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9/2/2010
NEW ORLEANS--Unlike the blast that led to the massive BP spill, the latest oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico killed no one and sent no crude gushing into the water. The Mariner Energy-owned platform that erupted in flames Thursday was just 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of the spill site, but everything from the structures to the operations to the safety devices were different. By comparison, the BP PLC-operated rig Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 20 killed 11 workers and caused a three-month oil leak that spilled 206 million gallons (780 million liters) of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
9/1/2010
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana--An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion. All 13 people aboard the rig have been accounted for, with one injury. They were rescued from the water by an offshore service vessel, the Crystal Clear, said Coast Guard Cmdr. She said they were taken to a nearby platform.
9/1/2010
Gubernatorial candidate James “Duke” Aiona supports a high-speed ferry operation in the Hawaiian Islands.
By Ken Hocke, Senior Editor
9/1/2010
There is a scaling back of skimming operations offshore in the Gulf of Mexico following the capping of BP’s Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico.
8/31/2010
The offshore oil and gas industry is better equipped to deal with deep-water accidents because of lessons that BP learned battling its massive oil spill, the British oil giant says in a report due on federal regulators' desks today. The company was expected Tuesday night to submit to the Interior Department a self-evaluation of BP's response to the disastrous Macondo oil spill, and to make recommendations for handling future spills in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico. Though not made public Tuesday, the report hews closely to a presentation made in early August by BP executives at a federal forum on offshore drilling, a person familiar with the report said.
8/31/2010
GULFPORT -- As BP switches gears from the response phase to the restoration phase of the oil-spill recovery, the company's government and external affairs lead, Margaret Laney, said BP plans to keep a presence in Mississippi. Laney spoke at an economic forum Tuesday morning hosted by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, updating community members on BP's response after the oil rig exploded in April and addressing concerns. Laney said residents may see BP's operations change as it transitions out of the initial response phase, but it will continue to operate offices in each of the three coastal counties and is looking to establish a more permanent office in Biloxi or Gulfport.
8/31/2010
FOUR Greenpeace activists yesterday invaded an oil rig in the Arctic Ocean. The campaigners said Edinburgh firm Cairn Energy 's rig had been boarded by climbers occupying hanging tents. Only last week, Cairn said they had discovered gas off the coast of Greenland.
8/30/2010
Gulf Coast officials harshly criticized the moratorium on offshore drilling to top White House officials Monday, calling it an overreaction to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that was making the nation more dependent on foreign oil. They also told a top adviser to President Barack Obama and top official in the U.S. Department of the Interior that the states that take the risk and allow offshore drilling should be rewarded more than those who don't. "I am not too sure any coastal states had any idea of the risk we were taking," Alabama Gov. Bob Riley said.
8/29/2010
The next phase in permanently sealing the crippled BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico involves prep work to replace the blowout preventer, a U.S. official said. Retired U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal government's point man for the disaster, said BP crews were to begin work Monday to remove a "capping stack" that began trapping oil in the well last month, and that allows them to remove and replace the blowout preventer, CNN reported. Replacing the blowout preventer is a key step before engineers use a relief well to permanently kill the well 18,000 feet below the gulf's surface, Allen said.
8/28/2010
For decades, the Mississippi River has been a key passageway for barges and other vessels that move millions of tons of coal and petroleum to help power the nation's economy. No fewer than a dozen hydroelectric projects are proposed just along the stretch of river bordering Missouri. Many would be situated at Army Corps of Engineers locks and dams -- structures built more than a half century ago to allow commercial navigation of the Upper Mississippi River.
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February 5, 2010
Our infrastructure needs help
I slipped through London last week. Smiles, handshakes, and more coffee than tea. The muted roar of a jetliner, stale cabin air, surly customs agent, and a New York cab. I’m now back at my desk, 19 floors up and with New York Harbor in front of me.
Author: John K. Fulweiler
September 7, 2010
Rigs are still leaving the Gulf
Officially, the deepwater drilling moratorium ends around Nov. 30 or so. But will it? It looked like the industry was on the right track until the recent Mariner Energy platform accident in the Gulf. Now, with Congress in a bad mood, who knows how this will affect any new laws and regulations?
Author: Jerry Greenberg
September 7, 2010
Inland ports eye new Panama Canal business
Several inland ports are taking some very proactive steps to get ready for an increase in business after the Panama Canal expansion is completes in 2014. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and the Port of Gulfport, Miss., recently signed agreements with the Panama Canal Authority to foster economic growth, encourage international trade, and promote the concept of the “All-Water Route” from Asia to the U.S. East and Gulf coasts via the Panama Canal.
Author: Pamela Glass
September 7, 2010
Shipyard workers have options
In July, Northrop Grumman announced it would be laying off more than 110 workers at its Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans. More disturbing was the news that Northrop would be closing Avondale down for good by 2013 and would consolidate its Gulf Coast operations at its Pascagoula, Miss., facility.
Author: Ken Hocke
September 7, 2010
It’s not all about BP and the moratorium
Since April’s Deepwater Horizon rig blowout and subsequent oil leak, our blogs and WorkBoat magazine have been dominated by news surrounding the disaster and spill cleanup efforts. Fortunately, though the moratorium is still in place and the cleanup continues, things
Author: David Krapf
August 31, 2010
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