…find mates. The Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved opening an area of the Atlantic Coast from Delaware to Florida for the seismic blasts, saying if precautions are followed, then the seismic exploration “should not cause any deaths or injuries to the hearing of marine mammals or sea turtles.”…
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WesternGeco Withdraws Survey Application
…towing seismic airgun arrays and take place in federal waters by North Carolina’s coastal zone, according to a May 2019 report. This graphic shows how seismic air gun testing is used to locate oil and gas deposits deep below the ocean floor. Graphic: Oceana The WesternGeco letter sent Sept. 4…
Spending Bill Blocks Offshore Drilling, Seismic
…current 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing program, published in November 2016. The restriction applies to the enabling steps prior to offshore leasing, including the issuance of permits for geological and geophysical, or seismic, exploration. “Recent reporting, statements from administration officials and President Trump’s own statements make it…
Group Plans Rally to Oppose Drilling, Seismic
…in competition with BEAT. Gilbert noted that 13 of the 19 Brunswick County towns had approved resolutions opposing offshore drilling and seismic exploration for oil and natural gas off the North Carolina coast. But county commissioners here have not approved a similar resolution. The rally is in response to county…
Expiring IHAs Can’t Be Renewed: Filing
The incidental harassment authorizations for seismic surveying issued in 2018 expire Nov. 30. Photo: NOAA Fisheries Permits needed to conduct seismic exploration for oil and natural gas off the East Coast expire next month and cannot be extended. Related: Questions Linger on Offshore Drilling, Seismic Environmental advocates engaged in a…
Drilling Opponents Set to Join Hands
…to move forward for dangerous and extremely loud seismic airgun blasting off the East Coast used to search for oil and gas deep below the ocean’s surface. Oceana and its partners are suing the federal government to prevent seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean due to its harmful impacts…
Cooper Warns Zinke of Lawsuit Over Drilling
…Seismic Pressure Supporters of offshore exploration pushed back against completely writing off the seismic exploration proposal. On Twitter, David McGowan, executive director of the North Carolina Petroleum Council, said the most recent tests off the coast are more than 30 years old. “Right now, Gov. Cooper & other opponents want…
Business View: ‘No Good Reason For Drilling’
…approved opposing offshore drilling and seismic testing in the Atlantic: The Carteret County Chamber opposes seismic blasting and the exploration and drilling for oil and natural gas off the North Carolina coast in the Atlantic Ocean, because these actions would pose a direct threat to the state’s coastal environment. The…
DEQ’s Regan Meets With Coastal Officials
…significant reserves of oil and natural gas off the North Carolina coast. Regan explained that seismic testing is “a very intrusive process” and too risky. “Seismic testing can cause a lot of harmful damage to our ecosystem,” he said. Those risks outweigh any potential for economic gain in the state….
Drilling Opponents Ready For Renewed Fight
…of marine mammals allowed during seismic testing. That comment period was extended to July 21. NMFS reviews all proposed seismic activities for incidental “takes,” which are defined as the inadvertent harming, killing, disturbance or destruction of wildlife that may occur during such testing. David Cignotti The geological and geophysical, or…
Brunswick Rescinds Offshore Drilling Support
More than 200 citizens and environmental group members attended Tuesday the Brunswick County Commissioners meeting to voice their opposition to offshore drilling and seismic testing. Photo: Oceana North Carolina BRUNSWICK COUNTY — In a 3-2 vote Tuesday, Commissioners here rescinded the board’s 2015 pro-drilling resolution for offshore drilling and seismic…
Towns Vote to Oppose Offshore Drilling
MOREHEAD CITY – Two Carteret County town boards took official stances this week opposing offshore oil and gas development and related seismic-blasting activities off the N.C. coast, joining a growing list of municipal governments standing opposed. Beaufort and Morehead City join 18 other cities and counties in the state that…