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SDX Energy completes drilling on Manatee-1 well offshore Cameroon
2016-03-30 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
SDX Energy has completed drilling operations on the Manatee-1 exploration well in shallow waters of the prolific Niger Delta Basin, offshore Cameroon.
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Obama to back off Atlantic coast drilling plan
2016-03-27 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Investment Underground: An announcement from the U.S. Interior Department could come as soon as Tuesday, a person familiar with the decision told the New York Times. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced Tuesday the Obama administration will not pursue oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic. "We need to do more than taking the Atlantic off the table; we need to take the Arctic off the table and continue our transition to clean energy and a carbon-neutral economy", says Whit Sheard is the Arctic program...
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Off-shore oil drilling in the Arctic is still far too risky
2016-03-26 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: When oil executives look at an offshore drilling rig, they see money. Environmentalists, though, see a disaster waiting to happen. The Obama administration should have listened more closely to the latter before including in its 2017-2022 drilling plan a proposal to allow three new offshore leases in Alaska, two of them in the Arctic Ocean. Yes, the Arctic Ocean, one of the most fragile natural environments in the world, where disturbances can have devastating impacts. In the event of a serious spill...
Obama Administration to block offshore drilling in Atlantic Ocean
2016-03-26 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun Times: Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the move on Twitter, saying a new five-year plan "protects the Atlantic for future generations". Late a year ago the Obama administration cancelled 2016 and 2017 Arctic oil drilling lease sales. Big Oil had targeted our coasts, but President Obama has reversed his decision to open the Atlantic seaboard for offshore drilling. The reversal comes as Mr Obama looks to solidify his legacy on environmental issues, which includes a global agreement...
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Obama Administration To Bar Oil Drilling In Atlantic Ocean
2016-03-26 14:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fayette Advocate: "By removing the entire proposed Atlantic leasing area, the administration has failed to present a serious offshore plan that will help meet our energy needs over the coming decades", David Holt, president of the Consumer Energy Alliance, said in a statement on reports the administration was withdrawing the leases. In the Interior Department's five-year plan announced on Tuesday, there are 13 potential offshore lease sales for drilling exploration; all of them are in the Gulf of Mexico or off...
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