Environment & Safety
Safety progress in Gulf of Mexico drilling should lead to more US permits - API
The US oil and natural gas industry has significantly improved offshore safety, according to Erik Milito, group director of upstream and industry operations at the American Petroleum Institute (API), in testimony delivered this week to the US Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard.
Morgan Thermal Ceramics to supply heat insulation modules for Jubail refinery JV
Morgan Thermal Ceramics, a firm that designs and manufactures advanced heat insulation products, has been awarded a contract to supply modules for a refinery being constructed by SATORP, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Total.
BP unveils new Gulf deepwater drilling standards
The exploration and production operations of BP (BPXP) are poised to implement a new set of deepwater oil and gas drilling standards for Gulf of Mexico operations, which they say are based on lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010.
American Chemistry Council chief seeks overhaul of EPA risk assessment system
In testimony this week before the US House Subcommittee on Investigations, American Chemistry Council CEO Cal Dooley called for an overhaul of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).
ExxonMobil Pipeline says cleanup work ongoing after Montana oil spill
ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. offered an operational update on Wednesday as Unified Command cleanup work continued following the July 1 release of oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana.
Rentech starts Florida biomass gasification project
Rentech says it has received the final air permit for its proposed renewable energy project in Port St. Joe, Florida. The Port St. Joe project has been issued the final air permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and has received all significant permits to allow start of construction of the planned project, according to company officials.
API calls on Obama to restore Gulf offshore drilling, unveils study of potential job growth
Almost 190,000 new jobs could be created in 2013 if permitting in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore development returned to levels before the Obama administration’s moratorium, according to a study conducted by Quest Offshore Resources and released by the American Petroleum Institute (API).
EPA says no toxic chemicals found in Montana river after ExxonMobil oil spill
Following an oil spill from ExxonMobil Pipeline Co., water in Montana’s Yellowstone River is safe and shows no elevated levels for volatile organic compounds, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
US Senators agree to end ethanol subsidy, tariff
Three US senators struck a deal on Thursday to repeal the $6 billion/year ethanol tax credit by the end of July, according to California Democrat Dianne Feinstein. Feinstein crafted the deal with ethanol advocates Amy Klobuchar (Democrat-Minnesota) and John Thune (Republican-South Dakota).
Saudi Aramco awards Foster Wheeler group with Riyadh refinery clean fuels project
Foster Wheeler SOFCON, an unincorporated consortium between a subsidiary of Foster Wheeler and A. Al-Saihati, A. Fattani & O. Al-Othman Consulting Engineering Co. (SOFCON), has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco for front-end engineering design (FEED) and project management services for the clean transportation fuels project at the Riyadh refinery in Saudi Arabia.
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