BP plc began injectivity testing at about 1 p.m. CDT Tuesday and then began static kill operations to rein in its runaway Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, the source of the world’s largest accidental oil spill.
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BP Well Tests Continue; ‘Seep’ Unrelated, Company Says
Integrity testing of BP plc’s blowout Macondo Well in the Gulf of Mexico will continue for another 24 hours, incident commander U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said Monday morning. The decision followed “the detection of a seep near the well and the possible observation of methane over the well” during the weekend after a cap had been installed last week to stop the leak’s flow, Allen noted.
July 20, 2010
Regency’s Capacity From Haynesville Poised to Double
Construction of Regency Energy Partners LP’s Haynesville Expansion Project is complete and the 121-mile line is undergoing testing and commissioning, Regency said last week. The project will transport gas from the Haynesville Shale, one of the fastest growing U.S. gas fields.
January 18, 2010
Regency Intrastate Capacity From Haynesville Poised to Double
Construction of Regency Energy Partners LP’s Haynesville Expansion Project is complete and the 121-mile line is undergoing testing and commissioning, Regency said Tuesday. The project will transport gas from the Haynesville Shale, one of the fastest growing U.S. gas fields.
January 13, 2010
Rallies to Target House Climate Change Bill, Producer Tax Hikes
With congressmen on recess testing public sentiment in their home territories, opponents of the House-passed climate change legislation are gearing up to stage public rallies at key points across the country to stir up opposition before companion legislation shows up in September in the Senate. The first rally against the climate change measure and proposed producer tax hikes is scheduled to take place in Houston Tuesday.
August 18, 2009
Testing Mishap on Midcontinent Express Kills One Worker, Injures Three
A nitrogen release during testing of a segment of Midcontinent Express Pipeline (MEP) in Mississippi Wednesday afternoon killed one worker and sent three to the hospital with “critical” injuries, according to the state’s Emergency Management Agency and a partner in the project.
July 17, 2009
McMoRan Testing Ultra-Deep Shelf Trend
After testing an ultra-deep trend in shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), New Orleans-based McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR) said Tuesday it may have hit on a “frontier” pocket of natural gas.
March 25, 2009
Futures Test Parameters to No Avail, Settle Pennies Lower
After testing the lower end of the recent range in natural gas futures on Monday, traders on Tuesday decided to give the upside a go as the March contract put in a high of $4.715 during the regular session before closing at $4.513, down 4.4 cents from Monday’s close.
February 4, 2009
DOE, Ormat Use Producing Well’s Hot Water to Generate Power
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy’s Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) and Ormat Technologies Inc. have produced the first successful generation of electricity using geothermal hot water from a producing oil well in Wyoming, they said last week. The power can be used in oil/gas production, reducing costs and freeing capacity on the power grid.
October 27, 2008
DOE, Ormat Use Producing Well’s Hot Water to Generate Power
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy’s Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) and Ormat Technologies Inc. have produced the first successful generation of electricity using geothermal hot water from a producing oil well in Wyoming, they said this week. The power can be used in oil/gas production, reducing costs and freeing capacity on the power grid.
October 23, 2008
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