Energy Policy Blog
By Edith Allison
New methane-emission regulations for the oil and natural gas industry could follow this fall.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 26 March, 2014
Explorer Policy Watch
By Edith Allison
The first seismic surveys of the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) since 1988 could happen in the next two years – if the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) finalizes the required environmental impact statement (EIS) in the next few months.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 March, 2014
Explorer Division Column DEG
By Doug Wyatt
A look at three main environmental issues that must be considered in the utilization of natural gas as a primary fuel source for the next several decades.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 March, 2014
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Emily Llinás
Winning Hearts and Minds: Colombia and Latin American prospects offer high promise and difficult hurdles in the form of local political and public resistance.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 March, 2014
Energy Policy Blog
By Edith Allison
Witnesses stated that BLM policies create unnecessary obstacles to oil and gas activities on federal lands at a recent House Natural Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee hearing: “Energy in America: BLM’s Red-Tape Run Around and its Impact on American Energy Production”
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 24 February, 2014
Energy Policy Blog
By Edith Allison
Comment period is open for the EPA proposed rule that would require CCS, carbon capture and storage. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rule, 'Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units,' is open for comment until March 10.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 17 February, 2014
Energy Policy Blog
By Edith Allison
We also export and import automobiles and many other products. This market movement helps get the desired type of car--or oil--to the consumer. But many consider oil to be more critical to our national security.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 10 February, 2014
Explorer Policy Watch
By Edith Allison
Oil and natural gas production continued to grow in the United States in 2013 even as progress on new federal laws and regulations stalled – but local opposition to shale gas and oil development increased.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 February, 2014
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Louise Durham
Oil spills are a potential challenge in any corner of the world, but the Arctic brings its own set of challenges to oil production and transportation, and so it needs its own dedicated technologies for meeting them.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 February, 2014
Explorer Article
By Sophia Ford
The Indian state of West Bengal, located in eastern India and stretching from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, is a cultural hub where art and literacy flourished. This landscape is dominated by winding rivers and luscious fields of spices, rice and other crops. The Bengal Basin region, however, is confronted with some of the highest levels of naturally occurring arsenic (As) in drinking water, which poses a major health-related environmental threat to the 70-100 million people living in the area.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 February, 2014