by Associated Press Published: July 24,2012
Tags: accident, animals, death, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, fauna, Flora, food, hospitality, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil drilling, oil exploration, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, plants, restaurant, seafood, tourism, tourist, vacation, vacationer, vacationing, visitor, wildlife, workplace safety
WASHINGTON — BP focused too much on the little details of personal worker safety instead of the big systemic hazards that led to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and wasn’t as strict on overall safety when drilling rigs involved other companies that they hired, a government safety panel concludes. Eleven workers were killed [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 6,2012
Tags: county government, crude oil, energy, natural gas, Oil, oil drilling, oil exploration, oil rig, petroleum, region, regionalism
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI — Pike County supervisors are suggesting southwest Mississippi take a regional approach to address the growing oil exploration in the area. Officials believe if the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale formation proves to be a honey hole for oil and gas companies, then southwest Mississippi could see a boost in business and an influx of [...] [...]
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI — Officials from three southwest Mississippi counties will hear the results of a study on oil and natural gas exploration in the area. The Enterprise-Journal reports the study is of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale formation in Pike, Wilkinson and Amite counties. The study was commissioned by the Pike County Economic Development District and [...] [...]
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by Associated Press Published: December 20,2011
Tags: Alabama, british petroleum, Dan Turner, Deepwater Horizon, Democrat, Gov. Phil Bryant, gulf of mexico, JACKSON, Louie Miller, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Development Authority, oil drilling, republican, Ship Island, sierra club
JACKSON — Allowing oil and gas drilling 10 to 12 miles south of Mississippi’s coastline in the Gulf of Mexico is a good idea because it could generate state revenue, Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday. The Mississippi Development Authority on Monday published proposed regulations to lease state waters in the Gulf for the drilling. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 6,2011
Tags: energy, gas, gasoline, municipal government, Oil, oil and gas, oil drilling, petroleum, rezoning, zoning
NATCHEZ — DRAYCO Exploration has received final approval for its proposed oil well operation that fronts Cemetery Road from the Natchez Board of Aldermen. The Natchez Democrat reports the board approved an ordinance that rezones five acres on an 81-acre tract of land to permit the drilling and development of the oil well. City Planner [...] [...]
Oil drilling is returning to the Gulf of Mexico, but slowly. One year after BP’s Macondo well blew out — claiming 11 lives and sparking a ban on deepwater drilling — 11 new deepwater and 49 shallow water drilling permits have been issued, according to the federal agency that oversees offshore drilling. That’s far less [...] [...]
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Morgan Creek Energy Corp. of Dallas has entered into agreement to purchase approximately 21,000 net acres of mineral oil and gas leases on lands located in Lamar, Jones and Forrest counties in Mississippi. The company has entered into this agreement with the mineral leaseholder, Westrock Land Corp., and is based on representations [...] [...]
JEFFERSON COUNTY — Mainland Resources Inc. of Houston has acquired a second target prospect for exploration of oil and gas formations in western Mississippi. Terms were not disclosed. The company has acquired a 100 percent working interest in approximately 1,260 net leasehold acres within the same general geological region as the Buena Vista Project in [...] [...]
The Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on oil and natural gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could mean an $8.4 million decrease in state and local tax revenues for Mississippi, according to a new study. The study released by LSU professor Dr. Joseph Mason examined 33 deepwater rigs in the Gulf, from which the United [...] [...]
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