Oil spills
Obama to get away before autumn political battle - AFP
AFP
Obama to get away before autumn political battle
AFP
The oil spill, which has finally been plugged, is not the least of the president's worries this year. Health insurance reform, financial industry regulatory ...
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Landrieu blasts Obama on drilling moratorium - The Hill (blog)
Landrieu blasts Obama on drilling moratorium
The Hill (blog)
on Tuesday sharply criticized President Obama's reaction to the oil spill in the Gulf by halting nearly all drilling activity in the area. ...
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Oil Pollution in the Niger Delta: Who's Fault? - Huffington Post (blog)
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Oil Pollution in the Niger Delta: Who's Fault?
Huffington Post (blog)
Nigerian commentators have been bemused by popular anger in the United States at BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They claim that the Niger Delta has ...
Nigeria: Govt Drags Chevron to UN Over Oil SpillAllAfrica.com
Oil spill: Chevron vows not to pay compensationNigerian Tribune
Unlike the Gulf, Niger Delta oil spills have no end in sightVancouver Sun
LeadershipNigeria
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ENERGY MARKETS REPORT INCLUDING: Goldman Sachs says WTI crude time spreads ... - Proactive Investors UK
ENERGY MARKETS REPORT INCLUDING: Goldman Sachs says WTI crude time spreads ...
Proactive Investors UK
Co. has failed to update its oil spill emergency plan in the Gulf of Mexico more than three months after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in apparent ...
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Shell:Nigerian spill caused by sabotage - MarketWatch
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Shell:Nigerian spill caused by sabotage
MarketWatch
... oil spill response team to the area, and enlisted the support of Clean Nigeria Associates, an industry body which facilitates clean up of oil spills. ...
Shell shuts Nigerian crude pipeline after spillSteelGuru
Shell Confirms Oil Spill On Bonny RiverTrading Markets (press release)
Shell Says Oil Sabotage in Niger Delta on the RiseVoice of America
Platts -AFP -THISDAY
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Nigeria: The Nation's 3203 Oil Spills in Four Years - AllAfrica.com
Nigeria: The Nation's 3203 Oil Spills in Four Years
AllAfrica.com
Lagos — A recent report on oil spills in Nigeria compiled by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) indicates that a total of 3203 ...
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Oil disaster is a 'wake-up call for the world' - Aberdeen Press and Journal
Oil disaster is a 'wake-up call for the world'
Aberdeen Press and Journal
“In addition we have established the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group to learn any lessons that arise from the Gulf incident. ...
Big oil politicians were wrong about the moratoriumDaily Kos (blog)
The Gulf at the Gas StationThe Nation.
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IEA warns of Gulf spill effect on new oil supplies - Financial Times
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IEA warns of Gulf spill effect on new oil supplies
Financial Times
BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has placed the ability of the industry to find important new oil supplies on “a knife-edge,” ...
Growth pulls oil demand, BP spill adds to uncertainty: IEADaily Nation
IEA Trims Expected Demand For OPEC Oil/Stocks For 2010, 2011Automated Trader
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Gulf Spill Has Us Seeing Oil, Oil Everywhere - NPR
CBC.ca
Gulf Spill Has Us Seeing Oil, Oil Everywhere
NPR
Every week seems to bring fresh news about a disastrous oil spill. But the question is whether more such spills are taking place — or ...
Gulf oil spill: Wasted reputationsPetroleum Economist
How did five million barrels of oil simply disappear?Independent
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50 Years of Oil Spill; Nigeria - Firedoglake (blog)
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50 Years of Oil Spill; Nigeria
Firedoglake (blog)
The seemingly endless supply of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico is dwarfed by the last 50 years that have plagued Nigeria. On Fareed Zakaria's program, ...
Gulf oil spill good for AfricaAfrican Business Review (blog)
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Will we learn? - Hamilton Spectator
Will we learn?
Hamilton Spectator
The Gulf oil spill is not the first time in history that humans have spoiled paradise by being reckless. The list of sudden environmental disasters just ...
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Nordic countries green up Nigeria - ITWeb
Nordic countries green up Nigeria
ITWeb
Researchers at the University of Texas are using super computers to create simulations of the Gulf oil spill to determine the effect of the environmental ...
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US oil spill a disaster — but more oil is spilt in Nigeria every year - Crikey
New York Times (blog)
US oil spill a disaster — but more oil is spilt in Nigeria every year
Crikey
Given the scale and longevity of the disaster in Nigeria the disparity in publicity is troubling. Under normal circumstances it would be easy to peg the ...
Between Gulf of Mexico and Niger DeltaBusinessDay
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Oil disaster should spur us to seek alternative energy sources - Herald Scotland
Reuters
Oil disaster should spur us to seek alternative energy sources
Herald Scotland
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now officially the worst environmental disaster in US history. Since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank ...
Green diary rescue & open threadDaily Kos (blog)
BP says end point for stopping Gulf oil leak is relief well due in AugustMetro Canada - Calgary
BP's latest attempt: cut and remove damaged pipeCTV.ca
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Fishermen say oil spill containment measure is harmful - NEXT
Fishermen say oil spill containment measure is harmful
NEXT
Fishermen operating along the Atlantic shoreline in Akwa Ibom told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that many of them, who inhaled the 'teepol' dispersants ...
Oil companies warned on environmental disasterDaily Sun
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Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it - The Guardian
The Guardian
Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it
The Guardian
We reached the edge of the oil spill near the Nigerian village of Otuegwe after a long hike through cassava plantations. Ahead of us lay swamp. ...
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Will Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill be Obama's Katrina? - Huffington Post (blog)
The Guardian
Will Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill be Obama's Katrina?
Huffington Post (blog)
34 days after the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, people are starting to wonder if this disaster - described by the White House today as the worst ...
Gulf Oil 2010: Drilling For Dollars, Not OilBasil & Spice
Gulf of Mexico oil drillers oversoldFinancial Post
America can't afford not to drill in gulfLexington Herald Leader
Media Matters for America -FAIR
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Chevron CEO:Need Higher Offshore Drilling Safety Standards - Wall Street Journal
The Guardian
Chevron CEO:Need Higher Offshore Drilling Safety Standards
Wall Street Journal
BP said Wednesday it is still conducting tests to determine whether it can plug the oil spill using heavy drilling fluids, even as it continued to alleviate ...
Ian Gary: Will Chevron Heed the Call for Transparency?USA Trends (blog)
Ecuador Oil Contamination Spawns Turmoil at Chevron Annual MeetingEnvironment News Service
Chevron Bars 20 Community Members From Houston Shareholder Meeting, Leads to 6 ...It's Getting Hot In Here (blog)
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After BP oil spill, is it time to abandon offshore drilling? - Washington Post (blog)
After BP oil spill, is it time to abandon offshore drilling?
Washington Post (blog)
Nigeria, for one, has seen a major oil spill every year since 1969, according to the New America Foundation???s Lisa Margonelli. The net effect of closing ...
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Nigeria: Qua Iboe Oil Spill - Fishermen Count Losses - AllAfrica.com
Nigeria: Qua Iboe Oil Spill - Fishermen Count Losses
AllAfrica.com
Fishermen in Akwa Ibom, who operate near Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) oil fields are now counting losses they incurred because of the May 1 oil spill from ...
Nigeria: Akwa-Ibom - Oil Communities Want Development CommissionAllAfrica.com
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