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Long Lines Await Ike Survivors

'Eye of the aftermath' proves trying for Texas residents in need

Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle Sep 15, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a short supply of commodities like ice and gasoline forcing Texans trying to recover from Hurricane Ike to wait in hours-long lines, President Bush warned today the storm may put "upward pressure" on US fuel prices. Refineries and oil rigs sustained extensive, though not severe, damage, the Houston Chronicle reports. Meanwhile, some businesses reopened and FEMA officials say they are “working feverishly” to open 17 food distribution centers today. More »

More about:  gas prices • Hurricane Ike • Houston • FEMA • oil refineries • emergency aid • disaster recovery • oil rig

Ship Shortage Stalls
Offshore Oil Drilling

Oil companies frustrated by inability to exploit new discoveries

New York Times New York Times Jun 19, 08 3:22 CDT
(Newser) - A severe shortage of deep-sea drilling rigs will hold up exploitation of offshore oil for years, the New York Times reports. Existing rigs are booked solid for five years, and shipbuilders around the world are scrambling to fill dozens of new orders. Oil companies are frustrated by their inability to get at huge, newly discovered offshore fields. More »

More about:  oil drilling • offshore oil • oil exploration • oil reserves • oil rig • ship

 Wind Power
 Finds Its Sea Legs 

Turbines that can float in deeper waters would mean more power, and revenue

Economist Economist May 10, 08 9:39 CDT
(Newser) - An answer to the world's energy crisis might be a breeze, the Economist reports—specifically, a breeze offshore. With wind blowing twice as fast offshore than on, engineers have been racing to develop technology to "float" wind turbines far out in the ocean—where they won't ruin coveted views from shore. They cost 50% more to build, but they generate five times as much power as landed cousins. More »

More about:  England • Massachusetts • Denmark • renewable energy • wind power • oil rig • renewable resources

Woman Held in Bomb Threat on British Oil Rig

Officials evacuate 539 workers; incident not terrorist-related

Reuters Reuters Feb 10, 08 10:58 CST
(Newser) - British authorities have detained a 23-year-old woman in connection with a bomb threat that caused an evacuation of hundreds of oil workers from a North Sea oil rig, the BBC says. The woman had been working aboard the platform, which is located about 130 miles northeast off the coast of Scotland, and officials don’t believe the incident is terrorist-related. More »

More about:  United Kingdom • terrorist • evacuation • bomb threat • Royal Air Force • North Sea • oil rig

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