas, nuclear energy on March 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I just sent someone an email commenting that demand for Australian LNG (and their offshore gas production) was about to soar, but it looks like the Wall Street Journal is already on this story.
A global shift away from nuclear power in response to the atomic plant crisis unfolding in Japan will likely spur a scramble for Australian energy, catapulting the country ahead of Qatar as the world’s biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas in the near future.
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Posted in energy, Offshore Energy - General, tagged energy, Gulf of Mexico, House Energy and Commerce, offshore drilling, offshore oil on March 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Speakers list and link to live streaming
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power announces a multi-day hearing on “The American Energy Initiative.” The first day of the hearing will be on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. It will focus on oil supplies, gasoline prices, and jobs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 