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 Stories About: energy AND Gulf of Mexico AND news AND oil
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Eur-eek!-a
Fat new oil deposits found in the Gulf of Mexico |
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07 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Eur-eek!-a Fat new oil deposits found in the Gulf of Mexico Beneath some 20,000 feet of earth and 7,000 feet of water, 175 miles off the U.S. coast in the Gulf of Mexico, lies an enormous field of oil and gas -- enough to potentially double U.S. oil reserves. The lucky SOBs who found it are oil giant Chevron and partners Devon Energy Corp. and Statoil ASA, via the modestly named Jack No. 2 test well. Petro-experts predic ... |
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| Topics: energy, Gulf of Mexico, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Oops
Oil leaks all over everything |
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11 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Oops Oil leaks all over everything Oil, oil everywhere! And not in a good way. In its dubiously named Sustainability Report, oil behemoth Royal Dutch Shell reports that oil spills at its facilities rose 50 percent from 2004 to 2005. Hurricane damage was responsible for a goodly portion of the spillage, and sabotage of a major pipeline in Nigeria didn't help either. The amou ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, Gulf of Mexico, news, oil, Texas (all these topics) |
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Platform Shoos
Abandoned oil rigs host thriving ecosystems, stir debate |
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12 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Platform Shoos Abandoned oil rigs host thriving ecosystems, stir debate Discovery of thriving ecosystems on some abandoned oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico is refueling a debate over what to do with old rigs once their oil-drilling life is over. Some conservationists have been advocating a "Rigs to Reefs" program whereby old platforms are tipped over, cut down below the water's surfa ... |
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| Topics: energy, environmental planning, Gulf of Mexico, news, oil (all these topics) |
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