Government shutdown would stop some oil permitting
The government will stop permitting oil and gas projects on public lands -- but not offshore -- if lawmakers do not reach a deal to continue funding the federal government by Tuesday.
View ArticleSalazar: Shutdown will hurt Gulf production
The federal government shutdown could harm oil and gas production across the United States, former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar warned Thursday.
View ArticleEnvironmentalists threaten lawsuit as drilling continues despite shutdown
Despite the government shutdown, existing oil and gas wells can keep flowing and drilling work can keep going too. The result, says the Center for Biological Diversity, is a jarring situation where oil...
View ArticleShutdown over, but energy data not flowing yet
The government shutdown is over, but new drilling permits and energy data won't start flowing out of federal agencies right away.
View ArticleDemocrats assail House Republicans’ pro-drilling bills
House Republicans on Tuesday kicked off a week-long series of votes on measures designed to promote domestic energy development, beginning with a controversial bill that would accelerate the...
View ArticleHouse votes to expand offshore drilling
Even before the House voted 229-185 to force the federal government to allow offshore drilling off the South Carolina, Virginia and California coasts, lawmakers admitted the plan was going nowhere. But...
View ArticleAudit: Offshore drilling permit reviews are inconsistent
he federal agency in charge of regulating offshore drilling doesn't have standardized procedures for reviewing permits and has not finished establishing an electronic program designed to streamline the...
View ArticleTexas drilling permits fall 50 percent in November, data shows
November’s batch of new Texas drilling permits fell 50 percent compared to the prior month, a sign that oil companies are holding back from boring into their sweetest spots while crude prices linger...
View ArticleCongress set to renew drilling permit program
A program accelerating government processing of drilling permits on federal land could get new life if Congress passes a sweeping defense authorization bill next week.
View ArticleFive years after Gulf disaster, feds ready new well control and blowout...
The Obama administration is poised to lay out new requirements for controlling offshore wells, nearly five years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill vividly illustrated the damage that can be unleashed...
View ArticleSea ice could keep Shell away from the Arctic until mid July
Even if Shell wins all federal permits to drill in the Chukchi Sea this summer, sea ice could block it from launching the work until late July.
View ArticleJudge could halt oil drilling permits in Mancos Shale
Two oil companies have drilled 150 wells since 2011 into the hard shale covering oil in the Mancos, an area made accessible through new techniques like horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
View ArticleObama administration OKs Arctic drilling, but imposes big constraints on Shell
Shell could begin work within days, but the government-imposed restrictions could keep its drill bits from reaching potential oil-bearing rock thousands of feet below the surface of the Chukchi Sea.
View ArticleTexas drilling permits down by nearly two-thirds since last year
Texas issued 864 drilling permits in August, compared with 2,440 a year earlier.
View ArticleJanuary drilling permits up from 2016
The number of drilling permits filed to the Railroad Commission of Texas in January was nearly double what it was a year ago, a sign that the oil and gas industry is recovering as oil prices hover over...
View ArticleDrilling permits suggest industry is recovering
The state of Texas approved almost 1,000 oil and gas drilling permits in February, as the industry responds to higher oil prices and slowly moves toward a recovery. The Railroad Commission of Texas,...
View ArticleNew U.S. drilling permits surged in March
New drilling permits issued across the United States climbed by almost 4,000 in March, the largest increase in 18 months, Evercore ISI said Tuesday. The number of newly issued U.S. drilling permits has...
View ArticleMarch drilling permits up, but well completions still remain low
The state of Texas issued more than 1,300 drilling permits in March, more than double the number of permits issued a year ago, when the price of oil had plunged to $26. The Railroad Commission of...
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