Sentences with phrase «offshore areas which»

A few weeks ago I wrote about a TV ad which the McCain campaign was running which, in short, said that 1) drilling for oil in offshore areas which are currently off limits is the solution to reducing high gasoline costs

To use my father's vernacular: The amount of oil contained in offshore areas which are current off limits means bubkiss when compared to overall U.S. oil demand.

A few weeks ago I wrote about a TV ad which the McCain campaign was running which, in short, said that 1) drilling for oil in offshore areas which are currently off limits is the solution to reducing high gasoline costs in the United States, and 2) that Barack Obama is the sole reason these areas are off limits.

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In the Americas, Europe and Africa («AEA») Area, the Pemex Abkatun - A2 project started the first of two offshore campaigns, successfully installing the eight leg jacket, before moving onto the tripods and bridges installation, which is ongoing.

The United States Navy is planning a new round of sonar and weapons testing and training exercises in its Atlantic Training and Testing Study Area, which covers some 2.6 million nautical miles of inshore and offshore waters, extending from the...

According to the study, the west Florida shelf and the entire offshore Texas coast could be on the verge of seeing dramatically high densities of lionfish, based on ocean conditions (water flow, etc.,) which help spread the invasive species and concentrate them to new areas.

So - called roadless oil extraction, in which oil companies use offshore exploration and production methods and leave less of an imprint on the area being drilled, is a viable alternative, argue Swing and others associated with Scientists Concerned for Yasuni, a network of independent researchers that first came together in 2004 to stop a proposed road project inside the park.

Wind development areas were leased off the Delaware and Maryland shores last year, and the BOEM issued the nation's first offshore wind research lease in March to Virginia's Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, which plans to build a 12 megawatt wind farm off the shore of Virginia Beach.

This area is characterized by sandy beaches, many small islets, and offshore reefs which disperse the pacific swell.

Specialties of the area include turbot, mussels and oysters which thrive offshore in Thau Lagoon or by its local name, Étang De Thau.

The Monument was later enlarged to include the one - mile area around the islands which brought the offshore kelp beds and marine life under park protection.

This is due to the offshore wind coming from the lake, which, along with the Pacific swell and the rocky bottom, grace the area with breathtaking waves all year round.

This is due to the offshore wind coming from the lake, which, along with the Pacific swell and the rocky bottom, grace the area with breathtaking waves...

In fact the Mentawai Islands has a designated area called the Playgrounds, which is the closest of the offshore islands chain to the main island of Sumatra.

The Bukit is often referred to as Uluwatu, which is technically the bottom area only, but the region is rightly loved for its many, legendary surf breaks — endless sets with offshore winds through the season — stunning beauty and pristine, white - sand beaches.

Hotels in Benoa are generally slightly younger than the hotels of Nusa Dua and the area is not as developed with such natural scenery as mangroves, tropical woodland and beautiful beaches which are largely protected by offshore reefs making ideal swimming areas.

Just a few weeks prior to the BP oil spill, President Obama announced that more areas would be opened up for offshore drilling, though a compromise was made which kept several areas the oil industry wanted access to off limits.

These included some offshore areas that had previous protection and other zones which scientists say could be likely habitats, according to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

NOAA also uses airplanes to take aerial photographs from much higher in the sky, which captures images of entire coastlines and offshore areas at once.

Countries often have the option of reducing their rate of decline by adding production in areas which are more expensive to drill (say deeper, smaller locations offshore Norway) or by using enhanced oil recovery methods.

But none of the scenarios studied include any land - based wind, and none include a build - out of the federal offshore wind energy area Dominion bought the rights to, which could support at least 2,000 MW of offshore wind power.

A new NOAA dataset of wind forecasts could help the energy industry identify which offshore areas in the United States have the best potential for wind resource development.

The red area represent the most recent tenders, which include the German tender that produced subsidy - free offshore wind bids.

Not only do they greatly expand the area available for wind farms, they also have the potential to dramatically reduce the cost of offshore wind generation, which today is more than twice as expensive as that from turbines on land.

Compared with western Europe, the current leader in offshore wind energy, the United States is estimated to have more abundant and favorable onshore wind resources, which are largely located in areas with low population density.

«In response to the announcement by the Crown Estate of a further leasing round for offshore wind energy made last year Marine Scotland are undertaking a scoping exercise to identify potential areas for future development sites which will be consulted upon this spring.

Michael Fry, conservation advocacy director for the American Bird Conservancy, said that the project could «reduce prime offshore sea - duck foraging habitat» and that data suggest «that loons will likely abandon the area for years to come, and there may be significant impacts to endangered roseate terns, which breed in nearby Buzzards Bay and feed in Nantucket Sound.»

His practice, which covers contentious and non-contentious private client work, including the administration of estates, contentious probate, family provision, trust applications, claims concerning professional liability in these areas, and related tax matters, dovetails perfectly with Serle Court's, and his expertise in offshore litigation further underpins Serle Court's continuing market lead in this area.

He has a stellar reputation in the Commercial Chancery field both in the UK and offshore, which fits perfectly with Serle Court's core practice areas.