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    May 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. California relies on oil firms to probe worker's death

    SACRAMENTO — Nearly a year after a Kern County oil worker was sucked underground and boiled to death, state authorities have turned to the two leading oil companies involved in the incident to investigate it. On Monday, the Division of Oil, Gas and...

    Tags: Politics, Chevron Corp., Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, Water Pollution

    2. May 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. A political debate plays out among Louisiana oil rigs

    LAFAYETTE, La. — Visitors to this oil town might be forgiven for wondering whether the BP oil spill and subsequent drilling moratorium ever happened. "Now hiring" signs are plastered on billboards around town, and hotels such as the Crowne Plaza are chock full of seminars training students to work on offshore rigs. Many offshore companies can't find enough workers for the jobs they're listing. This parish has the lowest unemployment rate in Louisiana, 4.8%.
    LAFAYETTE, La. — Visitors to this oil town might be forgiven for wondering whether the BP oil spill and subsequent drilling moratorium ever happened. "Now hiring" signs are plastered on billboards around town, and hotels such as the Crowne Plaza are...

    Tags: Republican Party, Companies and Corporations, Parties and Movements, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)

    3. Apr 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. BP sponsorship of World Shakespeare Festival draws protest

    BP's financial sponsorship of a cultural institution is once again provoking heated words in the arts community. This time, the World Shakespeare Festival has become the center of attention after a group of British actors launched a protest against the partnership between the oil company and the Royal Shakespeare Co.
    BP's financial sponsorship of a cultural institution is once again provoking heated words in the arts community. This time, the World Shakespeare Festival has become the center of attention after a group of British actors launched a protest against the...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, United Kingdom, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Arts and Culture, Festive Events

    4. Apr 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Congress falls short on oil spill safety, panel says

    WASHINGTON — Two years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion unleashed the worst oil spill in American history, Congress has failed to take meaningful action to prevent a similar disaster, according to a new report from members of a presidential panel.
    WASHINGTON — Two years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion unleashed the worst oil spill in American history, Congress has failed to take meaningful action to prevent a similar disaster, according to a new report from members of a presidential...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Ken Salazar, BP Plc, Gulf of Mexico

    5. Apr 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Halliburton reports record revenue amid natural gas-to-oil shift

    Halliburton Co., one of the world’s largest oil services businesses, pulled in record revenue in North America as the energy industry shied from natural gas production and boosted oil field exploration instead.
    Halliburton Co., one of the world’s largest oil services businesses, pulled in record revenue in North America as the energy industry shied from natural gas production and boosted oil field exploration instead. The Houston firm’s revenue in...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Justice System, BP Plc, Environmental Issues, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)

    6. Apr 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Federal charges filed against ex-BP engineer in spill

    HOUSTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled the first criminal charges in its investigation of the 2010 BP oil spill: two counts of obstruction of justice filed against a former BP engineer accused of destroying records describing the rate at which oil was flowing from the broken well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
    HOUSTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled the first criminal charges in its investigation of the 2010 BP oil spill: two counts of obstruction of justice filed against a former BP engineer accused of destroying records describing the...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology, Criminal Laws, U.S. Department of Justice, Gulf of Mexico

    7. Mar 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Natural oil seepage off Santa Barbara takes a toll on seabirds

    Oil seeping from the ocean floor off Santa Barbara is taking a toll on seabirds that are turning up by the dozens along the Southern California coastline coated in crude oil and tar.
    Oil seeping from the ocean floor off Santa Barbara is taking a toll on seabirds that are turning up by the dozens along the Southern California coastline coated in crude oil and tar. The naturally occurring oil bubbles up and afflicts birds every winter,...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology, U.S. Geological Survey, Health, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities

    8. Mar 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Arctic drilling: Beaufort Sea oil spill response plan approved

    Federal authorities have approved an oil spill <a href=&quot;http://www.bsee.gov/OSRP/Beaufort-Sea-OSRP.aspx" target="_blank">response plan</a> that could allow drilling to commence this summer in the Beaufort Sea, the first major offshore drilling in the Arctic since the early 1990s.
    Federal authorities have approved an oil spill response plan that could allow drilling to commence this summer in the Beaufort Sea, the first major offshore drilling in the Arctic since the early 1990s. Though Shell Alaska still needs several final...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Marine Fisheries Service , Environmental Politics, Interior Policy

    9. Dec 27, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Oil is more toxic than previously thought, study finds

    Bad news for the Gulf of Mexico: a study released this week sheds new light on the toxicity of oil in aquatic environments, and shows that environmental impact studies currently in use may be inadequate. The report is to be published this week in the <a href=&quot;http://www.pnas.org/">Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</a>.
    Bad news for the Gulf of Mexico: a study released this week sheds new light on the toxicity of oil in aquatic environments, and shows that environmental impact studies currently in use may be inadequate. The report is to be published this week in the...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Environmental Pollution, Gulf of Mexico, BP Plc

    10. Dec 14, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. In first gulf oil lease auction since spill, BP bids -- and bids

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    In the first auction of Gulf-based leases since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, BP submitted 11 high bids for drilling leases....
    11. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. New report criticizes industry, regulators in Gulf oil spill

    The oil and gas industry and federal regulators focused more on exploration and production than safety in the years leading up to the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that killed 11 workers and touched off the worst offshore spill in American history, according to a <a href=&quot;https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/274534-bpspill-nas.html">new independent report</a> by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council.
    The oil and gas industry and federal regulators focused more on exploration and production than safety in the years leading up to the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that killed 11 workers and touched off the worst offshore spill in...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Victoria Principal, Halliburton Company, Emergency Incidents, Natural Resources

    12. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Gulf reopens to drilling, Victoria Principal aids fight to block it

    Sale of gas and oil leases officially restarts in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, after a hiatus following the BP oil spill in 2010, and environmental groups are stepping up lawsuits, claiming not enough is known about the effects of that spill.
    Sale of gas and oil leases officially restarts in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, after a hiatus following the BP oil spill in 2010, and environmental groups are stepping up lawsuits, claiming not enough is known about the effects of that spill. The...

    Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Victoria Principal, Gulf of Mexico, BP Plc, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities

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