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Activists warn of risk of disastrous oil spill in Russian Arctic
World NowEnvironmentalists warned Tuesday that an oil spill could wreak havoc on the Russian Arctic before emergency crews could reach the remote area where a Russian company has installed a platform, planning to start drilling in the treacherous region.... -
Audit reveals more loose accounting, this time in oil spill fund
PolitiCalA state audit released on Tuesday provides new evidence on how loose accounting can lead to inaccurate reports, false alarms and even misguided policies. The review examined the Oil Spill Prevention and Administration Fund, which collects fees on oil... -
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...
Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), BP Plc, United Kingdom, Festive Events, London (England)
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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. The Houston firm’s revenue in...
Tags: Halliburton Company, Petroleum Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Energy Resources, Natural Resources
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Dec 14, 2011 | Los Angeles TimesIn first gulf oil lease auction since spill, BP bids -- and bids
Nation NowIn the first auction of Gulf-based leases since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, BP submitted 11 high bids for drilling leases....Sep 30, 2011 | Los Angeles TimesAgency overseeing oil, gas exploration gets shakeup
GreenspaceThe Obama administration is reorganizing the agencies responsible for overseeing domestic offshore oil and gas exploration....Oct 24, 2011 | Los Angeles TimesBurning oil from BP spill produced carbon plumes
GreenspaceResearch released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has concluded that weeks of burning off oil from last summer's BP spill released more than 1 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere....Oct 28, 2011 | Los Angeles TimesGulf oil spill claim payouts reach $5.5 billion
Nation NowA year and a half after the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the administrator of BP’s $20-billion restitution fund told Congress Thursday that he has has paid out about $5.5 billion to more than 213,000 victims of the nation’s worst offshore...Nov 3, 2011 | Los Angeles TimesTexas announces $50-million settlement with BP over explosion
Nation NowBP settlement: Texas Atty. Gen. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the state's settlement with the oil company resolves 72 emissions violations the company accrued during the past six years....Nov 22, 2011 | Los Angeles TimesChevron faces millions of dollars in fines for oil leak off Brazil
World NowBrazil Oil Spill Chevron: Brazil's environmental agency says Chevron will be fined nearly $28 million for an oil spill at a well off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. An investigation into the leak, which began Nov. 7, is ongoing. Penalties against Chevron...May 22, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily PressSens. Warner, Kaine hope to end offshore drilling ban
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine introduced legislation Wednesday that would lift the federal ban on exploration and drilling for natural gas and oil off the coast of Virginia. The moratorium, which lasts through 2017, was put in place by President...Tags: U.S. Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Wind Power, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Congress
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Oil Spills Photos
A shrimp boat helps collect oil after the 2010 spill in...
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An oil spill caused by a fire at the Rex Forge forging...
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