Celebrating with the 1960’s Chad and Jeremy classic “A Summer Song” and the beautiful “Song of Summer Solstice” (Sweden).
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Happy Summer Solstice!
Posted in climate, Uncategorized, tagged A Summer Song, Song of Summer Solstice, Summer Solstice on June 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Jim Galloway and the Glomar Challenger
Posted in California, drilling, Uncategorized, tagged Glomar Challenger, Jim Galloway, Pacific oil and gas on June 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I recently learned about the passing of yet another former colleague <sigh>. This has become an all too frequent occurrence. Here is a link to Jim Galloway’s fascinating and informative obituary, which even includes some geology humor đ
“While attending USC, Jim met his future wife and love of his life, Sarah Ann Mason, a fellow geology student. It was crystal clear from the moment he met her in the Mineralogy lab, Sarah was a gem and despite all his faults he wouldnât take her for granite.“
After high school, Jim worked as a cook on the Glomar Challenger scientific drilling vessel, which no doubt inspired him to study geology. As part of the Deep Sea Drilling Program, the Challenger recovered cores that provided conclusive evidence of plate tectonics, which until that time was just a theory. From 1968 to 1983, the Challenger recovered over 19,000 cores in water depths up to 7044 m!
Jim became a leading expert on oil and gas resources offshore California, which were once (and still should be) considered nationally important. Much respect for his many contributions to our understanding of Pacific geology!
Interesting Forbes graphic: Apple vs. Exxon
Posted in energy policy, Uncategorized, tagged Apple, Exxon, Forbes, profits on June 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Boalsburg PA – where Memorial (Decoration) Day began
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boalsburg, Decoration Day, Memorial Day, PSU on May 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Boalsburg is a charming village in central PA near Penn State University. The custom of decorating soldiers graves began during the Civil War and was originally known as “Decoration Day,” which is what my grandmother always called this day of reflection.
The men of Boalsburg, an abolitionist community in Centre County, led by Professor James Patterson, joined the Union Army in response to a call for volunteers by President Abraham Lincoln. The women of Boalsburg, with their husbands, sons and brothers at war, organized daily meetings at the Boalsburg Academy. They prepared packages and sewed and knit uniforms for their men at war. They arranged for the Boalsburg Brass Band to perform concerts to raise funds for wounded soldiers.
The men of Boalsburg suffered multiple causalities throughout the Civil War. It was the fifth casualty, the death of Dr. Reuben Hunter, on September 19, 1864, that inspired three women to visit the cemetery and decorate the graves of the fallen men. The three women, Emma Hunter, daughter of Dr. Reuben Hunter, Elizabeth Meyer, whose son Amos Meyer, was killed at the battle of Gettysburg, and Sophie Keller, decided to meet the following Sunday, share a bouquet of flowers to decorate the graves of their family members and friends.
After the decorating the graves of the recently fallen Boalsburg soldiers, they also decorated the graves of those men who had died in the War of 1812 and the Revolutionary War.
psu.edu
O Canada!
Posted in Canada, energy, energy policy, Uncategorized, tagged Canada, US oil imports on May 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »
This graphic uses 2021 EIA data to compare the volumes of crude oil and petroleum products imported by the US from other countries.
Interesting shareholder votes
Posted in climate, energy policy, Uncategorized, tagged bp, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, energy transition, Exxon, Marathon, Oxy, Shell, targets on May 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »
From Reuters article:
- bp: Only 15% of shareholder votes backed a call for the company to accelerate its energy transition, compared with the 21% in favor in a similar vote last year.
- Oxy: Only 17% of investors backed a call for emissions-reduction targets. (I wonder how Buffett voted đ)
- Marathon: 16% supported a measure calling for the company to report on how its transition plans affected workers and communities
- ConocoPhillips: 42% supported an emissions-reductions targeting measure vs. 58% last year.
Exxon, Shell, and Chevron are on deck!
Rigs-to-Rest-Retirement-RIP-Respect
Posted in Uncategorized, Offshore Energy - General, drilling, rigs-to-reefs, tagged Dalmore, rigs-to-reefs, rigs-to-rest, Scotland, transocean on May 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »
In 2016, this old Transocean semisubmersible was being towed from Norway to Malta prior to being scrapped in Turkey. The rig broke free and grounded at Dalmore, Scotland. This picture, with a Scottish cemetery in the foreground, is a fitting tribute to old rigs, the wells they drilled, the storms they endured, and the people they served.
The picture and title will be added to our world-famous Rigs-to-Reefs+++ page. Many thanks to those who have contributed to this important resource over the years.
Good advice to industry execs from Congressman Donalds
Posted in climate, energy policy, Offshore Energy - General, Uncategorized, tagged bullying, Byron Donalds, Congress, JustSayNo on May 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The video below is from 6 months ago but is even more relevant today. Those who produce nothing but insults shouldn’t be dictating corporate strategy.
Amen Byron!
If you are feeling behind in life, (re)watch this aerial view of the Kentucky Derby for inspiration!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged inspiration, Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike on May 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »
4 House Democrats send letter to the President urging completion of the 5 Year leasing plan
Posted in energy policy, Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Energy - General, Uncategorized, tagged 5 year leasing plan, 532 days, DOI, House Democrats urge action, Senate Democrats support on May 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »
One important action your administration can take to ensure American energy independence is to publish a new Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Plan (âFive-year Planâ) as required under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953. Finalizing the Five-year Plan, with frequent area-wide leases, would help bring millions of additional barrels of U.S. oil to market. According to a recent analysis by Energy and Industrial Advisory Partners, a further delay of federal offshore leasing could result in 500,000 fewer barrels of domestic oil produced per day, 60,000 lost jobs, and a $900 million per year decrease in federal conservation funding.
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The four Democrats are Texas Representatives Vicente Gonzalez, Sylvia Garcia, Henry Cuellar and Lizzie Fletcher.
Meanwhile, the Senate approved language supporting the issuance of a new 5 Year Program ASAP. Four Democrats -Joe Manchin (D-WV), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) – voted for the measure.
When will we hear from the Department of the Interior on the status of the 5 Year Program? It has now been 532 days since the last US offshore lease sale.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 