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Last month we learned of an oil slick that had been sighted off the north coast of Peru in proximity to a number of offshore platforms. The slick was first observed by local fishermen in January and was reported in the press. At the time SAVIA Perú, which operates platforms in the area, stated that they had […]
It appears that we’ve lost one of the most important tools in the field of Earth observation: on April 8, the Envisat satellite stopped communicating with its handlers at the European Space Agency. While this is not happy news, the satellite was a real workhorse well beyond its expected lifespan and was an outstanding success […]
We’ve found it. The big semisubmersible drill rig, built in China and now drilling a deepwater oil well for the Spanish company Repsol in the Florida Straits off Cuba (hey, it is a global industry), has finally made an appearance on a radar satellite image. This Envisat ASAR image, shot at 11:43 pm local time […]
The K.S. Endeavor jackup drill rig operated for Chevron in shallow water about 5 miles off the coast of the Niger Delta is continuing to burn. This blowout probably won’t be under control until a relief well can be drilled. Chevron confirms the rig had been drilling a gas exploration well they call the Funiwa […]
Royal Dutch Shell’s Nigerian drilling operations in the highly productive Bonga Field were officially brought to a halt yesterday after “less than 40,000 barrels of oil” (1.7 million gallons) were reportedly leaked during a transfer of crude to a tanker. We’ve just processed a radar satellite image taken this morning (December 21, 2011) of the […]