Shell has agreed to transport its used drilling fluids from Beaufort Sea exploration drilling out of the Arctic if the company finally gets government permission to drill a well next summer. Alaska Journal of Commerce
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Shell to transport Beaufort mud and cuttings?
Posted in Alaska, offshore, Offshore Energy - General, tagged Alaska, Beaufort, cuttings, drilled solids, drilling fluids, muds, offshore, offshore oil, Shell on December 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thanksgiving and Columbus Day in North America!
Posted in offshore, Offshore Energy - General, Uncategorized, tagged BOE, Canada, coastline, Columbus Day, EEZ, offshore, Thanksgiving on October 11, 2010| 2 Comments »
In recognition of the earlier fall harvests to our north, Canada celebrates Thanksgiving a month ahead of the US. As a result, Canada’s Thanksgiving coincides with our Columbus Day. So Happy Holiday to folks on both sides of the border, even if you have to work! 🙂
Canada, which is on our minds this week as we get ready for the big conference in Vancouver, is especially significant to our offshore scholars because of its long coastline, by far the longest of any nation (see below and this slightly different Wiki ranking). 80% of the world’s nations have coastlines bordering an open sea, and about 1/3 of all nations have an existing or planned offshore oil and gas program.
ICRARD
Posted in IRF, offshore, Offshore Energy - General, tagged ICRARD, offshore, regulator, safety on February 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The acronym is awkward but the International Committee on Regulatory Authority Research and Development is a great source of information about offshore safety and pollution prevention research. If you need more information about a design, operational, or management issue, there’s a good chance that an ICRARD member has conducted a relevant study. Go to the ICRARD site and give it a try!
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