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Roxtec Seals Deal on Drilling Rigs Upgrade
2013-09-23 14:30:00| Offshore Technology
Manchester-based cable seal manufacturer Roxtec has completed a deal to supply a series of drilling rig upgrades at the Able shipyard in Hartlepool.
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Horizontal drilling, fracking begins in old, shallow oil and gas fields
2013-09-21 23:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Gazette: If we could take a tiny glass elevator down the trajectory of a Marcellus Shale well, we would see slabs of coal, sandstone, shale and siltstone alternating and colliding with one another for thousands of feet until we finally reach the target rock. Today, half a dozen local oil and gas companies are forgoing the full ride. They're getting off the elevator halfway down, before the Elk Sandstone formation that separates the conventional oil and gas reservoirs from the deeper, unconventional plays...
Are coral beds protected from oil drilling?
2013-09-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Corals are a relatively new concern on the marine environmental radar and there's apparently still quite a lot left to be learned about them but that doesn't mean they're not important. In fact, there are many areas inside Canadian/Newfoundland and Labrador waters as well as others areas that either straddle or lie outside the 200 mile limit that are considered to be sensitive coral zones. Those zones have been closed to any fishing activity that involves gear coming into contact with the...
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Ecuador and Argentina presidents discussing Chevron's drilling plan for Patagonia
2013-09-20 01:24:45| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is meeting with President Cristina Fernandez during his trip to Buenos Aires amid concerns that his new campaign against Chevron Corp. could harm relations between the two countries.
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Environment Groups Set for New Fight Over Drilling on Utah Land
2013-09-19 04:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The San Rafael Swell, with its miles of twisting sandstone spires and towering mesas, has long been a draw for hiking and canyoneering, and has even been considered for designation as a national monument. So last month, when the federal Bureau of Land Management announced its intention to open portions of the 2,000-square-mile stretch of central Utah for drilling by private oil and gas companies, conservation groups reacted with alarm. The debate over the proposed sale of drilling leases has...
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