This week the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Industry approved the development of a floating wind farm to provide power to two oil platforms in the North Sea.¹ Yes, ironically, wind energy will begin helping to produce more oil.

Tim Clarey, Ph.D., and Frank Sherwin, M.A.

Another major oil discovery in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico has been recently announced.¹ Equinor, a Norwegian-based oil company, and partners Progress Resources USA Ltd. and Repsol E&P USA Inc. made the proclamation last week.

March went out with a jolt in central Idaho. March 31 saw a magnitude 6.5 earthquake strike about 45 miles west of the town of Challis at about 6:52 pm local time.¹ The recent quake was about 100 miles northeast of the city of Boise and about 325 miles north of the recent 5.7 magnitude near Salt Lake City, Utah.

On March 18, 2020, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Salt Lake City area. Specifically, it hit underneath the town of Magna, Utah. Since that time, over 650 aftershocks have continued to rumble through the rocks beneath the town. Three aftershocks reached about 4 in magnitude, 20 about 3 in magnitude, and 122 around 2 in magnitude.¹