Waters

Chevron Corp. has declared a force majeure on a Hercules Offshore jackup rig operating in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) — just one day after Apache Corp. declared a force majeure on a Rowan Cos Inc. jackup rig.

Frustrated by postponement of an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sale for waters off the coast of Virginia, lawmakers have introduced a bill that would compel the Department of Interior to proceed with a sale within one year of the legislation’s passage if the state’s governor requests it.

Frustrated by postponement of an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sale for waters off the coast of Virginia, lawmakers have introduced a bill that would compel the Department of Interior to proceed with a sale within one year of the legislation’s passage if the state’s governor requests it.

Frustrated by postponement of an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sale for waters off the coast of Virginia, lawmakers have introduced a bill that would compel the Department of Interior to proceed with a sale within one year of the legislation’s passage if the state’s governor requests it.

The Interior Department last week took its first step toward allowing seismic studies of the oil and natural gas resource potential in federal waters off the Atlantic Seaboard — a move long awaited by producers.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the first step toward allowing seismic studies of the oil and natural gas resource potential in federal waters off the Atlantic Seaboard — a move long awaited by producers — will begin Wednesday.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the first step toward allowing seismic studies of the oil and natural gas resource potential in federal waters off the Atlantic Seaboard — a move long awaited by producers — will begin Wednesday.

Although rejected earlier this year, a proposal by a Houston-based exploration company to resume drilling in California offshore waters for the first time in 40 years has new life this fall, according to backers who are eyeing a special legislative session before year-end, or the regular session next year to get something enacted. Added revenue for the cash-strapped state and some environmental concessions would be the incentives for lawmakers to act.

Although rejected earlier this year, a proposal by a Houston-based exploration company to resume drilling in California offshore waters for the first time in 40 years has new life, according to backers who are eyeing a special legislative session this fall or the regular session next year to get something enacted. Added revenue for the cash-strapped state and some environmental concessions would be the incentives for lawmakers to act.