Americas review safety of offshore oil UPI.com Offshore drilling is under renewed scrutiny following last year's oil spill in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Oil poured into the gulf for months following an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 workers. … Regional Forum to Discuss Offshore Oil Drilling Safety in the Gulf of Mexico …US Department of State (press release)
Admiral to oversee offshore oil drilling safety San Francisco Chronicle Watson – currently the Coast Guard's director of prevention policy for marine safety, security and stewardship – is a veteran of the 2010 gulf oil spill, having served as the federal on-scene coordinator of the government response to the disaster after … Federal monitor named for offshore drillingLos Angeles Times Goodbye Michael Bromwich, hello James WatsonFuelFix (blog) Senior Coast Guard official to lead Interior's offshore drilling safety shopThe Hill (blog) Upstream Online all 33 news articles »
Offshore lease sale set for December CBS News (AP) NEW ORLEANS — The Department of Interior says it has set a December date for the next Gulf offshore oil and natural gas lease sale — the first such sale since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and BP oil spill. The Dec. 14 sale will take place in … New report offers broad approach to assessing impacts of ecological damagePhysOrg.com Post-spill U.S. oil, gas auction scheduledUPI.com Gulf of Mexico Oil &Gas Lease Sale AnnouncedMarineLink Houston Chronicle (blog) –The News-Press –Bizmology all 488 news articles »
The Federal Government Announces 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Program Bizmology Then came April 20, 2010 and BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster, which changed everything. The massive oil spill prompted a government-imposed moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (which has only been slowly lifted over the past six … Interior Secretary Unveils New Program For More Offshore DrillingTalk Radio News Service Salazar announces proposed 2012-2017 OCS leasing programMarine Log
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Offshore Oil Plan a Disaster for … eNews Park Forest “Last year's disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was supposed to be a wake-up call about the dangers of offshore drilling, but it looks like President Obama hit the snooze button and slept right through it,” said Miyoko Sakashita, oceans director at the … Obama to expand drilling off Alaska, in GulfThe Associated Press Interior drilling plan takes fire from Republicans, greensThe Hill (blog) Oil Fight: Conservationists vs. Shell in AlaskaDiscovery News National Journal all 232 news articles »
Obama cautiously expands offshore drilling in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico Washington Post (blog) The drilling plans are much narrower in scope than what the administration had said it would consider prior to the Gulf oil spill and what Republicans say is needed to create jobs. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday the government will hold 15 … Obama Offshore Oil Plan a Disaster for Wildlife, ClimateCenter for Biological Diversity (press release) Obama to expand drilling off Alaska, in GulfThe Associated Press Interior unveils scaled-back offshore drilling planThe Hill (blog)
Pace of offshore drilling approvals picks up San Francisco Chronicle Analysts said the October statistics should inspire confidence in the rebound of the offshore drilling industry following last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The pace of permit approvals "should justifiably bolster bullishness about a return to … Gulf spill still affecting environment, industriesHouma Courier Gulf oil spill: CEOs refuse congressional request to testifyal.com (blog) Scientists and policy makers discuss long-term impact of gulf oil spillABC2 News The Hill (blog) –World Socialist Web Site –Between The Lines all 65 news articles »
BP loses bid to resume offshore drilling in gulf San Francisco Chronicle A top BP executive insisted Thursday that the oil giant has learned lessons from the Deepwater Horizon disaster but failed to persuade some Democratic lawmakers that the company should be allowed to resume offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. … Lawmakers ask if BP should bid on Gulf leasesHouston Chronicle US Cites BP, Two Contractors in Deepwater Horizon DisasterFiredoglake BP and contractors face million fine over Deepwater Horizon spillthejournal.ie Zacks.com –DigitalJournal.com all 362 news articles »
New offshore drilling rules hinge on Deepwater Horizon probe FuelFix (blog) (AP file photo/Patrick Semansky) The government is about to kick-start a long process for setting new offshore drilling safety standards — but only after a joint federal investigation into the Deepwater Horizon disaster is complete, …
Americans Support Offshore Drilling, but Washington Wavers New York Times A rally in New Orleans after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. National support for offshore drilling dipped after the BP disaster, but quickly rebounded. THE last year and a half has brought a rapid sequence of … Transocean's Deepwater Horizon Insurers Seek Court Opinion On Paying BPNASDAQ Form a line in the sand June 25 against oil drillingWalton Sun This Offshore Driller is Still a BargainStreetAuthority DigitalJournal.com –Think Progress all 38 news articles »
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