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Daily Archives: August 1, 2012
Rosneft posts surprise Q2 loss
Russia’s Rosneft reported an unexpected second-quarter net loss of 8 billion roubles ($247 million), blaming volatile oil and rouble markets and a high tax bill for a result that lagged analyst expectations for a 26.6 billion rouble profit.
Federal mapping tool for emergency responders expanded to Arctic
A new federal interactive online mapping tool used by emergency responders during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been expanded to include the Arctic and will help address challenges in the Arctic posed by increasing ship traffic and proposed energy development. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and the Department of the Interior’s Bureau…
BSEE successfully completes deepwater well containment exercise in the Gulf
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has successfully completed the first full-scale deployment of critical well control equipment to exercise the oil and gas industry’s response to a potential subsea blowout in the deepwater of the Gulf of Mexico. BSEE director James A. Watson confirmed that the capping stack system passed a pressurization test…
Federal online mapping tool expanded to Arctic
WASHINGTON – A new federal interactive online mapping tool used by emergency responders during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been expanded to include the Arctic, and will help address numerous challenges in the Arctic posed by increasing ship traffic and proposed energy development.
BSEE declares deepwater well containment exercise a success
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced the successful completion of the first-ever, full-scale deployment of critical well control equipment to exercise the oil and gas industry’s response to a potential subsea blowout in the deepwater of the Gulf of Mexico.