![]() Washington Post | Another Oil Rig Explosion of Louisiana Coast Examiner.com This second explosion fired up a debate with environmentalist about placing a wider ban on off shore oil drilling. According to the Daily Finance Interior ... BP Provides Lessons Learned From Spill BP Might Stop Paying Claims If Drilling Ban Is Extended BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill blowout preventer 'removed' |
![]() Reuters | Gulf mishap WatertownDailyTimes.com The fire that broke out on an oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday has renewed debate over the safety of offshore oil operations. ... Mariner Rig Accident Undercuts Efforts to End Drilling Moratorium US offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban More Democrats call for oil drilling investigation |
![]() Upstream Online | Salazar still not sure if Shell can drill offshore in Alaska's Arctic Alaska Dispatch He held briefings with the Alyeska Pipeline Services Co. about the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, ConocoPhillips about a proposed drilling project in NPR-A, ... Listening to Alaska US Interior chief voices doubt on Arctic drilling Interior secretary to rule on sea drilling |
Forum to offer views on safety of deep-water drilling Houston Chronicle Among the likely topics: the findings of joint industry task forces that have been studying oil spill response and offshore drilling techniques. ... |
![]() Moneycontrol.com | Coast Guard: Sheen not likely from active oil leak BusinessWeek "A production platform is much more stable," said Andy Radford, an API expert on offshore oil drilling. Many platforms, especially those in shallower water, ... Mariner Gulf Fire Sparks Calls to Keep Drilling Ban Second Oil Rig Explosion Reenergizes Debate on Offshore Drilling Ban Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued |
![]() CBS News | Get Politics Alerts Huffington Post (blog) That day Senator Boxer passionately argued to prevent oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge. President George W. Bush was pushing very hard to sell the Arctic ... California Sen. Boxer, Fiorina Face Off In Debate SPARKS FLY IN FIERY FIORINA-BOXER DEBATE |
![]() Washington Post | Greenland Police Arrest Greenpeace Oil Rig Demonstrators Environment News Service "We're asking the government to stop giving out these licenses for new offshore drilling and to carry out a comprehensive new environmental assessment into ... Cairn Greenland rig restarts, protesters arrested Greenpeace boards Stena Don in bid to halt Arctic oil exploration Greenpeace activists arrested after abandoning occupation of Arctic oil rig |
![]() Moneycontrol.com | Judge rules against US government on oil drilling Reuters L) well rupture that killed 11 workers and caused the world's worst offshore oil spill. As a result of Louisiana-based Hornbeck's lawsuit, US District Court ... Judge Deals New Blow to Drilling Moratorium Judge refuses to toss suit vs federal drilling ban Drilling Moratorium Challenge Is Kept Alive by Judge |
![]() Globe and Mail | BP says it learned from battling huge oil spill Houston Chronicle Though not made public Tuesday, the report hews closely to a presentation made in early August by BP executives at a federal forum on offshore drilling, ... Rigs' drilling parts lack third-party endorsements Astroturf Alert: Rallies Against Congressional Oil Spill Measures Represent ... Strong Buys Among Oil Stocks |
![]() Boston Globe | Oil drilling agency adopts conflict-of-interest policy Boston Globe ... had sex with oil company executives and negotiated with them for jobs, the agency that oversees offshore drilling is imposing its first ethics policy, ... |