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The “Frack Pack” is Back
/in Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil & Gas /by Paul WoodsThe “Frack Pack” (Ben, Michelle and Ed and Paul) is back from our expedition to frack country in north central PA, and now we’re poring over all the data we collected last week. We don’t have the data fully transcribed and processed yet, but I thought I would take a minute to share a quick […]
Bohai Bay Oil Spill – Lessons for Arctic Drilling?
/in Biodiversity, Climate, Gulf of Mexico, Oceans, Offshore, Offshore Drilling, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by John AmosProponents of drilling in the Arctic Ocean claim the risk of significant spills is much lower than in places like the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, because the water is much shallower and the wells won’t be drilled nearly as deep as BP’s failed Macondo well. But recent spills in the Bohai Bay off China, including […]
June 14 Satellite Image Shows Bohai Bay (China) Oil Spill
/in Incidents, Offshore, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by John AmosA MODIS/Aqua satellite image taken June 14 captured a serious oil spill in China’s Bohai Bay. Apparently the spill began from an offshore field called Penglai 19-3 operated by Conoco-Phillips on June 4, but the public was only recently informed. Chinese authorities have launched an investigation. In their official statement the State Oceanic Authority noted […]
SkyTruthing –> AirTruthing –> GroundTruthing the Marcellus Shale
/in Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil & Gas /by John AmosToday our intrepid water-quality team went up in the air on a reconnaissance flight of new Marcellus Shale gas-drilling sites in northern Pennsylvania, thanks to our flying friends at LightHawk. Paul, intern Ben, and videographer Ed got a great aerial tour of the three watersheds within the Susquehanna drainage that we targeted using satellite and […]
Oil Slicks in Gulf of Mexico
/in Gulf of Mexico, Incidents, Offshore, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by John AmosAnother day, another spill in the Gulf. Or two. Yesterday’s MODIS/Aqua satellite image shows a couple of small slicks in the Main Pass area, a region jam-packed with offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines. The two slicks we’ve outlined in yellow below appear to be closely associated with two recent National Response Center oil […]
Oil Slick at Platform 23051 Site, Gulf of Mexico
/in Gulf of Mexico, Incidents, Offshore, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by John AmosIt’s the Energizer Bunny of leaks: yesterday’s MODIS/Terra satellite image of the Gulf shows a 10-mile-long oil slick emanating from the site of Taylor Energy’s destroyed platform, where wells damaged by hurricane Ivan in 2004 have been leaking oil ever since: We’ve now collected dozens of satellite images and air photos showing a persistent oil […]