From the newswires:
StatoilHydro shut in the Statfjord C platform on 25 September after a leak of produced water from platform’s riser. Production is expected to resume within a few days.
StatoilHydro spokesman Geir Gjervan confirmed that produced water had leaked from the platform’s risers this morning, but said it has spince been plugged.
He added that the [...]
Archive for the ‘Arctic’ Category
Norwegian Offshore Spill
Posted in Arctic, Norway, Offshore, tagged Norway, Oil Production on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
9th Circuit Vacates Shell Beaufort Sea
Posted in Arctic, Offshore, Oil, tagged Arctic, Beaufort Sea, Oil, Oil exploration, Shell on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the newswires, courtesy Upstream Online:
A federal appeals court has vacated an opinion issued last year that halted Shell’s drilling plans for the Beaufort Sea off Alaska’s northern coast, leaving both sides in the case wondering what the action means.
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday gave no indication whether a change in [...]
The North Pole in Peril
Posted in Arctic, tagged Arctic on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An excerpt from a well-written opinion piece by Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France and leader of the Socialist Party, and a member of the European Parliament. Go read the complete original piece at Project Syndicate.
Throughout most of human history, ice almost completely barred all navigation in the seas surrounding the North Pole, and [...]
Eni Stops Nikaitchuq Development
Posted in Alaska, Arctic, Heavy Oil, Oil, Oooguruk, Prudhoe Bay, tagged Alaska, Arctic, ASRC, Eni, Nikaitchuq, North Slope, Oil exploration, Oooguruk, Pioneer, Prudhoe Bay on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the news wires:
Italian producer Eni has stopped work on the Nikaitchuq offshore project on the North Slope in Alaska.
“We were informed by Eni management of their decision to defer the Nikaitchuq project completion. This is not a project cancellation but a decision made by Eni management in recognition of the current oil price and [...]
Legal Solution to Arctic Sovreignty Claims?
Posted in Arctic, tagged Arctic, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Upstream Online:
The battle for the Arctic’s vast reserves of oil and gas can only be decided by international law, Russia and Denmark declared after talks today.
Five countries with an Arctic coastline – Russia, the US, Canada, Norway and Denmark through its control of Greenland – have competing claims to the region.
Russia said [...]
Alaska Oil Production
Posted in Arctic, Oil, Prudhoe Bay, tagged Alaska, ANS, ANS Crude, Arctic, North Slope, Oil, Oil Production, Prudhoe Bay on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A nice little graph, from Kevin Banks (ADNR) presentation to the Alaska Legislature.
Bottom line – Prudhoe Bay (PBU) was, and is, the major oil source for Alaska and it’s declining. The rate of decline can be slowed by improved by technology, but there are no new elephant fields to take its place. Alaska’s oil gravy [...]
ExxonMobil Releases Point Thompson Leases
Posted in Arctic, ExxonMobil, Oil, tagged Alaska, ExxonMobil, Oil, Oil Production, Point Thompson on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the State of Alaska website:
February 19, 2009, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin today noted the ongoing progress the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues to make toward its goal of resolving the legal disputes over the Point Thomson area. Earlier this week, ExxonMobil surrendered eight leases in the Point Thomson area, comprising about [...]
