The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said shale and other formations might be a safe place to dispose of nuclear waste, specifically spent nuclear fuel (SNF) currently being stored at nuclear power plants around the world.
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North American Drilling Outlook ‘Unclear’
North American oilfield services activity in the first three months of this year has been less promising than expected, according to Schlumberger Ltd. CEO Paal Kibsgaard.
Customers Adding Fewer Rigs Than Expected, Says Schlumberger CEO
North American oilfield services activity in the first three months of this year has been less promising than expected, according to Schlumberger Ltd. CEO Paal Kibsgaard.
Lockheed Technology Takes on LNG
Promising economic multipliers from Louisiana’s tight bond with natural gas, defense and space giant Lockheed Martin said last Tuesday it plans to transfer its nearly four decades of experience building space shuttle tanks to the expanding use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for storage and transportation.
Lockheed Brings Space, Defense Technology to LNG
Promising economic multipliers from Louisiana’s tight bond with natural gas, defense and space giant Lockheed Martin said Tuesday it plans to transfer its nearly four decades of building space shuttle tanks to the expanding use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for storage and transportation.
Industry Briefs
A U.S. flagged oil tanker arrived at the Port of Corpus Christi, TX, on Wednesday to load Eagle Ford Shale crude for transport to other U.S. ports. The Jones Act of 1920 requires that any goods moved by water from one U.S. port to another must be carried by a U.S. flagged ship. The M/V Pennsylvania passed by the Harbor Bridge gateway to the inner harbor Wednesday and docked at the port’s Oil Dock No. 1, the Corpus Christi Caller Times reported. It is the U.S. built tanker’s first visit to the Corpus Christi port.
Ultra-Deepwater Rigs ‘Essentially Sold Out’ Until 2014
Prospects for offshore drillers look promising over the next few years, especially for ultra-deepwater (UDW) rigs, which are “essentially sold out” until 2014, according to Raymond James & Associates Inc.
Alaska-Style Revenue Distribution Proposed in Alberta
Alberta’s upstart Wildrose Alliance party thinks it has a winner in the April 23 provincial elections, promising that each of the 3.8 million men, women and children who live in Alberta will receive direct annual payments by 2015 of $300-400, or a total of $1.10-1.5 billion of the expected $10 billion in oilsands royalty revenue.
Alaska-Style Revenue Distribution Proposed in Alberta
Alberta’s upstart Wildrose Alliance party thinks it has a winner in the April 23 provincial elections, promising that each of the 3.8 million men, women and children who live in Alberta will receive direct annual payments by 2015 of $300-400, or a total of $1.10-1.5 billion of the expected $10 billion in oilsands royalty revenue.
Haynesville Gas Drilling Dries Up, Says Nabors
Thirty-two of the dry natural gas rigs operated by Nabors Industries Ltd. in the Haynesville Shale have been redeployed to liquids areas “and we expect more of the remaining 26 to be diverted” soon, CEO Tony Petrello said late Tuesday.