BSEE, Coast Guard investigate oil sheen in Gulf of Mexico

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and US Coast Guard responded to reports from Shell Offshore Inc. of an oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles south of Port Fourchon, La. Source: News

MARKET WATCH: NYMEX oil prices volatile after IEA market report

Light, sweet crude prices gained modestly on the New York market May 12, holding well above $46/bbl. But oil prices fell in early May 13 trading, which analysts attributed to reaction to an Oil Market Report released May 12 from the International Energy Agency. Source: News

WEA, ND council sue BLM, USFS over sage grouse land use plan changes

The Western Energy Alliance and North Dakota Petroleum Council jointly sued the US Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service, charging that the agencies developed amended land use plans for the greater sage grouse that impose restrictions on new oil and gas leases and on development of existing leases. Source: News

Meuleman appointed chief technology officer at ION Engineering

Erik Meuleman has been named by ION Engineering as the carbon capture technology firm’s chief technology officer. He will lead ION’s global research and development function and play a key role in shaping ION’s technology roadmap, the firm says. Source: News