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NEWS ABOUT: offshore drilling

offshore drilling stories: 7 news summaries
OPINION

 Drill, Baby, Drill!: Palin

Renewable energy, domestic oil development are complementary

Oct 16, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even as the US develops renewable-energy sources and cars that don’t need gas, it’s important to recognize that petroleum will be a part of our lives for some time, writes Sarah Palin. And as long as we need it, we should be getting as much as possible from... More »

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energy • oil • Alaska • United States • renewable energy • Sarah Palin • offshore drilling • drilling

Analysis

 Climate Bill's 
 Best Hope? 
 Drill, Baby, 
 Drill 

Kerry/Graham compromise could pick up 2-4 votes

Oct 14, 09 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The new climate bill introduced with some fanfare by John Kerry and Lindsey Graham actually has a fighting chance of getting through the Senate, thanks to its offshore drilling provision. Despite Democrats’ supermajority, cap-and-trade legislation probably only had between 52 and 55 votes before this. But this bill, which also... More »

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climate change • John Kerry • Lindsey Graham • Mark Begich • Nate Silver • Lisa Murkowski • offshore drilling • George LeMieux

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

(AP) - California's state assembly today approved a plan to close most of its $26 billion budget deficit, sending the package of financial fixes to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who's expected to sign it by Monday. The Assembly rejected two of the most controversial measures, a plan to take about $1 billion in... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • budget deficit • offshore drilling • California State Assembly

(Newser) - President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan is actually a "cap-and-tax" plan that is an "enormous threat to our economy," Sarah Palin writes in the Washington Post. In an op-ed piece she predicts will disappoint "the chattering class," who prefer "personality-driven political gossip," she says... More »

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energy • Alaska • cap and trade • energy dependence • energy bill • Sarah Palin • energy policy • offshore drilling

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) - Interior chief Ken Salazar isn't quite ready to drill, baby, drill. Salazar said today that a last-minute Bush initiative opening up millions of offshore acres to oil drilling would be shelved pending a 6-month review, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The policy affects much of the East and West... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • environment • Ken Salazar • moratorium • oil drilling • Obama administration • offshore drilling

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