A ship trails an array of seismic air guns. Photo: Ocean Conservation Research North Carolina’s objection to WesternGeco’s proposed Bureau of Ocean Energy Management permit to conduct a geological and geophysical seismic survey for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf has been overridden. The decision signed…
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All Pending Atlantic Seismic Permits Denied
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Friday formally denied all pending permits to conduct seismic exploration for oil and natural gas deposits in the Atlantic Ocean. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management had six seismic testing permits for Atlantic offshore waters that were awaiting approval. BOEM said the decision was…
Senate Bill Calls for Seismic Moratorium
WASHINGTON – A bill introduced today in the U.S. Senate would put a moratorium on seismic exploration for oil and natural gas in the Atlantic Ocean. Sen. Cory Booker New Jersey Sens. Cory Booker and Robert Menendez, both Democrats, are sponsors of the Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act, which would…
Seismic Firm Moves to Override NC Decision
BEAUFORT – A company recently denied state permits to conduct seismic surveys for oil and natural gas off the North Carolina coast is appealing to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to override the decision. Illustration: BOEM The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management found in June…
Officials Seek More Detail On Seismic Testing
The North Atlantic right whale is is one of the species of most concern in regard to seismic surveying. Photo: Canadian Wildlife Federation RALEIGH — Four companies have been asked to submit additional information about proposed seismic surveying for offshore oil and gas resource development because the original proposals did…
NC Appeals NOAA’s Seismic Testing Decision
…clear, we do not want seismic testing in our coastal waters, or the damage from offshore drilling that could follow,” Cooper said in a statement. “The studies of our waters show little prospect for drilling, and the environmental damage to our coast could be irreparable if seismic testing goes forward.”…
Seismic Survey Firms Get MMPA Approval
This story has been updated. The National Marine Fisheries Service has given its go-ahead for seismic surveys for oil and natural gas in the Atlantic, approving five companies for incidental harassment of marine mammals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The Incidental Harassment Authorizations include monitoring and mitigation measures for…
McCrory Urges Prompt Permitting for Seismic
…New seismic techniques will provide policy makers and industry more accurate estimates of offshore resources, according to McCrory’s letter. Surveying done in 2014 caused no disturbance or injury to marine life, he writes. Opponents of seismic surveying say the effects of seismic surveying on marine species are not well understood…
Legislators Urge Halt in Seismic Permitting
…G.K. Butterfield. They join eight Republicans and 59 Democrats concerned about the potential for seismic testing to harm, disorient or injure marine wildlife. The letter was initiated by Oceana, an ocean conservation group. The letter follows the Burea of Ocean Energy Management’s decision to continue with the seismic permitting process,…
Nags Head Opposed to Seismic Testing
Reprinted from the Outer Banks Voice NAGS HEADS – This Outer Banks town went on record last week opposing seismic testing for oil and natural gas off the East Coast. The Board of Commissioners passed a resolution on Wednesday, April 2, declaring its objections after hearing a report from Caroline…
Seismic Permit Challenge Dismissed as Moot
A federal judge has dismissed as moot a case challenging federal permits that would allow seismic testing off the East Coast. Related: Expiring IHAs Can’t Be Renewed: Filing Judge Richard Gergel with the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, ruled Tuesday that the case brought…
Public May Comment on Seismic Plan Review
…The process is advancing despite state regulators’ unanswered requests for more information from the company. This graphic shows how seismic airgun testing is used to locate oil and gas deposits deep below the ocean floor. Graphic: Oceana WesternGeco proposes to conduct a marine geophysical survey using 2D seismic testing off…