Apache Corp. said the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement approved a permit to enable the company to resume plugging and abandonment operations at East Cameron Block 278 Platform B in the Gulf of Mexico. Operations were suspended when a leak was discovered Sunday morning by an Apache crew, which saw bubbling near the platform (see Daily GPI, Jan. 20). Air monitoring equipment found no traces of gas emissions on the facility and power had been restored to assure safe operations, the company said Thursday. The depleted gas field is in water depths of 168 feet about 95 miles south of Cameron, LA. Apache acquired East Cameron 278 in 2003. The development of the wells and installation of the platform occurred in the 1990s by prior owner-operators. Apache holds a 50% working interest, with Stone Energy holding the remaining working interest.
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Foundation Offers Grants to Study Marcellus Drilling
The Colcom Foundation of Pittsburgh, PA, has launched the $1 million Marcellus Environmental Fund to distribute grants to nonprofit organizations “to address the accelerating environmental impact of shale drilling in western Pennsylvania through public education, community engagement, best practices, baseline data collection, ongoing monitoring, land owner guidance and collaborative projects.”
DOE Touts ‘Seismic-While-Drilling’ Breakthrough
A breakthrough borehole imaging system developed by Technology International Inc. may push the limits of “seismic-while-drilling” technology to enable producers to more easily find natural gas and oil reserves, the Department of Energy (DOE) said Wednesday.
Sempra Offering Storage Capacity to Serve Southeastern Markets
Sempra Energy unit Sempra Pipelines & Storage is offering up to 2.5 Bcf of firm gas storage service from a pipeline and storage expansion that would enable firm receipts and deliveries on the Gulfstream Natural Gas system at Coden, AL.
ExxonMobil to Tackle Carbon Dioxide Removal From Natural Gas
In an effort to remove carbon dioxide from natural gas, which could enable the commercialization of gas with a higher carbon dioxide content, ExxonMobil announced it is committing more than $100 million to complete development and testing of an improved natural gas treating technology that could make carbon capture and storage more affordable and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
ExxonMobil to Tackle Carbon Dioxide Removal From Natural Gas
In an effort to remove carbon dioxide from natural gas, which could enable the commercialization of gas with a higher carbon dioxide content, ExxonMobil announced Monday that it is committing more than $100 million to complete development and testing of an improved natural gas treating technology that could make carbon capture and storage more affordable and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
BP to Exceed Production Goals Through 2020 — CEO
“Operational momentum” that began to build toward the end of 2007 should enable BP plc to not only meet but exceed the production goals that it promised to deliver through 2020, the company’s CEO said Thursday.
BP to Exceed Production Goals Through 2020 — CEO
“Operational momentum” that began to build toward the end of 2007 should enable BP plc to not only meet but exceed the production goals that it promised to deliver through 2020, the company’s CEO said Thursday.
Senate Panel OKs Energy-Backed ‘Law of the Sea’ Treaty
A Senate committee last Wednesday approved an energy industry-backed “Law of the Sea” treaty that could enable producers to establish legal claims to greater oil and natural gas resources off the coast of Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Senate Panel OKs Energy-Supported ‘Law of the Sea’ Treaty
A Senate committee Wednesday approved an energy industry-backed “Law of the Sea” treaty that could enable producers to establish legal claims to greater oil and natural gas resources off the coast of Alaska and elsewhere.
