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offshore oil stories: 27 news summaries

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Wind Could Provide All US Power: Feds

Interior Dept. study sees offshore turbines generating energy

Apr 3, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Offshore winds are a largely untapped resource that could potentially supply the US with even more electricity than it currently needs, according to a new Interior  Department report. The report says the area off the Atlantic coast could meet more than one-fourth of the national power demand, but the fact... More »

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energy • Department of the Interior • renewable energy • Ken Salazar • natural gas • wind power • turbines • offshore oil • offshore development • domestic oil production • offshore drilling

(Newser) - A helicopter ferrying workers to oil rigs off Canada’s Atlantic coast crashed into the ocean today, killing at least one, the Telegram of St. John’s, Newfoundland, reports. One passenger has been rescued, but 16 more remain lost. The chopper reported engine trouble prior to ditching about 40 miles... More »

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Canada • Atlantic Ocean • survivors • oil rig • offshore oil • helicopter crash • Newfoundland

ANALYSIS

 Cheaper Oil 
 Likely to 
 Stay Awhile 

Demand won't quickly return to old levels, and new tech, exploration keeps pressure off

Nov 18, 08 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Oil prices are down, and they’re likely to stay that way for now, writes Ronald Bailey for Reason. Not only did the recent spike in gas prices drive down demand in the US; it also heightened the effect of domestic and local production. Government mandates, made in response to... More »

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oil • Canada • OPEC • offshore oil • gasoline prices • domestic oil production

 Dems Ditch Ban on 
 Offshore Drilling 

Current moratorium expires Oct. 1, GOP hails victory

Sep 24, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are removing a ban on offshore drilling from the budget resolution to avoid a White House veto, Politico reports. The move aims "to take a budget standoff of the table so we can address the larger Bush financial crisis," said a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelos.... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • oil • congressional Democrats • House Democrats • Roy Blunt • budget dispute • oil drilling • bailout • offshore oil

 House Passes Drill Bill 

'Compromise' bill allowing limited new drilling passes without GOP backing

Sep 17, 08 2:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - An energy bill including a partial lifting of the ban on new offshore drilling has passed the House, reports the Washington Post. The vote split largely along party lines, with most Republicans rejecting the package for not going far enough. The measure would allow new drilling beginning at 50 miles... More »

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alternative energy • House of Representatives • energy bill • oil companies • offshore oil • energy policy

Democrats Switch Policy to Back Offshore Drilling

GOP pressure, $4 gas behind sea change on energy position

Sep 12, 08 2:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats are tossing a big part of their environmental policy overboard to reach a compromise on offshore drilling, reports the New York Times. A shift in public opinion, coupled with Republican pressure on the issue, has convinced the party to reverse its long-held opposition to back a deal allowing... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • oil • congressional Democrats • House Democrats • energy bill • oil drilling • offshore oil • energy policy

Interior Dept. Scandal Rocks Drilling Debate

Lawmakers, voting next week, question ability to handle lease revenues

Sep 11, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Revelations that Interior Department employees were literally in bed with Big Oil have given fresh ammunition to congressional Democrats seeking to limit offshore drilling, the AP reports. Lawmakers say serious question have been raised about the agency's integrity after investigations found that employees responsible for collecting oil and gas royalties... More »

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ethics • Department of the Interior • Bill Nelson • scandal • offshore oil

 Bush to Tour Post-Gustav La. 

President will visit tomorrow

Sep 2, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(AP) - President Bush will travel to Louisiana tomorrow to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Gustav. He met today with Dick Cheney, several Cabinet secretaries, and about 20 other advisers to assess the damage the hurricane caused to Gulf Coast oil drilling and refining operations. He said it's too early to... More »

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Louisiana • tropical storms • oil drilling • George W. Bush • property damage • offshore oil • Hurricane Gustav

OPINION

 Save Oil for When 
 It's Really Needed 

Drilling won't make a difference in gas prices: Horne

Sep 2, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps Americans could spare some domestic oil for the descendants they plan to saddle with a heavy federal debt, New Orleans-based author Jed Horne writes in the Boston Globe. Offshore oil reserves are "not something that should be plundered to keep all-American SUVs running," he says. Horne... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • oil • environmental damage • offshore oil

 Gustav Could Reverse
 Welcome Oil Trend

Hurricane, now Category 3, projected to slam into oil platforms, refineries

Aug 30, 08 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Gustav is on path to smash into the Gulf Coast's oil-production infrastructure, which could reverse the recent downward trend in gas prices, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More than a quarter of oil produced in the US comes from the Gulf of Mexico, and producers have already begun... More »

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Louisiana • gas prices • Gulf of Mexico • oil refineries • offshore oil • Hurricane Gustav • oil platform

ANALYSIS

Palin All for Drilling—and Has Been Tough on Big Oil

Positions put McCain's running mate in good stead with more than just conservatives

Aug 29, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. Sarah Palin wants the US to drill for oil, offshore or in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in her home state. Not only does recent drilling convert John McCain get backup, Andrew Leonard writes in Salon, but Dems will have a hard time branding Palin a pawn of Big... More »

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John McCain • Alaska • oil drilling • Election 2008 • oil crisis • Sarah Palin • offshore oil

Obama Shifts Tack on Offshore Drilling 

Candidate says he would accept drilling as part of energy package

Aug 2, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama softened his opposition to offshore oil drilling yesterday, telling the Palm Beach Post in an interview  that he would be willing to accept  "a careful, well thought-out drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental damage"  it if necessary to avoid a deadlock on... More »

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Barack Obama • oil • oil exploration • oil drilling • offshore oil • energy policy

Opinion

 Save the Earth: Drill in the US 

Letting other countries produce oil cures nothing: Krauthammer

Aug 1, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asked why she so vehemently opposes offshore drilling, Nancy Pelosi recently replied, “I’m trying to save the planet.” Which is a nice thought, Charles Krauthammer writes in the Washington Post, but it’s completely illogical. We’re not saving the planet by leaving the drilling to... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • ethanol • oil exploration • Arctic oil • oil drilling • environmental impact • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge • offshore oil

Pelosi: 'I Am Not Giving the Gavel Away to Anyone'

Speaker muses on wielding power in contentious era

Jul 29, 08 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Newly minted author Nancy Pelosi launched her book tour this week, and one of the first stops is a sit-down with Politico. Of her hard-nosed blockade of GOP attempts to authorize offshore drilling, she says, “I’m trying to save the planet. I will not have this debate trivialized... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • GOP • mortgage • power • children's health care • George W. Bush • offshore oil

OPINION

Bush is Botching $4.11,
Just Like He Did 9/11

Drilling will only worsen America's addiction

Jul 20, 08 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - If a "crisis is a terrible thing to waste," then George Bush's reactions to 9/11 and the $4.11 average gas cost make him a doubly terrible leader, writes Tom Friedman in the New York Times. Instead of using rising gas costs to spur the nation to energy... More »

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addiction • Thomas Friedman • Energy crisis • foreign oil • oil drilling • George W. Bush • offshore oil

Bush Will
Lift Ban on Offshore Drilling

White House spins decision as attempt
to motivate Congress

Jul 14, 08 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush is about to lift the ban on offshore drilling that's stood since his father was in office, White House press secretary Dana Perino announced today. The move will be meaningless unless Congress follows suit, the AP reports. Two bans on the practice are in place: an executive order... More »

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Bush administration • George HW Bush • executive order • oil exploration • oil drilling • George W. Bush • offshore oil

 VP Hopefuls Shift
 Positions, Hairdos 

Opinions change on abortion, gays, stylists

Jul 11, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Recipients of the VP vetting process are shifting their positions (and their stylists), Politico reports. Here are some examples:
  • Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ditched a less-than-leaderly mullet, opting instead for a short hairstyle.
  • Florida's Charlie Crist has spun 180 degrees into the offshore drilling camp, matching John
... More »

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell • abortion rights • hair • vice president • Tim Pawlenty • Charlie Crist • Sam Nunn • offshore oil • Tom Ridge • Mark Sanford

Furious Voters to Congress: Lower Gas Prices Now!

Constituents turn up heat on lawmakers

Jul 9, 08 2:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lawmakers who returned to their districts for the 4th of July break have been pushed back to Congress with a resounding order to take action to lower gas prices. Angry and anxious taxpayers have made it clear that soaring energy prices are their chief concern, giving their representatives fresh impetus... More »

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Congress • gas prices • oil price • bipartisanship • offshore oil • energy policy

GOP Charts Offshore Drilling Compromise

Rising energy costs may sway moderate Dems to cross lines

Jul 8, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to forge a bipartisan coalition on domestic oil drilling, Politico reports. Republican senators believe they can sway enough moderate Democrats on an amendment to end a federal ban on coastline drilling—allowing a dramatic shift in US energy policy, and reaping a big... More »

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energy • Senate • GOP • Mitch McConnell • gas prices • compromise • oil drilling • bipartisanship • offshore oil

 Hunt Is On for Florida Oil 

2006 compromise opened up protected area; others could soon follow

Jul 5, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The record-breaking price of oil is shifting public opinion toward lifting a moratorium on new offshore drilling, reports the AP. Four companies acquired rights to explore parcels of land off the Florida coast in March, under a 2006 Congressional compromise that opened up 8.3 million acres off the Panhandle... More »

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Florida • oil • gas prices • Bill Nelson • oil production • oil exploration • oil reserves • offshore oil

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