US government puts BP step closer to being allowed to drill up to 4 wells in … Washington Post (blog) The project would be the first new one drilled by BP in the Gulf since last year's Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the worst offshore oil spill in US history. The company has a 46 percent stake in a well already approved … BP step closer to drilling new Gulf wellsThe Associated Press
Op-Ed: More oil madness – BP to drill in the Shetlands DigitalJournal.com Less than eighteen months after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy and environmental disaster, the company behind it has been given the go ahead to drill in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Some people never learn, especially when there is the … BP Submits Worst Case Scenario Contingency Plan For New WellRedOrbit Congressional Republicans, Democrats spar over post-spill oil drillingal.com (blog) Oil spill twice the size of Deepwater Horizon is BP's worst case scenario for …Shetland Times Online BBC News –For Argyll –io9 all 270 news articles »
UPDATE 2-BP files first Gulf drill plan since Macondo Bayoubuzz HOUSTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – BP Plc. confirmed onFriday it has filed a plan with US regulators to pursue itsfirst new deepwater oil exploration work in the Gulf of Mexicosince the disastrous Macondo spill in 2010. The plan, filed with the Bureau of …
BOEMRE has surprise oil spill drill UPI.com The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement said it carried out its first unannounced spill test since the Deepwater Horizon accident last year in the Gulf of Mexico. The so-called table top test imagined a loss of well control in … Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup workers may have escaped harm7thSpace Interactive (press release) Congress: Enough Excuses – Time to Pass Oil Spill Response ReformsNatural Resources Defense Council (blog) Renewed Push to Keep BP Oil Fine Money in GulfWUSF 89.7 News Oil & Gas Journal –GreenAnswers –Texas A&M The Battalion all 34 news articles »
BOEMRE Holds Unannounced Spill Drill MarineLink It is a natural extension of our enhanced safety and environmental regulations and standards put in place following the Deepwater Horizon tragedy.” The Unannounced Spill Drill Program, initiated by the then-Minerals Management Service in 1989, … Petrobras passes first post-Macondo test of deepwater containmentPlatts US Regulators Hold Unannounced Spill Drill At Petrobras Gulf PlatformFox Business
Deepwater Horizon partner seeks to drill in NZ by Christmas New Zealand Herald Deep-sea drilling for oil and gas off the Canterbury coast is a prospect by Christmas, as Anadarko Petroleum, a 25 per cent shareholder in the permit drilled by the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, prepares to make decisions on whether, … Anadarko liable for Deepwater Horizon, federal lawyers sayBizjournals.com
BHP becomes first to drill since oil spill Sydney Morning Herald The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton says it is the first operator to bring a new well online in the Gulf of Mexico since last year's BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. An oil well on the Shenzi field was brought into production on May 30 and was … BHP Billiton commences first oil production in Gulf of MexicoInternational Business Times AU BHP Starts Up US Gulf Well, 1st Since Deepwater HorizonFox Business
Senate Democrats: OK for Cuba to drill in Gulf but not U.S. Examiner.com It also would require lease sales off the coasts of Alaska and Virginia that the Interior Department had canceled following last year's oil spill. In addition, it would require the Interior Department to approve or deny offshore drilling permit … Senate blocks GOP bid to speed offshore drillingPalm Beach Post Senate blocks bill repealing B in oil tax breaksBusinessWeek
CORRECT: US Approves Shell Plan To Drill In Gulf Of Mexico Automated Trader Overall since last June, the US has issued drilling permits for 13 wells in deep water, or depths of greater than 500 feet, subject to new safety requirements put in place after the Gulf oil spill. The agency has also issued permits for 52 new wells in …
Gulf oil disaster hasn't cut US thirst to drill CBC.ca (BP/Associated Press) The administration of President Barack Obama issued a moratorium on new offshore oil drilling in the wake of last year's disaster, but lifted it for the Gulf of Mexico in October. In Louisiana, where coastal areas were most … PICTURES: The Gulf Oil Disaster One Year LaterNational Journal BP oil spill: Forgotten but not goneLos Angeles Times Gulf Oil Spill One Year Later: The Most Powerful PhotosHuffington Post Stuff.co.nz –WTOL.com –Orlando Sentinel all 4,363 news articles »
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