Drilling restrictions poised to ease off Gulf coast
Federal officials are floating the possibility of easing some of the regulatory hoops oil and gas firms have to jump through to drill.
Unseasonable cold forces suspension of oil production in Great Lakes
One of the country’s main thoroughfares for crude oil production experienced a temporary shutdown along the Great Lakes, caused by wintry weather.
Florida coastline still included in BOEM oil extraction proposal
It looks like the Sunshine State’s coastline may be available for oil and gas projects after all, new reports suggest.
Florida coastline exempted from offshore drilling expansion
The Department of the Interior reversed its decision regarding opening up more federally protected waters to drilling activity in Florida.
Oil rig count rose in December
With much of the country mired in a deep freeze due to plunging temperatures, a recent uptick in oil and gas management should go a long way to shoring up heating oil reserves as the bitterly cold winter soldiers on.
Regulatory body approves drilling along Arctic shelf
The BSEE has approved a request for oil drilling in the Arctic, the first go-ahead in more than two years.
High demand, low supply may send oil prices higher this winter
Oil and gas management professionals have been hard at work over the last few months, aiming to produce more supply after one of the busier hurricane seasons in recent memory.
Oil rig blast sends 7 workers to hospital
On Sunday night at approximately 7 p.m. local time in the city of Kenner, an oil rig went up in flames, due to an apparent explosion that remains under investigation