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Confessions of a Dangerous Wind
Hurricane Ike messes with Texas, other states as it hits U.S. |
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15 Sep 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:32 AM on 15 Sep 2008 Before hitting land in the United States on Saturday, Hurricane Ike killed some 70 people in Haiti and four in Cuba last week as it made its way north from the Caribbean, but so far in the U.S. the death toll estimate remains a relatively modest 13. Hurricane Ike nailed Texas as well as Louisiana and Arkansas with winds up to 100 miles per hour as well as heavy rains an ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil and gas drilling, severe weather, United States (all these topics) |
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NOAA's Arctic
U.S. scouts out territory in Arctic; ice-cover loss could be worst ever |
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12 Aug 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:09 PM on 12 Aug 2008 U.S. scientists will head to the Arctic this week on a quest to map the ocean floor, and will collaborate with Canada on a surveying trip in September. The two nations -- and their Arctic-bordering compatriots Russia, Denmark, and Norway -- are scrambling to measure their respective continental shelves, with an eye to claiming as much as they can of the estimated 90 billion bar ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, Canada, climate, climate change impacts, news, oil and gas drilling, scientific research, United States (all these topics) |
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This Too Shale Pass
Bush admin proposes rules for domestic oil-shale development |
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22 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:35 AM on 22 Jul 2008 The Bush administration today will propose rules for tapping the U.S.'s vast oil-shale deposits, estimated to hold up to 800 billion barrels of recoverable oil. Oil shale development is enormously expensive and spectacularly polluting, but the U.S. Department of the Interior is expected to frame the debate in terms of high fuel prices and domestic "energy security." Presid ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, energy, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Drill Bill, Vol. 1
2.6 million acres opened to drilling in Alaska, Dems introduce Drill Act to spur production |
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17 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:02 AM on 17 Jul 2008 The U.S. Interior Department announced it's opening up some 2.6 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) to exploratory drilling. A decision on drilling in the sensitive Teshekpuk Lake area of the reserve has been deferred for 10 years, delighting many environmentalists who have advocated for its permanent protection. Bidding on ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, energy, gas prices, legislation, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Slowly But Offshorely, the Drills are Gonna Turn
Top Dems in Congress open to possible compromise deal on offshore drilling |
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09 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:43 AM on 09 Jul 2008 Some key Democrats in Congress have said they're willing to work out a compromise deal to open some offshore areas in U.S. waters to oil and gas drilling. On Tuesday, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said he's "open to drilling and responsible production." He also said that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid might also sup ... |
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| Topics: energy, gas prices, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Putting Lipstick on a Rig
Backing up McCain, Bush calls for ending offshore drilling moratorium |
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18 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:36 AM on 18 Jun 2008 President Bush has joined John McCain in calling for an end to the offshore drilling moratorium that's been in effect for most U.S. waters since the early 1980s. Bush's reversal on the offshore-drilling issue follows on the heels of McCain's big energy speech in Houston on Tuesday, where he advocated offshore drilling as a way to lower energy prices. Industry analysts ... |
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| Topics: gas prices, George Bush, John McCain, news, oceans, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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City Slickers
High oil prices revive urban oil drilling |
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21 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:55 AM on 21 Mar 2008 The high price of oil has spurred many drillers to revisit formerly abandoned wells all over the country, including some in towns and cities. Suburban developments that have sprung up near old wells abandoned years ago are seeing oil drillers returning to their old 'hood, often using new techniques to extract every drop of oil possible. Even wells that will only produce five or so barrels of oil a day are b ... |
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Pay It Backward
Court ruling may save oil companies billions in royalties |
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02 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 11:46 AM on 02 Nov 2007 A federal judge in Louisiana ruled this week that oil and gas companies who signed leases for deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico between 1996 and 2000 do not have to pay royalties to the federal government when the price of oil and gas go over a certain threshold. The oil company Kerr-McGee sued the U.S. Interior Department after the agency tried to collect royalties for some product ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, litigation, news, oil and gas drilling, United States (all these topics) |
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