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Archaeologists working with cleanup workers after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill discovered dozens of new archaeological sites. Public Radio International has a podcast interview with Chip McGimsey, Louisiana State Archaeologist
Tags: california, climate-change, deepwater, earth-observatory, earthquakes, Geology.com, geophysics, gulf, louisiana, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, middle-east, spill, united-statesThe Julia Field is a huge Exxon discovery in the Gulf of Mexico about 250 miles southwest of New Orleans. It could contain a billion barrels of oil. The problem: the Department of Interior says that Exxon’s leases have expired.
Tags: ads-by-google, afghanistan, energy, federal-government, Geology.com, gulf, Jobs, marcellus-shale, mexico, oil and gasThe Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico has been plugged from the top and plugged from the bottom. It has been pressure tested and should now be killed.
Tags: africa, australia, canada, deepwater, energy, europe, geology-news, gulf, gulf of mexico, Jobs, mexico, pennsylvania, virginiaThis video provides an overview of yesterday’s Mariner Energy oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico. This was a production platform servicing existing wells, not a drilling rig like the one associated with the BP spill.
Tags: ads-by-google, africa, australia, california, dictionary, energy, geology-news, Geology.com, gulf, Jobs, marcellus-shale, oil and gas, philippines, united-states, washingtonAfter the Exxon Valdez accident citizen councils were used to provide input and oversight to the energy industry. Similar councils are proposed for the Gulf of Mexico area.
Tags: africa, canada, coastal geology, energy, geology, Geology.com, gulf, gulf of mexico, Jobs, marcellus-shale, mexico, michigan, oregon, united-statesShips moved away from their spill response duties as Tropical Storm Bonnie approached the damaged BP well. The storm passed without incident and the spill response teams are moving back to their work.
Tags: archaeology, geology, gulf, hurricanes and cyclones, Jobs, mexico, virginia, washingtonA seep has been detected on the Gulf of Mexico floor near BP’s recently capped well.
Tags: ads-by-google, africa, australia, canada, energy, florida, geology-news, geophysics, gulf, hawaii, mexico, michigan, pennsylvaniaPresident Barack Obama has announced the Long-Term Gulf Coast Restoration Support Plan…. “In addition to fighting the spill, conducting environmental cleanup, and ensuring such a crisis does not happen again, we must help the Gulf Coast and its people recover from this tragedy. A long-term plan to restore the unique beauty and bounty of
Tags: africa, alabama, archaeology, australia, geology-news, gulf, gulf of mexico, louisiana, mexico, michigan, mississippiBased upon NOAA predictions of hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico this season, storms could cause shut‐in production of 26 million barrels of crude oil and 166 billion cubic feet of natural gas. The actual amount of disruption will depend upon the number and severity of storms.
Tags: ads-by-google, africa, archaeology, dictionary, earth sciences, energy, europe, geology, geology-news, gulf, gulf of mexico, hurricanes and cyclones, massachusetts, virginiaCNN has a good graphic that shows the concept of a “relief well”. They are nearby wells drilled at an angle that will intersect the well that is to be plugged.
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