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CNOOC reviewing offshore drilling safety
BEIJING, June 7 (UPI) — China National Offshore Oil Corp said it is focusing on safety issues in light of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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U.S. Offshore Drilling Moratorium May End Sooner, Salazar Says
The Obama administration’s six-month shutdown of 33 rigs to overhaul offshore drilling regulations might end sooner than planned, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told a Senate committee today.
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Gulf of Mexico oil spill intensifies political debate on offshore drilling
Florida voters face choice in Senate race The oil spill has turned a national debate over offshore drilling into a campaign issue. Once the nation’s largest spill is contained, pressures to drill are bound to resume. Florida’s next senator likely will play a prominent role in the debate.
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Mitsui, Japan Drilling Drop on BP Oil Spill Fallout (Update2)
June 2 (Bloomberg) — Mitsui & Co. , a holder of a stake in the BP Plc-operated oil field where the Gulf of Mexico disaster is unfolding, fell the most in more than a year in Tokyo trading.
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Rachel Maddow on MSNBC gives an unbelievable account of the oil spills we’ve encountered. When will it all stop? When faced with oil disaster, drill more By The Rachel Maddow Show – Wed May 5, 2010 9:27 AM EDT The Deepwater Horizon disaster could send as much as 60000 barrels of oil a day straight into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This looming catastrophe led Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, whose state of Florida is threatened by the volcano of oil, to say Tuesday that he’s willing to filibuster an energy bill that expands off-shore drilling. Republicans, meanwhile, say they won’t vote for an energy bill that fails to include more drilling. From the Wall Street Journal: Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R., Ariz.) said legislation can’t move forward without three “pillars”: expanded oil and gas exploration, more nuclear power and a price on carbon-emissions in exchange for the first two. “At least temporarily, this has knocked one of the legs of the stool off to the side, so my guess is that nothing proceeds at the moment,” Mr. Kyl said. Mr. Nelson agreed, saying, “It makes it more difficult to get 60 votes,” the number to break a Senate filibuster. “You’re not going to get offshore drilling in an energy bill.” Some Democrats, like Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, share Sen. Kyl’s zeal for drilling. Landrieu’s state, of course, is also in the path of the Deepwater Horizon plume — making hers a kind of hair-of-the-dog cure for what ails you.
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Bob Graham says he expects White House panel to look for ways to sustain deepwater oil drilling industry
Bob Graham, a Democrat, and William Reilly, a Republican, will lead the seven-member commission to investigate the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, co-chairman of the White House commission investigating the BP oil spill in the Gulf…
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Drilling ban may devastate local firms
Published: Friday, June 4, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 4, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. HOUMA — President Barack Obama’s ban on new deepwater drilling will devasate many local businesses and their workers, executives said Thursday.
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100511-G-0000X-001 Crater Plume Gassing ROBERT, La. — Oil and gas stream from the riser of the Deepwater Horizon well May 11, 2010. This video is from the larger of two existing leaks on the riser. This leak is located approximately 460 feet from the top of the blowout preventer and rests on the sea floor at a depth of about 5000 feet. (Courtesy video) Source: cgvi.uscg.mil Very courteous, indeed, at www.michaelmoore.com
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Israel, Peace Talks, and Those That Overcome.