offshore oil exploration and drilling

PRESS RELEASE Date: May 21, 2019 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: South Carolina Legislature votes to block infrastructure needed for offshore oil Contact: Frank Knapp, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Columbia, SC—The South Carolina General Assembly has sent a clear message to the Trump Administration—there will be no drilling for oil […]

Lexington County Chronicle May 16, 2019 By Jerry Bellune Are federal officials ignoring a judge’s request for ocean oil test updates? Are federal attorneys misleading the judge on Atlantic coast seismic permits? These are questions SC coastal officials are asking. State and municipal officials fear ocean floor tests for oil and gas will negatively affect

WorkBoat April 30, 2019 By Kirk Moore Stung by a federal court decision in Alaska last month, Trump administration officials are putting a hold on ambitious plans to greatly expand offshore oil and gas leasing. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published April 25, recently confirmed Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt said

April 29, 2019 Momentum building for all Democratic candidates to support the action Columbia, SC— Democratic Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has released a powerful day-one agenda on climate change.  Included is the pledge to stop new fossil fuel leases. “Former Congressman O’Rourke’s pledge for a first-day action on stopping new offshore oil drilling leases demonstrates

(Commentary: Make offshore oil a litmus test for 2020 election, April 24, 2019, Charleston Post and Courier) Washington Post April 25, 2019 By Scott Sonner | AP RENO, Nev. — Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke said Thursday he’s willing to consider a moratorium on new leases to drill for oil and gas on federal lands as a

April 26, 2019 Columbia, SC—Today the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce submitted a formal request to U.S. Department of Interior David Bernhardt to delay the approval of seismic testing permits needed for the exploration of oil in the Atlantic. The letter cites news reports that the Department’s efforts on a new five-year plan

The State April 25, 2019 By Sammy Fretwell COLUMBIA President Donald Trump’s administration is backing away from plans to allow offshore oil drilling along the shores of South Carolina and other Atlantic coast states, multiple media outlets reported Thursday afternoon. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said his agency

Coastal Review Online April 25, 2019 by Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration is holding off on plans for expanded drilling for oil and natural gas off the East Coast. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday said the department is waiting for decisions on appeals