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The Environment / Oil Spills

Was There a 700 Million Gallon Oil Spill off Saudi Arabia in 1993?

Jul 09, 2010 at 06:08 | The Oil Drum

A mishap during the loading of an oil tanker off Saudi Arabia in 1993 initiated a cascading disaster, resulting in what was the largest offshore oil spill ever, but the…

Research Reports on the Economic and Environmental Impact of Oil Spills

Jul 07, 2010 at 04:29 | Gail Tverberg

Every area of science or of business has its own area of research, literature,  resentations and conferences. Since people in the field tend to read the same literature, this defines…

Capitol Hill Backlash to Gulf Oil Spill Provokes Flurry of Activity

Jul 01, 2010 at 09:32 | Darrell Delamaide

Capitol Hill lawmakers reached a new pitch of activity in reaction to the Gulf oil spill, floating a number of new restrictions and rules and acting to remove the cap…

Alabama State Troopers Moonlighting as BP Security Guards

Jun 25, 2010 at 11:53 | Wayne Madsen

WMR's sources on the Gulf coast report that BP Security personnel are being augmented by off-duty Alabama state troopers and G4S Wackenhut private security guards. The BP Security personnel ensure…

The First OilCane? What Happens if a Hurricane Rides over the Oil Spill

Jun 24, 2010 at 11:45 | Art Horn

The gulf oil spill is bad but it could become much, much worse and soon. The threat is a hurricane moving over the spill. If a hurricane’s violent winds track…

Government Insiders: Get Ready for the Gulf "Dead Zone"

Jun 23, 2010 at 17:50 | Wayne Madsen

Bad news concerning the Gulf oil disaster continues to come from WMR's federal government sources in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Emergency…

Secret Footage from the BP Boardroom of Devastating Coffee Spill

Jun 21, 2010 at 23:37 | Editorial Dept

Our inside sources have provided us with secret footage that was filmed in the BP boardroom when a new spill broke out.We cannot reveal our sources, but can let…

Obama Attempt to Push Climate Bill with Oil Spill Outrage Appears to Fail

Jun 17, 2010 at 10:53 | Darrell Delamaide

President Barack Obama’s effort to channel outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico into political momentum for climate change legislation appears to have failed, according to news…

16 Questions About the Gulf Oil Spill that Need Answering

Jun 16, 2010 at 17:38 | Michael Snyder

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a national nightmare that seems to have no ending.  Every day new details come out that are even more shocking than what we…

9 Important Points about the BP Blowout – Part 1

Jun 15, 2010 at 08:53 | Allen Gilmer

Here is what a couple of offshore drilling engineers told me about the BP Blowout… However, everything is consistent with a well way over budget, company men taking heat from…

Winners and Losers from The Gulf Oil Spill

Jun 13, 2010 at 13:10 | Robert Bryce

The oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico provides a near-perfect onshore platform for political demagoguery. That demagoguery was evident last week during just a few minutes of channel…

The Gulf Oil Spill and Efforts to Cap the Well

Jun 06, 2010 at 11:44 | Strategic Studies

Below is a Q and A Interview with Frank Verrastro, senior vice president and director of the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies…

Will a Tactical Nuclear Weapon be Used to stop the Gulf Oil Spill?

Jun 04, 2010 at 10:30 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

I have never been able to use my talents both as a securities analyst and a nuclear weapons designer simultaneously, but British Petroleum (BP) has at last enabled me to…

Just How Much Oil is Leaking into the Gulf

May 29, 2010 at 10:00 | Geoffrey Styles

The question of the week seems to be just how much oil is leaking from the damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico. I have steered away from the controversy…

A Detailed Guide of BP’s plan to Stop the Oil Spill: The Top Kill

May 26, 2010 at 08:01 | The Oil Drum

The next attempt to shut off the flow from the leaking BP well in the Gulf is still aimed to occur early Wednesday. The attempt will use the “top kill”…

Could There Be A Bright Side To the Gulf of Mexico Disaster

May 20, 2010 at 07:52 | Michael Economides

Although the US petroleum industry is understandably in a state of panic after the recent spill in the Gulf of Mexico and some, both friend and foe, have even resorted…

White House Covers Up Menacing Oil "Blob"

May 19, 2010 at 10:52 | Wayne Madsen

In an exclusive for Oilprice.com, the Wayne Madsen Report (WMR) has learned from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sources that U.S. Navy submarines deployed…

Is There Rehab for This Oil Overdose? Black Tar Has Just Taken on a Whole New Meaning

May 18, 2010 at 09:01 | Carolyn Baker

It’s been almost a month since the sirens of the Deep Water Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico lacerated the night with tortured warnings of impending doom. Chief…

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Who to Believe?

May 17, 2010 at 16:56 | Allen Gilmer

As we enter a week without further news as to whether BP's efforts to place a containment vessel over the oil leak in the subsurface, two news articles were published...

U.S. to Restructure Offshore Drilling Regulatory Agency in Wake of Oil Spill

May 12, 2010 at 08:22 | Darrell Delamaide

The Obama administration said it will restructure the little-known agency overseeing offshore drilling, splitting is regulatory oversight duties from its lease management responsibilities – a joint task critics say is…

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