Houston Chronicle, Jennifer Dlouhy
The nation's top offshore drilling regulator conceded in an interview that the government has fallen behind the recent historical pace in putting the five-year outer continental shelf plan together.
Energy companies use the schedule as a guide for planning investments, including where they may focus seismic and geological research.
"In the offshore, nothing happens without the five-year program," noted Dan Naatz, executive vice president of the Independent Petroleum Association of America. "It is the bible" of how offshore development moves forward. . .View full article
The nation's top offshore drilling regulator conceded in an interview that the government has fallen behind the recent historical pace in putting the five-year outer continental shelf plan together.
Energy companies use the schedule as a guide for planning investments, including where they may focus seismic and geological research.
"In the offshore, nothing happens without the five-year program," noted Dan Naatz, executive vice president of the Independent Petroleum Association of America. "It is the bible" of how offshore development moves forward. . .View full article
