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Shell Joins BP in Evacuating Non-Essential Staff in Gulf
by Dow Jones Newswires
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Alison Sider
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Friday, August 24, 2012
HOUSTON - Royal Dutch Shell Plc. is preparing to evacuate non-essential workers in the eastern and central Gulf of Mexico in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac, the company said Friday.
Drilling operations have been suspended on some assets in those areas, but production of oil and gas hasn't been affected, the company said.
BP said earlier Friday it is evacuating personnel on some of its platforms in the Gulf as the storm moves westward. The National Hurricane Center said in its most recent update that the storm strengthened somewhat as it moved toward the southern coast of Hispaniola.
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Regular 10% Moonshine averaging $3.61 a gallon in Boiled Peanut GA!
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!:nuts:
DRILL BABY DRILL!
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Romney Plan 'Could Be Positive' for Oil Services, Drilling Cos
by Karen Boman
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Rigzone Staff
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's proposed energy plan could be positive for the oil services and drilling industry, with its goals of streamlining and improving the permitting process, opening up new areas for drilling and boosting overall drilling activity, according to a recent research note from Barclays Capital.
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Romney Plan Calls for Expanded Energy Development, Less Regulation
by Karen Boman
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Rigzone Staff
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Increased domestic oil and gas production and partnerships with Canada and Mexico to achieve North American energy independence by 2020 are part of the energy policy agenda laid out by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Romney outlined his plan Thursday during a campaign stop in Hobbs, N.M., according to media reports. His plan calls by the energy industry and some members of Congress to reduce red tape for onshore permitting on federal lands, open more offshore areas to drilling and approve the Keystone XL pipeline bid to bring the United States closer to achieving energy independence.
In his plan, Romney touted potential benefits of expanding development of U.S. energy resources, including:

  • creation of over 3 million jobs to the U.S. economy
  • over one million in manufacturing
  • create more than $1 trillion in revenue for federal, state and local governments
  • lower energy prices for job creators and middle-class families
  • enhanced national security through freedom of dependence on foreign energy supplies.
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RIGZONE - Romney Plan Calls for Expanded Energy Development, Less Regulation
 
August 28, 2012- Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Activities are Being Monitored by Hurricane Response Team

BSEE Hurricane Isaac Activity Statistics: August 28, 2012

2012-08-28

NEW ORLEANS — Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Hurricane Isaac. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane Response Team is activated and monitoring the operators’ activities. The team will continue to work with offshore operators and other state and federal agencies until operations return to normal and the storm is no longer a threat to Gulf of Mexico oil and gas activities.

Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted as of 11:30 a.m. CDT today, personnel have been evacuated from a total of 503 production platforms, equivalent to 84.4 percent of the 596 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Production platforms are the structures located offshore from which oil and natural gas are produced. Unlike drilling rigs, which typically move from location to location, production facilities remain in the same location throughout a project’s duration.

Personnel have been evacuated from 49 rigs, equivalent to 64.47 percent of the 76 rigs currently operating in the Gulf. Rigs can include several types of self-contained offshore drilling facilities including jackup rigs, submersibles and semisubmersibles.
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