Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee unveiled an analysis highlighting offshore drilling companies with the most environmental and safety issues, FuelFix reports.
Offshore drilling industry leaders are expected to call for clarity from the federal government on new regulations at the Offshore Technology Conference, FuelFix reports.
BP said it will spend a total $665 million of up to $1 billion on Gulf of Mexico restoration projects, up from $340 earlier this week, FuelFix reports.
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Friday made her first visits to Gulf of Mexico offshore oil wells since taking office, in a move intended to highlight safety reforms made after the BP spill.
Jewell toured LLOG Exploration's semi-submersible drilling rig about 120 miles south of New Orleans. There, she observed a cementing operation and discussed the company's development plans, the department said.
BP's first $340 million in early Gulf restoration projects will be used to restore four barrier islands and build two fish stock research centers in Louisiana, The Times-Picayune reports.
Energy will be on President Barack Obama's agenda when he meets Thursday with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, broadening their discussion beyond immigration and security, but he is not likely to make any major new proposals, according to White House aides.
Obama's first trip to Mexico since Pena Nieto's election comes as the administration has started to work with Congress to put the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement into law.
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., said BP will spend the first $340 million of up to $1 billion for early restoration projects in Gulf-area states, FuelFix reports.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the oil industry launched a drill to test the spill response systems in the Gulf of Mexico, FuelFix reports.
House Natural Resources Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee hearing, "U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement and Steps Needed for Implementation." Hearing will also examine the Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act.
The European Union and the U.S. Trade Representative's office rejected reports that they were working jointly to settle a dispute with China over solar dumping practices, Reuters reports
Both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Duke Energy said they are unsure how operators missed a crack at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant during testing, the Charlotte Business Journal reports.
A report from Reps. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said several electric utilities said they face frequent cyber attacks on their infrastructure, Reuters reports.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it was able to give ample warning ahead of the deadly tornado that hit Moore, Okla., Politico reports.
House Republicans contend the Nuclear Regulatory Commission tripled space at its headquarters by using an appropriations bill to get around the congressional authorization process, the Washington Business Journal reports.
House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings and ranking Democratic Rep. Ed Markey called on the Interior Department to extend the public comment period for its proposed public lands hydraulic fracturing rule, FuelFix reports.
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., was endorsed by 20 Democrats to replace Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., as ranking member on the House Natural Resources Committee should Markey win election to the Senate, Politico reports.
