Daily Archives: May 13, 2016

Wyoming DEQ issues 8th update to oil and gas permitting guidance

Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued its eighth update to its Oil and Gas Facilities Permitting Guidance, the first since 2013. A primary goal for this guidance update was to align requirements for concentrated development areas with the newer areas of activity across the state, it indicated. Read Full Article Here For more great…

Ephindo takes on IGas interest in Sangatta West block

IGas Energy PLC has sold its 24% interest in Sangatta West CBM Inc. to partner Ephindo International CBM Holding Inc. under a share transfer agreement. IGas said the company’s disposal of its remaining Indonesian interests is effective May 13. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Oil & Gas Journal – General Interest

Nigerian violence linked to amnesty cuts

A surge in violence aggravating an oil-production slump in Nigeria reflects the government’s pullback from an amnesty program for militants, says an analyst at Verisk Maplecroft, Bath, London. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Oil & Gas Journal – Transportation

UK, Norway ban further helicopter from commercial flights

Following the crash of the Norwegian Super Puma helicopter near Bergen on April 29, the UK and Norwegian Civil Aviation Authorities introduced restrictions to the Airbus EC225LP helicopter to prevent offshore operators using it for commercial flights. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Offshore RSS Feed

BSEE, Coast Guard investigate oil sheen in Gulf of Mexico

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and US Coast Guard responded to reports from Shell Offshore Inc. of an oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles south of Port Fourchon, La. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Oil & Gas Journal – General Interest