Gulf of Mexico News

Transocean Can’t Sue U.S. for Gulf Oil Spill, Judge Rules
11/21/2011, Bloomberg
Rep. Steve Scalise's bill to give BP fines to Gulf states picks up steam
11/21/2011, Nola.com
Growing North America Oil Output Creates Need For More Pipeline
11/21/2011, Nasdaq
9,627 feet: Gulf well sets deep-water record
11/18/2011, Houston Chronicle
Senators, witnesses criticize OSM, BLM merger during Senate hearing
11/18/2011, Platts
Salazar defends proposed 5-year OCS plan before House panel
11/18/2011, Oil & Gas Journal
Enbridge and Enterprise agree to reverse Seaway Crude Oil Pipeline from Cushing to U.S. Gulf Coast
11/18/2011, Penn Energy
EPL Announces Completion of Oil Weighted Acquisition in Main Pass Area and Updates 2011 Guidance
11/18/2011, Market Watch
BOEM Calls for Public Input on Proposed 2012-2017 Eastern Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales
11/17/2011, BOEM
DOI Opts For Status Quo With Lease Sale Plan
11/17/2011, E&P Magazine
Latest proposed 5-year OCS plan falls short, API official says
11/16/2011, Oil and Gas Journal
McMoRan hits additional hydrocarbons at Lafitte ultra-deep prospect in the GOM
11/16/2011, Penn Energy
U.S. BOEM Director Defends New Terms for Offshore Oil, Gas Sales
11/16/2011, Marketwatch
BSEE Issues Guidance on Suspensions of Production Requests
11/16/2011, BSEE
U.S. oil and gas yield will beat peak by 2020, research projects
11/15/2011, Fuel Fix
Secretary Salazar Names Rear Admiral James A. Watson as New Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
11/15/2011, DOI
Heavy Louisiana Oil Gains as Exxon Shuts Pipe ‘Indefinitely’
11/15/2011, Bloomberg
Lease plan amounts to scaling back
11/14/2011, LOGA
Linc completes first Gulf Coast well
11/14/2011, Upstream
Sen wants Virginia included in Obama offshore drill plan
11/14/2011, Pogo Producing
GOP calls for drilling in Arctic Wildlife Refuge to pay for infrastructure
11/14/2011, The Hill
U.S. Puts Oil Pipeline Plan In Limbo Until After 2012 Vote
11/11/2011, NPR
Bromwich pledges careful, measured enforcement for contractors
11/11/2011, Oil and Gas Journal
Petrobras announces oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico
11/11/2011, Penn Energy
Don Briggs says Interior Department's 5-year OCS Plan is a step backward
11/11/2011, LOGA
El Paso Kicks Off Sale of Exploration and Production Assets
11/10/2011, Wall Street Journal
Senators float plan to thwart Cuban oil drilling
11/10/2011, The Hill
Obama Administration introduces plan to open Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration
11/10/2011, Penn Energy
Safety Alert for the Macondo Well Blowout
11/10/2011, BSEE
Salazar, Beaudreau Announce Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale
11/10/2011, DOI
Vitter: Obama's plan fails to meet US energy needs
11/9/2011, The Hill
McDermott slips in Q3 despite revenue boost
11/9/2011, Upstream
EIA lowers crude demand forecast
11/9/2011, Upstream
Oil-spill workers sought for study
11/9/2011, BusinessWeek
Secretary Salazar, Interior Department Leadership to Announce 2012-2017 Offshore Oil and Gas Program
11/8/2011, DOI
BP wants US probes barred from oil spill suits
11/8/2011, Fuel Fix
Hornbeck Offshore announces OSV newbuild program #5
11/8/2011, Penn Energy
Republican Leaders Push Democrats To Pass GOP Jobs Bills
11/7/2011, Nasdaq
Bill would require rescue boats within three nautical miles of active offshore oil, gas rigs
11/7/2011, Times Picayune
ATP Provides Operations Update
11/7/2011, ATP