Victoria Principal puts up money to prevent oil spills CNN International Principal's second donation is key to continuing the fight to protect American coastlines "in the wake of the disastrous Gulf oil spill, and now on the heels of the Obama Administration's 5-year drilling plan," Oceana CEO Andrew Sharpless said. … New report says Gulf ripe for drillingHouma Courier New Lease Sale Ignores BP Deepwater Horizon DisasterCenter for Biological Diversity (press release) APNewsBreak: Suit filed to block oil lease saleThe Associated Press
New deal to prevent another Deepwater Horizon disaster Environmental Data Interactive A new deal will see the chances of another Deepwater Horizon type oil spill dramatically cut, according to the two companies involved. FES International is to work with Helix Energy to improve the safety of the company's work in the Gulf of Mexico. … Deepwater Horizon aftermath: Oil, anger mix in 'Tarball Chronicles'Press-Register – al.com (blog) An update from Louisiana: the deepwater horizon spill litigationLexology (registration)
How Intel Could Prevent The Next Big Oil Disaster Fast Company Nobody wants to see a repeat of last year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which brought approximately 4.9 million barrels of oil dumped into the Gulf. The whole thing could have been avoided, of course, if the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig hadn't … Deepwater Horizon partner seeks to drill in NZ by ChristmasNew Zealand Herald Anadarko liable for Deepwater Horizon, federal lawyers sayBizjournals.com Anadarko committed to test drillingOtago Daily Times Scoop.co.nz (press release) all 16 news articles »
US eyes more rules to prevent oil blowouts Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US government is weighing more safety standards for blowout preventers on oil-drilling rigs, after a probe uncovered a possible design flaw that may have helped to cause last year's massive Gulf oil spill, … Blowout Preventer Theory Debated In Oil Spill InquiryNPR Interior Department will seek continual improvements in blowout preventersNOLA.com Tests performed on Gulf fail-safe device defendedBusinessWeek
US panel: Reforms needed to prevent offshore oil spills (1st Update) Monsters and Critics.com Washington – 'Significant errors and misjudgement' within the oil industry and US government helped lead to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year … Gulf oil spill panel calls for reformsCBC.ca Obama's panel urges reforms to prevent future oil spillsUSA Today White House commission releases Gulf oil spill report TuesdayNOLA.com Wall Street Journal –The Associated Press –Huffington Post (blog) all 889 news articles »
Obama's panel urges reforms to prevent future oil spills USA Today A presidential panel investigating the Gulf oil spill called Tuesday for additional reforms from the oil industry, Congress and the Obama administration, … White House commission releases Gulf oil spill report TuesdayNOLA.com Panel: More reform needed to prevent future spillsThe Associated Press On National Oil Spill Commission, We Concluded Systemic Problems Led to Gulf…Huffington Post (blog) MiamiHerald.com –CNN International –The Hill (blog) all 671 news articles »
Panel: More Reform Needed to Prevent Future Spills ABC News AP By DINA CAPPIELLO AP A presidential panel investigating the Gulf oil spill says that the oil industry, Congress and the Obama administration need to do … UK Increases North Sea Oil Rig Safety InspectionsWall Street Journal Federal study confirms microbes have eaten most of the Gulf Oil SpillExaminer.com UK to double oil rig inspections to reduce risk of pollutionClick Green Upstream Online all 5 news articles »
Panel: More reform needed to prevent future spills The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A presidential panel investigating the Gulf oil spill will call for additional reforms from the oil industry, Congress and the Obama … Bacteria saved gulf from ruinWashington Post Broad reforms needed, national Oil Spill Commission will sayNOLA.com Panel: More reform needed to prevent future spillsNewsday Foster’s Daily Democrat –New York Times (blog) –TIME (blog) all 439 news articles »
Environmental group Greenpeace looks to stop Shetland oil drilling to prevent … Scottish Daily Record GREENPEACE has launched legal action in a bid to stop UK offshore drilling in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The environmental group announced … Summary Box: Greenpeace opposes North Sea drillingForbes Greenpeace seeks halt to North Sea drillingeTaiwan News
Billion Dollar Plan to Prevent another Gulf Oil Spill KTBS A new one billion dollar system is being developed to help prevent another Gulf oil spill disaster. The goal of what developers are calling a more efficient … Industry official: Once ready, new oil containment system could be in use …Baltimore Sun