Tensions spike over offshore energy permits
A feud over the permitting of offshore energy projects pits a Republican lawmaker from Louisiana with the nation's top drilling regulator.
View ArticleOceanGate uses manned submersible to observe Rigs to Reefs (photos)
OceanGate, a Seattle-based provider of deep-water submersible vessels, has released a new crop of underwater images from the federal Rigs to Reefs program, showing sea creatures swimming among the...
View ArticleNew offshore decommissioning requirements coming
New regulations governing the decommissioning of old offshore oil infrastructure are on the horizon, a top Obama administration official said Tuesday.
View ArticleVideo: Anadarko turns massive Gulf spar into marine habitat
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has turned a 7,200-ton cell spar hull into a dark cave-like habitat for fish, sea anemones and other deep-sea creatures 200 miles off the coast of Louisiana.
View ArticleObama administration plan would ensure energy companies pay to scrap old...
The move by the Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is designed to ensure that the companies have set aside enough money to dismantle offshore facilities once oil and gas stops...
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