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Oil Majors Plan New Spill Capture and Containment System for Gulf of Mexico; Initial $1B Investment

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Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell plan to build and deploy a rapid response system that will be available to capture and contain oil in the event of a potential future underwater well blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The companies have committed $1 billion to fund the initial costs of the system.

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Shell takes final investment decision for the Appomattox ultra-deepwater development in Gulf of Mexico

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Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) made final investment decision (FID) to advance the Appomattox deep-water development in the ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico. This decision authorizes the construction and installation of Shell’s eighth and largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

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BP selects Technip for the Thunder Horse South Expansion project in the ultra-deep Gulf of Mexico

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awarded Technip a lump sum project for the design, engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of the new production pipeline systems on the south side of the Thunder Horse production drilling quarters unit. A flowline is a pipe, laid on the seabed, which allows the transportation of oil/gas production or injection of fluids.

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BP Plans to Deploy Subsea Oil Recovery System in 6-8 Days, Weather Permitting

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Concept of the subsea oil recovery system. BP is working to deploy a subsea oil recovery system over the largest leak source in the Transocean Deepwater Horizon Rig that it hopes will capture up to 85% of the oil rising from the sea floor following the sinking of Deepwater Horizon on 22 April. Not to scale. Click to enlarge.

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Dept. of Interior proposes more stringent regulations for offshore oil and gas well equipment

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Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department of the Interior has proposed new regulations that include more stringent design requirements and operational procedures for critical well control equipment used in offshore oil and gas operations. 6A, ANSI/API Spec. 16A, API Spec. 16C, API Spec. 16D, ANSI/API Spec.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.

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Top Kill Fails; BP Moving on to LMRP Cap Attempt

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BP and the government team involved in the response have deemed the top kill operation attempting to stop the flow of oil from the MC252 well in the Gulf of Mexico ( earlier post ) unsuccessful. The LMRP cap is already on site and it is currently anticipated that it will be connected in about four days.

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