Wednesday 31 May 2000 UKOOA 1999 Annual Report Highlights Industry in Transition The transition of an essentially inward-looking industry which largely ignored external relationships to one now willing to engage openly with its stakeholders is highlighted …
Tuesday 30 May 2000 Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre Logic-Al Choice for UKOOA Energy Breakfast UKOOAs next Energy Breakfast moves to the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on 8 June to kick off LOGICs two-day conference on improving …
June 22, 2010 NOAA today launched State of the Coast, an important new website that provides coastal managers, planners and officials at all levels of government a snapshot of statistics, facts and graphics about America’s 95,000-miles of coastline. The …
June 14, 2010 The dynamic nature of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill has been a challenge for a range of communities -- from hotel operators to fishermen to local community leaders. And the American people have questions about the response to this crisis …
Friday 26 May 2000 Drill Cuttings Initiative Moves Into Next Phase The offshore oil and gas industrys drill cuttings initiative moved into its final phase this month (May) with tenders being gathered for a second year-long programme of research budgeted at …
More than two-thirds of Gulf available for fishing June 23, 2010 Fishery closure boundary as of June 23, 2010. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA has opened more than 8,000 square miles of previously closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico, because the …
Monday 22 May 2000 Gas and Electricity Supply Industry Group Calls for Early Lifting of Ban on Gas-Fired Power Stations The Government must act now to remove uncertainty and restore confidence across the energy supply industry in the run-up to the lifting …
June 22, 2010 The lower Columbia River area receives an estimated annual economic benefit of $6.4 million in savings and direct income from the operation of NOAA’s Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System, also known as PORTS®, according to a new study by …
Tuesday 16 May 2000 UKOOA Survey Reveals First Signs of Recovery The first signs that confidence appears to be returning to the offshore oil and gas industry have been revealed in a survey by the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), the …
10th Annual Lightning Safety Awareness Week Runs June 20-26 June 18, 2010 Lightning strikes more than 400 people in the United States each year, causing devastating and permanent disabilities for those who survive. As NOAA’s National Weather Service hosts …
Monday 17 April 2000 Gas and Energy Sectors Welcome Lifting of Restrictions on Gas Power Developments Issued on behalf of the Pan Industry Group against the Stricter Consents Policy by the UK Offshore Operators Association The pan-industry group …
Tuesday 11 April 2000 Acclaim for Industry Backed Fishing Safety Device A UKOOA-backed safety device for fishermen, developed jointly by the fishing and offshore oil and gas industries, has created quite a stir since its launch at Fishing 2000 in Glasgow …
June 28, 2010 Fishery Closure Boundary as of June 28, 2010. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include portions of the oil slick moving beyond …
Wednesday 29 March 2000 UKOOA Statement: Offshore Activities in the Atlantic Margin As fields in the North Sea decline, the development of the Atlantic Margin will be crucial to the long-term future of the oil and gas Industry in the UK, preserving jobs, …
Provides snapshot of where oil is subsea in vicinity of the wellhead June 23, 2010 R/V Brooks McCall sampling stations, May 8 - 25, 2010. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental …
June 17, 2010 A humpback whale breaches in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. (Credit: SBNMS. Photo taken under NOAA Fisheries Permit #605-1904) NOAA today released the final management plan for Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, which will …
Tuesday 28 March 2000 Appetite for UKOOA Breakfast Feeds Plans for Brunch Interest in UKOOAs Energy Breakfast next week (Thursday, 6 April 2000) has been so great that the organisers are considering repeating the sell-out presentation at a brunch event to …
Whale Not Found in Oiled Water, but Cause of Death Unknown June 17, 2010 On Tuesday, June 15, the NOAA Ship Pisces reported a dead sperm whale floating 77 miles due south of the Deepwater Horizon spill site. NOAA is currently in the process of conducting …
Friday 17 March 2000 Energy Sector Calls for Review of Stricter Consents Policy A cross industry forum has been set up to review the impact of the Governments policy on stricter consents for gas-fired power generation amid growing concern about the …
June 14, 2010 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are taking additional steps to enhance inspection measures designed to ensure that seafood from the Gulf of Mexico reaching America’s tables …
