An estimate of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) contained in the Marcellus Shale issued this week by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will be included in the next Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook (AEO), according to EIA.
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Shell’s Long-Delayed Beaufort Drilling Plan Moves Forward
Royal Dutch Shell plc on Thursday was awarded conditional approval by the Department of Interior to drill up to four exploratory wells over two years in northern Alaska’s Beaufort Sea, where it has invested more than $3.5 billion in leases and predevelopment.
Interior Backs Shell’s Long-Delayed Beaufort Sea Drilling Plan
Royal Dutch Shell plc on Thursday was awarded conditional approval by the Department of Interior to drill up to four exploratory wells over two years in northern Alaska’s Beaufort Sea, where it has invested more than $3.5 billion in leases and predevelopment.
BOEM Completes Draft SEIS on Central Gulf Lease Sales
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) Wednesday released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 216/222 in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico.
Piceance Projects Draw Lawsuit
Four environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in federal court, alleging the agency illegally approved dozens of oil and gas projects in the Piceance Basin in western Colorado without analyzing the impacts on air quality.
Environmental Groups Sue BLM Over Piceance Projects
Four environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in federal court on Monday, alleging the agency illegally approved dozens of oil and gas projects in the Piceance Basin in western Colorado without analyzing the impacts on air quality.
BOEM Bolsters Inspection Force in Gulf
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) has increased its inspection force of oil and natural gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by more than 40% since April 2010, according to the agency.
BOEM to Extend Some Deepwater Leases
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) is finalizing a plan to extend deepwater leases in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) for one year.
BOEM Finalizing GOM Lease Extension Plan
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) is finalizing a plan to extend deepwater leases in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) for one year.
Mariner Platform Fire Blamed on ‘Collapse of Fire Tube’
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) Wednesday issued the results of a nearly year-long investigation into the cause of a September 2010 fire aboard a Mariner Energy Inc. oil and natural gas platform that forced its crew to evacuate.