Patterson-UTI reports increase in September drilling activityOctober 5th, 2009 Patterson-UTI says drilling activity up in Sept.HOUSTON — Oil and gas driller Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. on Monday said its September drilling activity rose sequentially as oil prices stabilized, and oil and gas companies anticipated a future expected recovery in the economy.
Magnitude 8.3 quake strikes off American SamoaSeptember 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON/WELLINGTON - An 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off American Samoa Tuesday triggering a three-metre tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii confirmed. The earthquake's epicentre was located about 204 km southwest of the remote Pacific island and it struck at a depth of 85 km.
Drilling opponents ask Interior secretary to halt plans for oil and gas drilling off AlaskaSeptember 21st, 2009 Opponents ask Salazar to halt offshore drillingWASHINGTON — Opponents of offshore drilling — including some dressed as salmon and a polar bear — delivered more than 250,000 postcards and letters to the Interior Department Monday on a proposal to open vast waters off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts to oil and gas drilling. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar invited public comments on a sweeping blueprint for expanded offshore drilling that was initially proposed in the final days of the Bush administration.
Interior Secretary Salazar says he may delay plan for offshore drilling for oil and gasSeptember 17th, 2009 Salazar says he may wait on offshore drilling planWASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday he's in no hurry to make a decision on whether to allow offshore drilling in federal waters off Alaska and other states, a remark that disappointed advocates of offshore drilling for oil and gas. Salazar, who met with Alaska Gov.
GAO report says BLM often misunderstood, violated law in approving oil, gas drillingSeptember 16th, 2009 GAO says drilling policy caused BLM confusionCHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Government Accountability Office says the U.S.
Fred weakening far off in Atlantic; Linda becomes a remnant low in the PacificSeptember 11th, 2009 Fred continues to weaken in the open AtlanticMIAMI — Forecasters say Fred is continuing to weaken in the middle of the Atlantic, while Linda has dissipated in the Pacific. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Friday that Fred's maximum sustained winds had dropped to near 60 mph (95 kph) and the storm is moving slowly.
Hurricane Fred drops to Category 1 far in the Atlantic, Linda in the Pacific also weakeningSeptember 10th, 2009 Hurricanes Fred weakens far off in AtlanticMIAMI — Hurricane Fred has weakened to a Category 1 storm far off in the Atlantic, while Hurricane Linda continues its trek far out in the Pacific. The National Hurricane Center says Fred weakened to a Category 1 storm on Thursday, with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph (150 kph).
Tropical Storm Linda spins far out over the Pacific Ocean; new tropical depression in AtlanticSeptember 7th, 2009 Tropical Storm Linda forms far out in PacificMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Linda far out in the Pacific Ocean is not gaining in intensity. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the 12th named storm of the Pacific season had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph (55 kph) on Monday night.
Judge indefinately blocks drilling on Colorado's Baca National Wildlife RefugeSeptember 3rd, 2009 Judge blocks drilling on Colo. refugeDENVER — A federal judge has indefinitely blocked oil and gas drilling on a wildlife refuge that sits next to the Great Sand Dunes National Park in south-central Colorado.
Oil India to start drilling in Libya from OctoberSeptember 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - State-run energy explorer Oil India Ltd (OIL) will start drilling oil blocks in Libya from October for exploring an estimated two trillion cubic metres of reserves, a top company official said Wednesday. "We will drill four wells in Libya by 2010-11.
Tropical Storm Guillermo strengthens in Pacific, tropical depression in Atlantic weakensAugust 13th, 2009 Tropical Storm Guillermo strengthens in PacificMIAMI — Tropical Storm Guillermo has strengthened in the Pacific far from land while a tropical depression in the Atlantic has weakened. Guillermo's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph and the storm is moving west-northwest near 16 mph.
Forecasters: Tropical depressions moving across the Atlantic, PacificAugust 12th, 2009 Tropical depressions swirl in Atlantic, PacificMIAMI — A tropical depression in the Atlantic has yet to strengthen but forecasters say it could become a tropical storm in the next few days. Its maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph and it's centered about 535 miles west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands off Africa's western coast.
New tropical depression forms in Atlantic, Tropical Storm Felicia swirls in PacificAugust 11th, 2009 New tropical depression forms in the AtlanticMIAMI — A new tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic while Tropical Storm Felicia continues to move across the Pacific. The new tropical depression is only the second of the Atlantic hurricane season and has maximum sustained winds near 30 mph.
Sources of Earth's "hum" pinpointedAugust 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new research has found that the Pacific coasts of North America and Central America are important sources of the Earth's low-frequency vibration, or "hum". Previous studies had found that this hum is excited by infragravity waves, a type of ocean wave that originates in shallow water along coasts, but it was uncertain whether hum is generated primarily by infragravity waves in the deep ocean or along coastlines.
ONGC to start drilling wells in Gulf of KhambhatMarch 10th, 2009 SURAT - Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) will soon start drilling three exploration wells at a depth of 2,500 to 4,500 metres in the Gulf of Khambhat off northwest Gujarat, officials said. The company has got the clearance from the ministry of environment and forests Feb 22 to start drilling the wells in the CB-ONN-2004/1/2 blocks, they said.
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