Years of pictures and video taken from offshore platforms Hondo, Harmony and Heritage off the Santa Barbara Coast.
Duration : 0:7:9
Offshore oil rig
Offshore Oil Rig Crane Work
Oil rig in the north sea. Crane work taking place.A Case for ANWR and Offshore Oil Exploration
As the nation’s struggling economy surpasses the war in Iraq as the biggest concern for most Americans, it is time for Congress to make a serious decision on the issue of domestic drilling in ANWR and offshore oil reserves. The widespread call to end the 1981 moratorium on offshore drilling coupled with a decision to drill in the ANWR region could significantly reduce our dependency on foreign oil. Here is why this is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and what can be done now to solve it…
Duration : 0:7:47
Obama on Clean Energy: Build Safe, Clean Nuclear Power Plants; New Offshore Oil & Gas Development
(1/27/10) Barack Obama–State of the Union: “To create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. That means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country. It means making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development. It means continued investment in advanced biofuels and clean coal technologies.”
Background Article:
“Obama Said to Seek $54 Billion in Nuclear-Power Loan Guarantees”: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a44IdhfYkf2s
Duration : 0:3:15
Anasuria FPSO – Offshore Oil in the North sea
http://www.bebo.com/g9ajt
What goes on the Oil Installation “Anasuria FPSO” 100 miles due east of Aberdeenin the North sea.
Pics and videos from 1996 till present. 12years LTI FREE (that ended xmas day 2008) – and i can honestly say – we are. Also a few RSOPA gold awards and the sword of safety thing.
Had to change audio track due to copyright…. bah humbug
Duration : 0:6:25
Bush Looks Offshore to Fix High Oil Prices
PlusBush Looks Offshore to Fix High Oil PricesBush Looks Offshore to Fix High Oil PricesThe Associated PressWith gasoline topping $4 a gallon, President Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to lift its longstanding ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, saying that the United States needs to increase its energy production. (June 18)This video contains ONLY natural sound. No script is available.
Duration : 0:1:32
KO Countdown : Bushed 080714 : Offshore Drilling Wont Help
MSNBC
Countdown
Bushed
2008-07-14
Offshore drilling won’t help
According to President Bush’s Energy Information Administration, offshore oil production can’t start until 2013 & the sites can’t significantly impact U.S. production until 2026.
When oil finally flows at that time, the EIA says the offshore impact on prices would be “insignificant.”
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War? What War?-Gate
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America For Sale-Gate
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Seerial Driller-Gate
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Source
http://msnbc.com
Duration : 0:3:18
California State Lands Commission Hearing on Offshore Oil Drilling (3 of 7)
In this clip (in order of appearance):
Tom Sheehy, Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Finance
Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, Chair, California State Lands Commission
Controller John Chiang
Video by AGP Video.
SANTA MONICA The California State Lands Commission (SLC), the state agency responsible for approving new oil leases in California, today voted for a resolution to reject a Department of Finance proposal to bypass the SLC to permit oil drilling off the coast of California. Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, chair of the SLC, joined State Controller John Chiang in favor of the resolution, while commission member Tom Sheehy, Chief Deputy Director for the Department of Finance, did not cast a vote as he had to leave the hearing early due to a family emergency.
The State Lands Commission has had the authority to approve oil leases in California since 1937. A copy of the resolution is below.
This is a deliberate attempt to overturn the decision of this body, the State Lands Commission, a decision that was based on the finding that this proposal was not in the interests of the state, Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi said. The proposed legislation gives the power to move forward the lease to the Department of Finance, not the legislature.
This is a blatant power grab; the Department of Finance deliberately misrepresented the level of political support behind this, said Susan Jordan, director of the California Coastal Protection Network. It was appalling to watch. They dont like the decision made by the State Lands Commission, but that is precisely why we have an independent commission.
The three-member State Lands Commission originally considered the request to lease land to the Plains Exploration & Production Company to expand drilling off the coast of California in late January, but Garamendi joined State Controller John Chiang in a two-to-one vote to defeat the proposal.
The new drilling proposal offers California a $100 million loan that must be repaid by forgiving future royalty payments to California. This is an incredibly reckless fiscal policy, added Garamendi, chair of- the California Commission for Economic Development. The cleanup costs for 2007s Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco exceeded $70 million, and that was a comparatively minor spill compared to whats possible. California should leave new oil production in the 20th century and reassert its leadership in renewable energy production.
Duration : 0:4:48
Offshore Oil / Gas Drilling Supply Timeline
Watch as how the timeline for the effect of off shore drilling warps from 2030 (not shown in this video) to a couple of months.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92570077
No one says that drilling offshore would change gas prices today. The Department of Energy says there may be 18 billion barrels of oil in coastal waters, but they also say that drilling for it would not have a significant impact on production or prices until 2030.
The media at its best.
Duration : 0:0:31
California State Lands Commission Hearing on Offshore Oil Drilling (1 of 7)
In this clip (in order of appearance):
Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, Chair, California State Lands Commission
Paul Thayer, Executive Officer, California State Lands Commission
Tom Sheehy, Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Finance
Video by AGP Video.
SANTA MONICA The California State Lands Commission (SLC), the state agency responsible for approving new oil leases in California, today voted for a resolution to reject a Department of Finance proposal to bypass the SLC to permit oil drilling off the coast of California. Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, chair of the SLC, joined State Controller John Chiang in favor of the resolution, while commission member Tom Sheehy, Chief Deputy Director for the Department of Finance, did not cast a vote as he had to leave the hearing early due to a family emergency.
The State Lands Commission has had the authority to approve oil leases in California since 1937. A copy of the resolution is below.
This is a deliberate attempt to overturn the decision of this body, the State Lands Commission, a decision that was based on the finding that this proposal was not in the interests of the state, Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi said. The proposed legislation gives the power to move forward the lease to the Department of Finance, not the legislature.
This is a blatant power grab; the Department of Finance deliberately misrepresented the level of political support behind this, said Susan Jordan, director of the California Coastal Protection Network. It was appalling to watch. They dont like the decision made by the State Lands Commission, but that is precisely why we have an independent commission.
The three-member State Lands Commission originally considered the request to lease land to the Plains Exploration & Production Company to expand drilling off the coast of California in late January, but Garamendi joined State Controller John Chiang in a two-to-one vote to defeat the proposal.
The new drilling proposal offers California a $100 million loan that must be repaid by forgiving future royalty payments to California. This is an incredibly reckless fiscal policy, added Garamendi, chair of- the California Commission for Economic Development. The cleanup costs for 2007s Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco exceeded $70 million, and that was a comparatively minor spill compared to whats possible. California should leave new oil production in the 20th century and reassert its leadership in renewable energy production.
Duration : 0:7:18