The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Thursday forecast a “near-normal” Atlantic hurricane season this year, but the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and offshore operators are preparing for all possibilities.
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Commerce Delays Appeal Ruling in Broadwater LNG Project
The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has stayed for 60 days the closure of the decision record in an administrative appeal filed by Broadwater Energy LLC and Broadwater Pipeline LLC, which have asked the agency to overturn New York regulators’ opposition to the construction of a proposed floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and associated pipeline to be located in the New York waters of Long Island Sound.
NOAA: Forecasters Challenged by Variable Winter Patterns
Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Thursday predicted that winter this year would be warmer than normal across the central part of the nation with dryer conditions to continue in the Southeast.
Bush Administration Boosts Funding for NOAA Hurricane Research
The Bush administration is increasing funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations’s (NOAA) hurricane research and forecast improvements’ efforts by $13 million for fiscal year (FY) 2009, the agency said.
Global Warming, Fewer Storms? That’s What NOAA Scientists Found
Global warming won’t lead to an increase in Atlantic Basin hurricanes, and, in fact, it may lead to fewer tropical storms and hurricanes, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have determined.
Eyes on the Storms: Shell, NOAA to Monitor GOM
Talk about keeping an eye on the weather: Shell Oil Co. is teaming up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to gather real-time information about storms that blow through the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Eyes on the Storm: Shell and NOAA to Monitor GOM
Talk about keeping an eye on the weather: Shell Oil Co. is teaming up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to gather real-time information about storms that blow through the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
NOAA Blasts FERC Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Site
The marine fisheries division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has raised serious questions about the adequacy of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) being developed by FERC on NorthernStar Natural Gas’s proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal.
NOAA’s Final Winter Forecast Update Still Sees Warm U.S., Dry South
Sticking to its earlier predictions, which are in line with a number of other forecasting firms, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday it still sees above-average temperatures this winter for most of the United States.
Predictions for an ‘Active’ Hurricane Season are Unanimous
Adding to the chorus of forecasters calling for a busy Atlantic hurricane season, experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center said last Tuesday that they are projecting a 75% chance that the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will be above normal, while WSI Corp. agreed — showing the ongoing active hurricane era remains strong despite the “aberration” that was the 2006 season.