OIL Europe faces high hurdles to make hydrogen hype realityNina Chestney, Kate Abbott, Reuteres, August 26, 2020 A European Union goal to boost the use of zero-carbon hydrogen is likely to be a pipe dream unless the bloc can find billions in investment and persuade member states, under strain from the pandemic hit to their economies, to give their backing.   Last … read more

OIL BSEE: 84.3% of current Gulf of Mexico oil production shut-in ahead of Hurricane LauraOGJ Editors, Oil & Gas Journal, August 25, 2020 Offshore oil and gas operators in the US Gulf of Mexico continue to evacuate platforms and rigs ahead of Hurricane Laura and post Tropical Cyclone Marco. Hurricane Laura is currently expected to make landfall along the Texas-Louisiana border … read more

OIL Offshore oil and gas production is crimped by Gulf stormsDavid Koenig, Associated Press, August 23, 2020 Oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico was slowed Sunday by the approach of two storms that led companies to remove workers from more than 100 offshore platforms.  The Interior Department said that based on company reports at midday, 114 platforms had … read more