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Examining Fate Of Methane Following The Deepwater Horizon Spill

2014-05-12 22:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: The 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout discharged roughly five million barrels of oil and up to 500,000 metric tonnes of natural gas into Gulf of Mexico offshore waters over a period of 84 days. In the face of a seemingly insurmountable cleanup effort, many were relieved by reports following the disaster that naturally-occurring microbes had consumed much of the gas and oil. Now, a team of researchers led by University of Georgia marine scientists have published a paper in the journal Nature Geoscience...

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Deepwater Wind receives first permits for Block Island Wind Farm

2014-05-12 01:00:00| Power Technology

Deepwater Wind has received the first major environmental permit approvals for the 30MW Block Island Wind Farm, which is claimed to be the nations first offshore wind farm.

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GE Oil & Gas unveils new 20ksi deepwater drilling systems

2014-05-08 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

GE Oil & Gas, an equipment maker for the oil and gas industry, has launched a new blowout preventer system, 20ksi BOP, which is capable of operating at greater depths and under higher pressures.

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Shell uncovers deep-water gas in Rosmari-1 well off Malaysia

2014-04-22 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

Shell has announced a deep-water gas discovery off Malaysia. Located 135km offshore in Block SK318, the Rosmari-1 was drilled to a total depth of 2,123m and encountered more than 450m of gas column.

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