FERC rejects Department of Energy proposal to subsidize coal and nuclear plants

On January 8, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) rejected a proposal that was submitted by Secretary of Energy Rick Perry in September 2017 to subsidize the operating costs of coal and nuclear power plants, since the rule did not satisfy certain statutory standards. However, FERC also recognized that this issue warrants further attention and initiated a new proceeding to specifically evaluate the resilience of the bulk power system in certain operating regions.

Atlantic offshore oil and gas development discussed in House

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on July 12 to evaluate the potential development of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Secretary Zinke signs order to streamline permitting for onshore resources development

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed Secretarial Order 3354 on July 6 to promote energy exploration and development through better management of leasing programs for onshore oil and gas resources and solid mineral resources on federal lands.

IUGS: Resourcing Future Generations Second Open Call for Proposals

The International Union of Geological Sciences has posted its second open call for the its global initiative called Resourcing Future Generations (RFG), to bring geoscientists together to address the world's future resource needs head-on. Bids for small top-up grants to take forward discrete pieces of work in support of RFG. Grants will average $3000, but more may be awarded. More information ins available in right sidebar on the linked site.

AAPG: 2017 Imperial Barrel Award Competition Updates

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

College/University geoscience programs still have time to apply to participate in the 2017 Imperial Barrel Award (IBA). This is a competition hosted by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and "is an annual prospective basin evaluation competition for geoscience graduate students from universities around the world.

SEG: Free Access to Technical Program Expanded Abstracts until Nov. 30th

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists announced that there is free access to their Technical Program Expanded Abstracts until November 30^th, 2016.

SEG Launches New Podcast, "Seismic Soundoff"

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

In the latest issue of "The Leading Edge" the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) announced they have launched a new podcast on applied geophysics. There are already four episodes available for download.