AP - The company whose Gulf of Mexico oil platform erupted in flames this week cited the industry's "excellent safety record" when it opposed a proposed...
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Salazar voices doubt about proposed Arctic drilling
Reuters - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Friday he cannot predict whether Royal Dutch Shell, which has invested $3.5 billion in an offshore Arctic oil-development...
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Brazil Oil Co Petrobras sells $64 billion of stock to fund oil exploration
AFP - Brazil's Petrobras unveiled one of the world's biggest share offerings Friday, a sale of up to 64 billion dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration...
BP: Failed blowout preventer removed from well
BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company's well on Friday afternoon.
Shipping companies eye fabled Asia route as ice melts
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Will Carter's Solar Panels Return To The White House?
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La. editorial: Using platform accident to press moratorium 'disingenuous'
The Times-Picayune of New Orleans weighed in on its editorial page Friday on those who are using the explosion on a drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico to push for an...
BP: Spill costs have hit $8 billion
Reuters - BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal...
Coast Guard: No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire
Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an...
Billionaire Koch brothers back suspension of California climate law
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Tesla Roadster eligible for $38,000 clean energy rebate in Japan
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Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic
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