Saturday, July 5, 2025

Offshore Drilling: South Carolina Seismic Approvals Point to Exploration

From Coastal Observer Attorneys for 16 coastal communities, including the town of Pawleys Island, expect to file suit next week in federal court to challenge an authorization that will allow oil and gas exploration off the South Carolina coast. “We’ve basically been waiting quite a long time for a decision,” said Amy Armstrong, chief counsel for the S.C. Environmental Law

Gulf of Mexico Operators: Prepare to Present the U.S. Government with Financial Assurance Covering 100% of Decommissioning Liability for your OCS Leases

Notices from BOEM to Gulf of Mexico operators will hit mail boxes starting in November: an Oil & Gas 360® Exclusive Interview with BOEM GOM Regional Director Michael Celata – Part 3 of a Series New, much more stringent financial demands for decommissioning liability are about to hit the offshore oil and gas operators and leaseholders hard. Oil and gas

Arctic

Offshore Alaska: DOI Adds More Drilling Regulations

President Obama ‘turning his back on the livelihoods of Alaskans who depend on resource development’ Today, the United States Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released 348 pages of new Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf. Today’s rule addresses certain key factors associated with conducting offshore oil and gas activities on the Arctic