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Name change for the Gulf of Mexico? Will this increase production? ðŸ˜‰

Posted in Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Energy - General, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on January 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »

New name, short form:

full name:

This may be a bit of an adjustment for us older folks. 😉

Also, keep in mind that Greenland is geographically part of North America. Just sayin’ 😉

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BOE Update: News and Views

Posted in accidents, cuba, drilling, Florida, Offshore Energy - General, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 31, 2011| 1 Comment »

News: BOEMRE releases report on the September 2010 Mariner Fire in the Gulf of Mexico.
BOE Comments:

  • Good report and relatively timely. Nice job by the team.
  • Good discussion of the heater-treater and production safety issues.
  • This was a very serious incident and lives were jeopardized. Sadly, no oil spill means no public attention.
  • Why didn’t the Coast Guard participate in the investigation? Will they be reporting on the haphazard evacuation?
  • Age old question: Is the rather extensive discussion of violations appropriate for an accident report? Should violations and enforcement actions be managed independently from accident investigations?
BOE: Floating liquefaction facilities open interesting possibilities for producing natural gas in remote offshore locations, possibly including the arctic.  The first FLNG facility will be 488 m from bow to stern! Offshore to the future!
BOE: Lots of posturing and not much in the way of meaningful proposals from either party. Unlike Australia, the US has not responded to its blowout with necessary legislative action, most notably the establishment of a single offshore safety and pollution prevention regulator.
News: BOP innovation.
BOE: Engineers solve problems when given the opportunity and encouragement. JL Daeschler is busy at the drawing board!
News: Greenland rolls on. despite Greenpeace protests. Cairn Energy has begun a second summer of drilling.
Views: Last summer’s results must have been sufficiently encouraging to justify further exploration. 
News: Hurricane season officially begins tomorrow.
BOE: There has been surprisingly little public discussion about the offshore industry’s preparations. Hopefully, everyone is ready.
BOE: Where is the worldwide commitment from industry and government? This problem can and must be fixed!

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Good for Cairn Energy! Good for Greenland!

Posted in conferences, drilling, Norway, tagged , , , , , on October 27, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Upstream was in attendance at today’s Arctic Oil & Gas Conference in Oslo and posted an interesting report. At the conference, Cairn Energy’s Engineering and Operations Director Phil Tracy wisely avoided the “can’t happen here, can’t happen again, can’t happen to me” traps.  Instead, he correctly noted that:

An uninformed public are looking for guarantees we cannot give.

Kudos to Mr. Tracy.  We are not politicians, and must be open and honest with the public.  Yes, a disaster can happen again, but we will do everything possible to prevent it.  While the professional opposition and their political leadership will never be satisfied, the public at large appreciates candid and honest responses.

I was personally required to give a point by point by point submission (covering HSE) to the Greenlandic authorities. Phil Tracy

I have to give high marks to Greenland.  They resisted the cry to prohibit drilling, but challenged the operator and insisted on a top-notch operation.  Well done!

 

Cairn operation offshore Greenland. Greenpeace provides moral support.

 

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Greenland vs. Greenpeace

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on September 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Interesting Upstream article.

A leading member of Greenland’s ruling Inuit Ataqatigiit (Inuit Brotherhood) party has slammed Greenpeace’s actions to hamper drilling in Baffin Bay, saying the party will not quietly accept the environmental group’s “know-it-all” attitude towards exploration off Greenland.

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