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NEWS ABOUT: oil field

oil field stories: 7 news summaries

BP Discovers Huge Oil Store in Gulf of Mexico

Firm drills world's deepest oil well, finds 3B barrels

Sep 2, 09 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - BP discovered a massive oil cache under the Gulf of Mexico after drilling the world’s deepest exploration well, Bloomberg reports. The discovery at Tiber Prospect may hold reserves equivalent to 3 billion barrels. In order to find it, BP engineers drilled to a total depth of 35,055 feet—... More »

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Gulf of Mexico • oil field • oil drilling • oil industry • offshore drilling • British Petroleum • BP Plc

 Bristol's Baby Daddy Quits Job 

Palin denies helping him get past diploma requirement

Jan 6, 09 7:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Unwed teen dad, high school dropout, and future Palin in-law Levi Johnston can now add "unemployed" to his resume after a media kerfuffle over his lack of diploma led him to quit his job in an oil field. Johnston left to quell suspicions that Sarah Palin helped him land... More »

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oil field • high school diploma • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

UPDATED

 Suicide Bomber Kills 55 
 in Iraqi Restaurant 

ALL ART IS FILE STUFF. NOTHING FROM AP YET

Dec 11, 08 9:55 AM CST
(AP) - A suicide bomber killed 55 people and wounded 120 in a crowded restaurant in northern Iraq today, as Kurdish officials were meeting there with Arab tribal leaders to discuss long-standing ethnic tensions, the AP reports. It appeared to be the deadliest attack in Iraq in nearly 6 months.The blast... More »

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Iraq • terrorism • Kurdistan • Kurds • suicide bombing • oil field • Kirkuk

 Arctic Holds 3 Years of Oil 

A fifth of world's untapped reserves may be under melting ice

Jul 24, 08 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Enough oil is believed to lie under the rapidly thawing Arctic to last the world 3 years, Reuters reports. The USGS released a forecast yesterday estimating the region has 90 billion recoverable barrels of oil and vast natural gas reserves. The agency's director said the information was vital in order... More »

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Arctic • Arctic race • oil field • US Geological Survey • Arctic oil • oil reserves

OPINION

 Offshore Drilling
 Issue May
 Backfire on McCain 

He could make key enemies of Florida and California

Jun 18, 08 3:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is making a risky bet with his call to end a ban on offshore drilling, Charles Mahtesian and David Mark write in Politico. Polls show a clear majority of Americans are in favor of lifting the ban—but the candidate risks tapping a geyser of resentment in California... More »

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Florida • John McCain • California • oil field • oil price • oil drilling • McCain 2008

Brazil Discovers Huge Offshore Oil Field

Find could make country major exporter but will be expensive to drill

Nov 9, 07 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - A huge offshore oil field found off the coast of Rio de Janeiro has the potential to make Brazil one of the world's top oil exporters, the AP reports. The Tupi field could hold 8 billion barrels, but it's very deep and will be difficult and expensive to drill. The... More »

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oil • Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • oil field • Petrobras • Tupi field

Is Biggest Oilfield Running Dry?

Saudis may be hiding fact that world's largest reservoir is drying up

Sep 8, 07 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world’s most critical oil field might be nearing its end. Saudi Arabia, which accounts for 19% of all oil exports, doesn’t supply hard data about its production, but a little math sleuthing by a computer scientist shows the Ghawar reservoirs should be empty soon, the Atlantic reports. More »

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oil • Middle East • Saudi Arabia • Ghawar • oil field • oil supply

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