
The Orinoco Delta in WWII - Bauxite and U-Boats
A map of merchant ships sunk by U-Boats from U-Boat.net shows an area with an unusually high occurrence of U-Boat victims offshore from...

Carbon Capture and Underground Storage - How might it impact the Everglades?
One of the major challenges to the continued health of the Florida Everglades, a freshwater “river of grass”, is sea level rise caused by...
The Offshore Situation Room - Oil spills, government and the media
I was invited to participate in an event sponsored by the National Academies of Science and Engineering a year ago, the Offshore...

The U-Boats and Venezuelan Oil
Reuters ran an article in July 2020 about Venezuelan oil production, stating that it was at its lowest level since 1943. The collapse is...


Attending the play OIL at the LSU Swine Palace Theatre, and a post play "talkback" session
Barbara and I were invited to a play presented by the LSU Swine Palace Theatre on February 9. The play was OIL, written by Ella Hickson,...