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Norshore Atlantic Multi-Purpose Drilling Vessel
2014-03-24 15:30:00| Ship Technology
Norshore Atlantic is a multi-purpose drilling vessel built at the Batam Shipyard in Indonesia by Otto Marine, a company based in Singapore.
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Drilling, Fracking Efficiency Fuels Oil and Gas Boom
2014-03-24 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Central Climate: Technological advances in drilling efficiency are one of the reasons shale oil and natural gas production continues to skyrocket in six of America's biggest oil and natural gas fields, according to a new U.S. Energy Information Administration report. Production of crude oil and natural gas through the use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is considered to have a significant effect on climate change because of methane leaks in the natural gas distribution system that haven't been quantified...
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Timely study of Colorado oil and gas drilling
2014-03-23 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Post: Though opponents call House Bill 1297 a fishing expedition to find something wrong with oil and gas operations, how can there be any harm in reviewing medical literature to determine whether health concerns exist? The legislation sponsored by Rep. Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins, would spend about $567,000 over three years to study health effects of oil and gas operations in Adams, Boulder, Larimer and Weld counties. "The intent of the bill is to do a retrospective analysis of public health data...
State is revising drilling guidelines Regulators are revising...
2014-03-22 10:21:00| Waste Management - Topix.net
There's currently no oil and natural gas drilling in Virginia's Tidewater region, but state regulators are revising guidelines for environmental impact assessments, just in case.
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Colorado's Tough New Drilling Rules Make an Impact in Texas
2014-03-20 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Colorado's tough, new air pollution rules for the oil and gas industry were approved only a month ago but they're already making an impact in Texas, where lawmakers and energy companies have long resisted tightening air standards. Several companies have approached the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund and expressed interest in discussing whether Colorado's rules make sense for Texas, according to Jim Marston, a vice president at EDF. Marston didn't name the companies. "The companies are...
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