U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman in New Orleans today ordered offshore energy regulators to act within 30 days on six pending permit applications filed by companies that have contracts with Ensco Offshore Co., the Louisiana drilling company leading the legal challenge to the government’s offshore drilling bans. Bloomberg
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Judge orders action on six drilling applications
Posted in drilling, offshore, Regulation, tagged Ensco, Judge Feldman, offshore drilling, permits, Regulation on May 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »
More on the Noble Energy deepwater well that was approved yesterday
Posted in drilling, Offshore Energy - General, tagged Deepwater, Ensco, Gulf of Mexico, Noble on March 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
From Platts Oilgram News:
The well had previously been drilled to a depth of 13,585 feet at the time of the moratorium, Noble said. Drilling is expected to resume in late March, targeting total drilling depth of about 19,000 feet, Noble said. Results are expected by the end of May. Noble said it will use the Ensco 8501 rig for the project.
Ensco 8501
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