April 2015

Silence, pushback from governors on Mitch McConnell EPA defiance letter

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Mitch McConnell says EPA pollution limiting rules an attack on the middle class Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s call for governors to defy proposed federal rules to limit pollution has been met with mostly silence, but leaders in downwind New England states and drought-stricken areas in the West are pushing back. The Kentucky Republican wrote

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Dropping oil prices force merger of Bayside Petroleum, iSeeAutomation

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iSeeAutomation says merger with Bayside Petroleum will help reduce the overall costs of producing energy Bayside Corp. (OTC PINK: BYSD) announced the merger of Bayside Petroleum Company, Inc., and iSeeAutomation, Inc., a vision guided automated technology company on Monday. The ongoing slump in oil prices resulted in Technis Energy, Ltd. exercising an option under the

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Offshore oil and natural gas industry safer than ever – API CEO

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Efforts to improve offshore oil and natural gas safety began after Macondo incident in 2010 Advances in technology, standards and practices in the last five years have made America’s offshore oil and natural gas industry safer than ever, according to industry leader Jack Gerard, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute. “Our goal is zero

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New US offshore oil drilling regs proposed as Gulf spill anniversary nears

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US offshore oil drilling regulations strengthen oversight of drilling equipment A week shy of the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Obama administration proposed new regulations Monday aimed at strengthening oversight of offshore oil drilling equipment and ensuring that out-of-control wells can be sealed in an emergency. The explosion of the Deepwater

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Rough seas force Greenpeace activists to abandon drill rig

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Shell granted restraining order against Greenpeace Six Greenpeace activists opposed to offshore drilling in the Arctic have abandoned a Seattle-bound drill rig they boarded in the Pacific Ocean six days ago, the organization said. Rough seas prompted the decision, Greenpeace said in an email Saturday. The protesters rappelled off the rig and got into inflatable

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