BP chairman: Deep-sea drilling must go on
Despite the risks of deep-water E&P, Carl-Henric Svanberg said halting such operations “doesn’t feel like a logical conclusion” after the Deepwater Horizon blowout because “50,000 holes have been drilled in the Gulf of Mexico and this was the first time things went this wrong.” More »
Documentaries take look at Gulf oil spill
Two new films take unique approaches to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. One lets Gulf residents tell their own stories. The other lets an oiled brown pelican do the storytelling. More »
A year after Macondo: Southern Louisiana then and now
A year after the Macondo blowout unleashed the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, Loren Steffy writes that life in Grand Isle, La., seems to be returning to normal. The bigger concern now is the effects of the drilling moratorium in the Gulf, enacted after the Deepwater Horizon accident. More »
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Video: Grand Isle is quiet now
Loren Steffy offers a glimpse of a Louisiana beach that was heavily oiled from the BP spill and the results of the clean up effort on the eve of the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. More »
Alaska senator: Navigating Arctic drilling regs is like playing whack-a-mole
Under the Alaska Democrat’s scenario, oil companies are the players and federal agencies are the moles. He wants to name a federal coordinator for Arctic outer continental shelf drilling who could smooth applications through the bureaucracy. More »
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Memos show oil co.-Iraq invasion link. Texas gas drilling exemption on the table. A good year for Halliburton. More »
Sinopec halts fuel exports to ensure domestic supply
Asia’s biggest oil refiner stopped exporting to other regions as high crude costs and retail price caps caused private refiners to cut back on production.
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California solar project wins $2.1B in federal loans
Oakland, Calif., based Solar Trust of America will use the funds to build two solar thermal plants near the desert town of Blythe. The two plants are the first phase of a larger project that could one day be the world’s largest solar array, generating up to 1,000 megawatts of electricity and powering 300,000 homes. More »
Scientists urge more realism in rig emergency drills
Drilling experts, petroleum engineers and other scientists on Monday considered an array of changes to make offshore exploration safer, including putting everyone on rigs through realistic simulations of blowouts and other emergencies.
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Blame Canada: Quebec students take top eco-challenge spot again
Canadian students took first place in Shell’s annual fuel-efficient vehicle competition with a one-person car that got 2,564.8 miles per gallon. Louisiana Tech students took the top spot in a different car class with 647.7 miles per gallon. More »
Worker dies in fall on inactive Gulf production platform
A worker with Alliance Oilfield Services fell and later died while doing decommissioning work on a shallow-water natural gas platform owned by Houston-based Hilcorp. Energy. More »
Indian tribe sues BP for oil spill damages
The Pointe Au Chien tribe claims its ancestral lands and fishing grounds in southern Louisiana were devastated by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The tribe seeks compensation for lost tax revenue and income, decline in property values, spill cleanup costs, restoration of damaged natural resources and punitive damages. More »
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