Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness

Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness | DeSmogBlog

desmogblog.com 28 Sep '14, 2pm

Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness

Two oil companies planning to drill in remote Arctic waters, Shell and ConocoPhillips, are pleading with U.S. regulators not to make them follow new guidelines proposed by the Interior Department that would require the companies to keep emergency spill response equipment close at hand and prohibit the use of chemical dispersants. The precise details of the new rules for Arctic drilling operations have not been made public as an inter-agency review of the Interior Department's proposal is still being carried out. But records of meetings with officials at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB ), which is currently reviewing the new standards, show that Shell is vigorously contesting rules that would require the company to keep on hand the necessary equipment for emergency response in the event of a blowout, such as containment systems and a rig to drill a relief well. She...

Full article: http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/09/28/shell-conocophillips...

Tweets

@gorman_mary » 07 Oct '14, 1am
Arctic Madness:Shell & ConocoPhillips Plead W/ US Govt 2 Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness [link] #p2 #OilandGas
@Gypsi_fw » 02 Oct '14, 1pm
Arctic Madness: Shell & ConocoPhillips Plead w US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness [link] @priceofoil
@Gypsi_fw » 02 Oct '14, 1pm
Arctic Madness: Shell & ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness [link] @ecowatch
@OwnYourVote » 01 Oct '14, 8pm
RT @SamvgWr: Shell & ConocoPhillips Plead to US to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness [link] #CorporateResponsib…
@SamvgWr » 01 Oct '14, 7pm
Shell & ConocoPhillips Plead to US to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness [link] #CorporateResponsibility #abpoli
@BuildSolarPane1 » 01 Oct '14, 4pm
"Shell and ConocoPhillips just don't want to come up with an emergency spill response plan for their oil drilling... [link]
@wildernews » 30 Sep '14, 7pm
#Arctic madness: Oil companies plead w/ US gov't to avoid standards for Arctic #oilspill preparedness [link] #uspoli
@armadillosoft » 30 Sep '14, 7pm
Shell & ConocoPhillips don't want 2come up w/an emergency spill response plan 4 Arctic drilling. What could go wrong? [link]
@ndruid93363 » 30 Sep '14, 4pm
These people should not be allowed anywhere near the Arctic. [link]
@wergshy » 29 Sep '14, 9pm
RT @alaskawild: #Arctic Madness: #Shell and #ConocoPhillips pleading to avoid emergency spill response guidelines: [link] v…
@thegreenpagesBC » 29 Sep '14, 7pm
RT @DeSmogBlog: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For #Arctic #OilSpill Preparedness [link] #c…
@MikeG2001 » 29 Sep '14, 5pm
RT @DeSmogBlog Shell & ConocoPhillips Plead W/ US Govt to Avoid Standards For #Arctic #OilSpill Preparedness [link] #climate
@4Usolution » 29 Sep '14, 5pm
#Shell and #ConocoPhillips Plead With #US Govt to Avoid Standards For #Arctic #Spill... [link] by @MikeG2001 [email protected]
@BonneAmie1955 » 29 Sep '14, 3pm
@350 A year after Shell's arctic disaster they 'Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness' [link]
@NadalHernan » 29 Sep '14, 2pm
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill [link] #Savethearctic
@SierraClub » 29 Sep '14, 2pm
Shell & ConocoPhillips beg govt to let them NOT have emergency spill plans in place when drilling in the Arctic: [link]
@Politicolnews » 29 Sep '14, 12pm
RT @WhoDat35: Dear interior Dept: Make your meeting notes public. The risk is not worth the reward #Arctic #oilspill [link]
@WhoDat35 » 29 Sep '14, 12pm
Dear interior Dept: Make your meeting notes public. The risk is not worth the reward #Arctic #oilspill [link]
@MarkPlackett1 » 29 Sep '14, 7am
RT @AntoMon: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With #US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill [link] #Sustainability #Envir…
@AntoMon » 29 Sep '14, 7am
Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With #US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill [link] #Sustainability #Environment
@Bruce_Winter » 29 Sep '14, 5am
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips lobby for minimal spill response regs. #responsibledevelopment [link]
@ShirleySheyes » 28 Sep '14, 5pm
Unsurprisingly @shell & @conocophillips fight to reduce requirements for #oil spill readiness in pristine Arctic [link]
@Absolute_Ken » 28 Sep '14, 4pm
石油大手のシェルとコノコ・フィリップスが、北極海での石油掘削作業開始にあたり、米国務省が定めようとしている安全基準を「費用がかかりすぎる」と主張。相変わらずの強欲ぶりを発揮。｜De Smog Blog [link] （英文）
@KenjiMiyajima » 28 Sep '14, 4pm
Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For #Arctic Spill Preparedness｜De Smog Blog [link] #climate
@cjd11 » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
Seeking to pass cleanup costs to taxpayers. RT @greeneconpost: Shell & ConocoPhillips Plead to Avoid Spill Standards [link]
@TheodoraNaso » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
RT @greeneconpost: Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spil... [link]…
@greeneconpost » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spil... [link] #climate #green
@EffieMissy » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness | D... [link]
@Prog_Blog » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
[blog - affiliate] DeSmogBlog: Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid S... [link] #cdnprog
@ClimateRevcynth » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
RT @DeSmogUK: "Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill ... [link]
@Fibarchie » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic... [link] #climatechange #coal
@nocorporatevote » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness [link] #p2
@CRYPT0STR34M » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spil... [link] via @DeSmogBlog
@BrendanMontague » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
DeSmogBlog US: "Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill ... [link]
@brosephdad » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness [link]
@laurabraley1 » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness: ... [link]
@DeSmogBlog » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness [link]
@DeSmogUK » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
DeSmogBlog US: "Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill ... [link]
@BlomquistKorinz » 28 Sep '14, 2pm
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness [link]