As Hurricane Helene gathers strength, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has deployed its Hurricane Response Team to closely monitor the situation. Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico have begun evacuating platforms and rigs to safeguard personnel and infrastructure from the impending storm.

The U.S. shale oil and gas sector is accelerating its shift toward electric drilling rigs and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in a bid to reduce diesel emissions. However, the inadequate state of the power grid and rising costs are significant obstacles, according to the latest quarterly energy survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.The U.S. shale oil and gas sector is accelerating its shift toward electric drilling rigs and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in a bid to reduce diesel emissions. However, the inadequate state of the power grid and rising costs are significant obstacles, according to the latest quarterly energy survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.