Monday 8 March 1999 Oil and Gas Industry’s Future Is On Breakfast Menu Key oil and gas figures will share their views on the future of the industry in a series of breakfast meetings aimed at the Aberdeen business community. Organised by the UK Offshore …
May 7, 2010 NOAA’s State of the Climate report shows the April 2010 average temperature for the contiguous United States was 54.3 degrees F, which is 2.3 degrees F above the long-term (1901-2000) average (14th warmest April on record). April’s average …
Wednesday 23 December 1998 The Environment Council Issues Report On Drill Cuttings Seminar The Environment Council today (22 December 1998) releases its report on the seminar it held on behalf of the offshore oil and gas industry in November when a range …
Tuesday 22 December 1998 HSE Figures Put Focus On Offshore Safety Priorities Four trade associations representing different sectors of the UK offshore oil and gas industry UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), Offshore Contractors Association (OCA), …
Friday 11 December 1998 UKOOA Faces Challenges of 1999 with New President and Executive Officers The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) has announced the appointment of its Executive Officers for 1999 with Bob Connon, Managing Director of Chevron UK …
May 4, 2010 NOAA’s Aquarius, the world’s only permanent underwater laboratory, will host a new team of “aquanauts” in support of NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operations mission. This is the 14th such mission since 2001. The May 10-23 mission will be …
Wednesday 9 December 1998 Workforce Contributes to Safety Initiative Over 340 delegates attended the Cross Industry Safety Leadership Forum (CISLF) Step Change Workforce Workshops last week to define important action points for improving safety in the …
April 30, 2010 Humpback whales are protected by the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act, but also are found outside of U.S. waters. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA is requesting public comment on options for implementing parts of the Marine Mammal …
Tuesday 1 December 1998 UKOOA Responds To Licence Awards Announcement The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), the representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has welcomed the award by Government today of 78 North Sea blocks in the …
Also Warmest January-April May 17, 2010 The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for both April and for the period from January-April, according to NOAA. Additionally, last month’s average ocean surface temperature …
Wednesday 18 November 1998 Offshore Oil And Gas Industry Sets Benchmark For Environmental Reporting The UK offshore oil and gas industry has just published its first Environmental Report, marking the start of what will be an annual process of describing …
Tuesday 17 November 1998 New Government-Industry Task Force: UKOOA Response The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), the representative body for the UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry, warmly welcomes the announcement today (17 November 1998) that the …
May 11, 2010 NOAA is sending one of its top fisheries science directors to the Gulf this week to lead its effort to rapidly assess, test and report findings about risks posed to fish in the Gulf of Mexico by contaminants from the BP oil spill and clean-up …
April 27, 2010 GOES-15 – took its first full-disk infrared image of the Earth on April 26 at 17:30 UTC (1:30 p.m. EDT). Clouds associated with the low pressure areas over the Ohio Valley and southern Minnesota and the cold front coming into the Pacific …
Monday 9 November 1998 Dialogue Opens On Seabed Cuttings A wide range of interested parties, including environmentalists, academics, fishermen, regulators, government and oil industry representatives, will meet in London on 13 November 1998 to debate how …
Monday 26 October 1998 Climate Change Debate: Offshore Industry Response The UK offshore oil and gas industry welcomes todays launch of the Governments consultation paper on climate change. James May, Director-General of UK Offshore Operators Association ( …
Approximately 68 Percent of Gulf Still Open for Fishing June 1, 2010 Fishery Closure Boundary as of June 1, 2010. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA has extended the northern and southern boundaries of the …
Monday 28 June 1999 Offshore Industry Develops Model Risk Management Tool A new tool to improve risk management and ensure greater transparency and openness in risk-related decision-making has been developed by the offshore oil and gas industry which, its …
Tuesday 15 June 1999 Electronic Device is Launched to Warn Fishermen of Subsea Obstacles An electronic device developed by the Oil and Gas Industry as a pro-active warning system to alert fishermen of underwater hazards was launched on Tuesday, 15 June, at …
Tuesday 25 May 1999 CGT Rollover Relief Sought to Boost North Sea Investment The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), the representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, is urging Government to include measures in the 1999 Finance Bill …
