IADC is actively engaged in working to achieve a resumption in Gulf of Mexico drilling as soon as possible and is asking for help in the effort.
A new website contains downloadable, pre-addressed model letters to US congressmen and senators across the Gulf Coast region. A generic, unaddressed model letter for other congressmen and senators also has been posted, as has information to help locate representatives.
IADC urges you to make use of this information personally and forward to your friends and colleagues.
“It is vital that Congress understands the importance of offshore drilling to the livelihoods of hardworking families and communities across the Gulf Coast, and the importance of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas to our economy,” said IADC president Dr Lee Hunt.
The website also includes additional information relevant to the spill.
June 4th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Dear Sir or Madam,
The ban on drilling in the Gulf is a knee-jerk reaction to one incident. The economic impact of hundreds and thousands of energy workers, their supporting firms and the families of these people along with the hundreds of small and large businesses is too much to curtail over a single incident.
It is important for all to understand the “big” picture of energy independence and the need to continue with strong domestic support of the energy business in the US. The Drilling Ban is not logical but like shutting down all drivers due to a single bad driver who had an accident. Families, and economic impact greater than the shrimpers and fisherman will be impacted within the energy industry. I urge you to let President Obama and his administration know this needs to be stopped and put safe and productive people back to work.
Sincerely yours,
David Fisher
June 4th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
stop the madness. shutting down drilling for 6 months is rediculous.
look at the loss of jobs and effect on the ecconomy!
use common sense!!!!
Tom
June 4th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
No I am writing a letter to demand that all offshore drilling shallow and deep wells, remain closed til more robust, substantive regulations are in place. The regulations, AND the regulators at MMS HAS GOT to become more stringent on these operations. We are now playing out one of the worst case scenarios, that was NEVER studied. Money is made in oil and gas, BUT, it must be done safely. All it takes is one incedent like the BP leak to wipe out complete aquatic species. Even if it would only happen once in a hundred years, that is one to many. We MUST make these operations safe.
June 4th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
What? Oh yea let’s do it again….. What are they thinking? I propose that until we drill in deep water on the east and west coasts the south keeps all our oil. Then when the two coasts start walking they can aunty up their coast lines. Let the bastards walk in the dark! And let BP hold the flash light for them!
Safety First, that was not the case with BP.
ALP
June 4th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
We can do nothing more about the oil spill except to try and clean it up and continue with our business. Why do we want to put all the people relying on the Oil & Gas industry to go with out pay or income when there are already so many people out of work dependent on the industry now that can not work. Thousands of people depend on the income from the Oil related business and the government doesn’t seem to be concerned about this.
June 5th, 2010 at 3:42 am
Hopefully common sense may prevail!
A blowout causing an oil spill of such magnitude, as tragic and sensational as this one most certainly is, must be put in proper perspective.
No doubt, critical systems failed, corners were cut, poor maintenance or well planning happened, perceived and real time pressure existed, wrong or ill-informed decisions were made and thus the Deep Water Horizon was lost along with 11 colleagues, a well is out of control.
We humans create our own demand for energy; we ALL share in the fallout and the responsibility to deal with the effluent created by such gluttonous consumption.
This knee jerk moratorium on deep water drilling and the stalling of new permits in the shallow water, will drive the World Class, most competent drillers, oil companies and services providers out of the USA. Their absence will be felt country wide for years to come in many communities and every time YOU or I drive up to the pumps or consume a product that relies on the existence of the Petroleum Industry.
Energy exploration & production companies, drillers and service providers from Exxon, BP, Halliburton and Transocean on down to the smallest mom and pop single service provider are nothing more than “Energy Farmers” attempting to feed the insatiable demand created by an energy hungry Global market!
E&P companies, especially those in the public domain, have become driven by the need for ROI and Investor Relations (PROFIT) at the direction of board rooms and management offices populated, all too often, by accountants, legal wizards, CEO’s, and people with little hands on or HSE experience. People mostly out of touch with this dirty, highly technical, hands on knowledge required, ever more risky HSE critical, heavy industry we are in.
Deep water is here to stay and Deeper Water is on our Horizon,
Let us learn from this and make it a 1 of event.
Oh Yes
Regarding Viable energy sources (available at this moment in time)
Someone please conduct a poll of:
• The people who once inhabited the area around the Chernobyl reactor
• The people of Valdez Alaska.
• The People living around the Gulf of Mexico
• The People of the Three Mile Island area
1) Carbon based Energy Or 2) Atomic based Energy
Russell L Compton
Drilling Superintendent
currently providing Carbon based energy for Indonesia.
June 6th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
I think that it is important to continue offshore drilling because it provides jobs for many people. I personally know families dependant upon income from this type of employment. The oil spill has impacted the income of so many already. People spend so much of their lives in one area of work and that is all they know how to do. When a disaster happens and they are unable to continue in their field of employment they face becoming homeless because they are valueless in the job market. The job market is already precarious. I am a recent graduate of an RN program and RN’s are supposed to be in HIGH demand. If I am having a hard time finding a job, what is a vietnamese fisherman who has been doing that for 15 years or a offshore worker who works in the drilling trade for 10 years as my friends husband does going to do? Please don’t make this any worse. We need oil, it has to come from somewhere. Keep going as is was.
June 7th, 2010 at 12:54 am
Please continue drilling. Just make sure that extra care is taken and the oil companies learn from their mistakes and take greater safety precautions.
September 2nd, 2010 at 10:07 am
You have one offshore disaster which is either man made or mechanical and they shut down deepwater drilling operations. Why doesnt the federal goverment shut down air travel or bus travel whenever there is an accident involving the other two?. This is a knee jerk reaction from a President and staff who have no business getting involved in this industry. Let the experts handle this, not the politicians!!.
October 21st, 2010 at 9:16 pm
Dear President Obama,
Although the recent oil spill in the gulf was very disastrous, I implore you to continue drilling on and off shore within our countries borders. There is so much oil right in our backyard that we can actually increase production, reduce our debts, and help reduce unemployment. Rest assured we have enough oil to last our country for much longer than the countries we purchase from now. If I’m not mistaken, we have enough oil and natural gas to last our country for hundreds of years.