Archive for the ‘HSE’ Category
NMFS proposes IHA for Hilcorp project in Alaska
May 29th, 2019 by Latest News
The National Marine and Fisheries Service proposed authorizing incidental harassment approval (IHA) of marine mammals on May 28 during construction and operation of Hilcorp’s proposed Liberty Drilling and Production Island in Alaska. The proposed rule …
The US Department of Energy authorized additional exports of domestically produced natural gas from the Freeport LNG project on Quintana Island in Texas. The May 28 order said the project’s sponsors can export the equivalent of 262.8 bcfd of gas from t…
US Interior Sec. David L. Bernhardt agreed to defer oil and gas leasing near Chaco Canyon in New Mexico following a visit with tribal leaders in the area, US Sen. Martin T. Heinrich (D-NM) reported.
Thirty-four Democrats on California’s congressional delegation, including Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala D. Harris, expressed their strong opposition to the US Bureau of Land Management’s plans to open more than 2 million acres of land in the state …
Court blocks BC anti-Trans Mountain bill
May 28th, 2019 by Latest News
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled against provincial legislation that could have blocked expansion of the federally owned Trans Mountain Pipeline system. The legislation would have enabled the BC government to require a permit for the hand…
US Senate bill would boost carbon capture research
May 28th, 2019 by Latest News
US Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) introduced legislation on May 23 that would require the US Department of Energy to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for carbon capture technologies at natural gas-fired power plants.
Consortium launches industrial-scale CCS project
May 28th, 2019 by Latest News
A consortium of 11 European stakeholders including ArcelorMittal, Axens, IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), and Total SA, has launched a project to demonstrate an innovative process for capturing carbon dioxide from industrial activities. The so-named DMX…
The US will need to equally address global climate change and other substantive trials if it expects to benefit from promising energy opportunities worldwide, speakers at the US Energy Association’s annual meeting and public policy forum generally agre…
Oil and gas associations responded favorably to US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler’s May 13 memorandum stating that the agency should ensure its regulatory decisions are “rooted in sound, transparent, and consistent appr…
NOPSEMA extends ruling time on GAB exploration
May 20th, 2019 by Latest News
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has told Norwegian company Equinor Australia BV that it needs more time to decide about Equinor’s environmental plan for the proposed exploration drilling p…