Guest “Fracking A Bubba!!!” by David Middleton
This is a follow up to Charles’ recent post.
Industry Appeals Gulf of Mexico Court Ruling, Warns of Significant Consequences for American Energy Security
WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 — The American Petroleum Institute (API), EnerGeo Alliance, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. today released the following joint statement after filing an appeal of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland’s decision to vacate the National Marine Fisheries Services’ (NMFS) Biological Opinion in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the ruling, the Biological Opinion for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico will lapse effective December 20, threatening to halt new and existing oil and natural gas production and activity in the region.
“American oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is a driving force of energy security here in the U.S. and around the world, supports hundreds of thousands of jobs and generates billions for state and local revenue. If this ruling is left uncontested, a critical source of current and future U.S. energy supply could be in jeopardy at a time of persistent inflation and geopolitical instability. We intend to pursue all legal means to prevent the far-reaching consequences of this ruling for Gulf Coast economies and American families that depend on access to affordable, reliable energy.”
By vacating the biological opinion without allowing enough time for NMFS to issue a revised opinion, this court decision threatens to significantly slow down or halt all permits for routine, daily operations. This leaves current and future energy production at risk and undermines worker safety and environmental protection efforts.
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This ruling could result in the rapid shut-down of all oil & gas production in the Gulf of Mexico. The lack of an NMFS biological opinion would mean that BSEE (Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement) would have to consult with NMFS on every permit request for every operation in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Biden judge’s clearly arbitrary, capricious and malicious ruling can be interpreted no other way than as a treasonous effort to destroy US energy security. It would rapidly remove 1.8 million barrels per day of crude oil production our energy supply. The disruptive ramifications would be global.
As if this wasn’t sufficiently treasonous…
They’d be shutting in 1.8 million barrels per day of production on the heels of having gutted the Strategic Petroleum Reserve…
The oil & gas industry will almost certainly prevail in this case, however there could very well be significant production disruptions this winter.
While the lamestream media incessantly tries to credit Biden for record US oil production, the fact is that his maladministration has routinely flouted the law in their treasonous war on the US oil & gas industry…
Biden: I Wanted ‘to Stop All Drilling’ on the Coasts and Gulf, Got Blocked by Courts
by IAN HANCHETT 8 Aug 2023
During an interview with The Weather Channel that is set to air on Wednesday, a portion of which aired on Tuesday, President Joe Biden said that he “wanted to stop all drilling on the East Coast and the West Coast and in the Gulf” but was blocked by the courts from doing so.
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Production is up (despite the best efforts of the Biden Administration).
Some moron down-voted your comment. I just up-voted it.
The moron was probably pi$$ed off because he’s usually the first to post on any energy-related story. Then he gets to have an “Oooooh everybody look at ME” day on here.
You apparently haven’t heard. The only spelling of that word allowed by Yahoo and MSN is “maroon.” 🙂
One of the best things about this site, non-science-related, is that you can point out to libtards what they are succinctly. Even a bit less succinctly – Government narrative toadies.
The facts dont match the trumpanzees claims
‘However, NMFS had previously informed the Court that, while its ESA review was in progress, a new BiOp would not be issued until late winter/early spring 2025 at the earliest.”
NMFS is the service that does the assessment which has been underway for some months. The decision was stayed till end of year
As the ruling currently stands, the NMFS BiOp will be vacated on Dec 20, 2024… Several months before the revised BiOp can be completed.
Thats right . Its a stupid decision from the judge. Rices whales can wait a few more months
Rice’s whale aren’t even located where oil and gas activities are.
“Rice’s whale aren’t even located where oil and gas activities are.”
Not any more….
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/rices-whale
“Records of “finback whales” from whaling logbooks in the 18th and 19th centuries suggest Rice’s whales may have been more widely distributed throughout the Gulf of Mexico historically.”
There were no GOM oil & gas operations “the 18th and 19th centuries.”
Bugs Bunny style.
hmmm… I think Biden wants short term oil production to be high- to help in the election- then they’ll try to knock it down- saw gas yesterday for $2.97/gallon
$2.79 here in Ohio near Wright-Patterson AFB.
hmmm… the base that many in the UFO community say has retrieved alien craft and maybe bodies
Thats international market forces .
Yes, but those forces can be manipulated to some degree. By encouraging or discouraging production.
Manipulated ? Production follows the price curve, always has, its not manipulated as thats like saying you can turn base metals into gold
One of the first things Trump must do when he takes office is to fire all the leftist judges. If at all possible. Right along with shutting down all the agencies not operating constitutionally. DJT has a huge list of stuff he needs to do on the first day, besides replacing all the morons/commies/et al in the current administration.
In Trump we have no trust.
In Harris we have no idea.
Actually, I think we have a very good idea of what Harris would do … and it’s all very bad.
Yes, we do have an idea, and it is not good.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/09/12/yes-tim-walz-just-called-kamala-harris-a-prostitute-sort-of-n2644711
Some one misheard ‘prosecutor’
Trump misnames people all the time, being a dotard and everything
In Ohio Senate primary
‘We’ve endorsed J.P. — right? J.D. Mandel, and he’s doing great. They’re all doing good,”
He couldnt get the initials JD right
Is that the ‘royal we?’ It obviously doesn’t reflect the prevailing opinion on this forum.
Trump has a proven record of attempting to do what he says he is going to do.
The camal is a flip-flop extraordinaire who’s words are totally meaningless.
He past actions, which have either destroyed societies, or allowed unmitigated illegal immigrants, shows what will be in store should it will the election.
Really ? Hes a Barnum level trapeze artist with his flip flops. You just have the faith in your deity come what may
15 Trump Flip-Flops in 15 DaysOn gay marriage:
“If I’m elected, I would be very strong on putting certain judges on the bench that I think maybe could change things…I don’t like the way they ruled…I would strongly consider [trying to appoint justices to overrule the decision on same-sex marriage].” (Fox News Sunday, January 31, 2016)
“It’s irrelevant because it was already settled. It’s law. It was settled in the Supreme Court. I mean it’s done…And I’m fine with that.” (60 Minutes, November 13, 2016)
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/trump-flip-flops-president-elect-214478/
You should find a male feminist website to comment on.
I think Bill Clinton fired Every US Attorney, right off the bat. Might be a good place to start.
Removing DEI from the US military and culling the general officer ranks and faculties of the military academies and professional schools like the war colleges, etc. would also be useful.
I really like the idea of Elon Musk leading an audit of the entire government. Half the people are doing next to nothing and the other half are busy “working on” problems instead of solving them. The Mother of all Target-Rich Environments!
Several presidents have asked for resignations of US Attorneys at the start of a term as they are appointed positions. But I agree it would be a good place to start.
Why does that matter . The case was filed by environmental groups not the US Attorney
A President has no authority to fire Federal judges. Only Congress has that power through impeachment. But he can of course stop appointing leftwing judges if he is elected again. Right now it looks like a very close race and nobody really can effectively predict the result.
> One of the first things Trump must do when he takes office is to fire all the leftist judges.
I understand this is a bait post. It has failed. There’s this thing called separation of powers and the people you are trying to entice into supporting unconstitutional extremism won’t fall for it. Trump using rule of law is all that is required to right the ship of state.
Well.. the “Law” he will be “dealing” with is very corrupt, so my thought is he will be hamstrung again. If he succeeds in getting elected and confirmed, and IF he gathers around him some or all of those “suggested” by Sundance… perhaps there is a slight chance of some improvement in all our lives.
Story tip
https://unherd.com/2024/09/the-baroness-making-a-fortune-from-net-zero/
Yet another lawless act by the Biden administration and leftwing judges appointed by Biden.
There is a very good article on Wall Street Journal summarizing the many many Harris-Biden admin lawless actions overturned by SCOTUS … with the exception that it did not mention the overturning of the Chevron precedent in Loper v. Raimondo, which is probably the biggest defeat to date for leftwing lawlessness.
Which is why the Dems are desperate to rein in SCOTUS with their so-called “court reform”. To enact their reforms would require Constitutional amendments which would never be ratified … but their plan, should they gain control of the White House and both Houses of Congress, they will enact bills to do just that and dare SCOTUS to overturn them … which they will.
This is going to be a very very long term war between leftwing radicals and the Constitution of the United States which they have already identified as an “enemy of the people”.
It may well be long-term, but nothing less than the survival of the Republic is at stake.
The US is a democracy , power from the people .
Ancient Rome was a republic when it was ruled by the patricians
The US is a constitutional republic.
Says ‘Republican form of government’ – its meant as an opposite to a monarchy in that era.
But power rests with the people through their elected representatives
Thats means a representative democracy in modern terms , not a direct democracy
https://www.usconstitution.net/republic-vs-democracy/
Nut job claim. The case was filed by Environmental Groups not US attorneys
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Its because the Rice Whale only recently listed as endangered wasnt included as endangered species when the assessment was done decades back
Rice’s whale was a local population of Brydes whales up until a couple of years ago. Brydes whales aren’t endangered.
yes, wasnt till 2019 that the magic numbers came up from one dead whale that washed up and was analysed.
Reminds me of that single tree in northern Russia that had the magic numbers for a certain tree wood ring scientist
The whale died from injesting a chunk of plastic. Rice’s whales are primarily located in the Eastern Gulf, where there are no oil & gas operations.
Unlike most endangered species, the weren’t decimated from a large population to a few dozen. It’s been a small, localized population since the time they were first recognized.
(OT) Story Tip: Open AI releases new AI with “reasoning” ability: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-o1-strawberry-problem-reasoning/
If people don’t see actions like this as an attempt to destroy economies then we’re in deeper trouble than we realize. It’s obvious what’s happening. Bring the world to its’ knees, install the One World Government, then divvy up the spoils by downgrading Western societies and upgrading the ROW. The Russian Revolution never ended.
Kewl, will I have to learn to speak Russian or Cantonese/Mandarin, or both, or all three? Germans ain’t gonna like it, but they can only blame themselves.
Story tip
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/09/13/ed-miliband-control-britains-electricity-network-630m-deal/
WE ARE DOOMED!!!!
Fabulous. I don’t live there, as I’m a climate refugee (yes I know, one of a handful), exchanging the sh!t Northern English weather for something a couple of degrees warmer.
…… The Government has acquired the National Grid’s electricity system operations unit, which is the division tasked with keeping the country’s lights on and balancing supply with demand. ….
So one thing we can absolutely guarantee is that you won’t be keeping the country’s lights on or balancing supply with demand.
Phony leftists are getting just too predictable these days ……. but they mean well
I can’t wait for Winter. Hopefully, Mother Nature will cold slap some sense into him.
The judge has applied the law. Just as the SCOTUS has done over the last couple of years. The issue is that the NFMS needs to file an opinion but has not done so.
What happens in the event of a dereliction of duty by a federal agency? Does the law stipulate that an opinion must be produced or if not the existing opinion should be maintained? If not who is to say what the rules are? Another case for SCOTUS.
NMFS has an opinion on file. The judge vacated it as of December 20, 2024… Despite the fact that NMFS can’t complete a new biological opinion, consistent with the Sierra Club et al’s demands, before spring of next year.
The lawlessness here is entirely on the Biden judge. This was actually written in English:
We can’t get rid of these lunatics fast enough.
The courts are becoming a real problem.
“Becoming”?
What would a judge in Maryland know about the effects of offshore oil drilling on fish in the Gulf of Mexico? Isn’t the Gulf of Mexico outside his jurisdiction?
Maybe this judge would be better occupied trying to decide who should be liable for the ship collision that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge last March, and leave oil drilling in the Gulf to people with more expertise.
NMFS in headquartered in Maryland. If this leads to actual damages, oil industry groups will sue the Department of Interior in Louisiana (5fh Circuit).
It’s fascinating to see how the decline in oil production is becoming more noticeable in certain countries. I recently came across a useful chart that allows you to group the oil production of several countries, visually highlighting these declines. I think it adds an extra layer of insight to the discussion on peak oil. On this chart, I have excluded five countries to highlight the decline https://peakoilchart.com/peak-oil-chart?category=4&excluded=236.40.106.45.31