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BP loses 2 big Gulf oil spill rulings – The Associated Press

USA TodayBP loses 2 big Gulf oil spill rulingsThe Associated Press… BP has lost two big rulings in its fight to shield itself from potentially having to pay billions of dollars more in damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in US history, th…

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November 15, 2011
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Univ. of Miss. leads team to study Gulf oil spill – MiamiHerald.com

FRANCE 24Univ. of Miss. leads team to study Gulf oil spillMiamiHerald.comGoals for the UM-led study include analyzing remaining effects of the oil spill, predicting how future spills may affect sensitive areas, learning how oil behaves at different dep…

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September 9, 2011
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Transocean’s Probe Blames BP Decisions For Gulf Of Mexico Spill – Wall Street Journal

Globe and MailTransocean's Probe Blames BP Decisions For Gulf Of Mexico SpillWall Street Journal… for safe drilling was becoming increasingly narrow, specifically saying BP was concerned that downhole pressure would exceed the fracture gradient a…

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Another View: Oil spill fines needed to rebuild Gulf Coast – Green Bay Press Gazette

USA TodayAnother View: Oil spill fines needed to rebuild Gulf CoastGreen Bay Press GazetteUnless Congress acts, the millions of dollars collected in fines from the Gulf oil spill won't go to the areas devastated by the disaster. Instead, the money …

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What Won’t Happen on Energy, And What Must – Huffington Post

ReutersWhat Won't Happen on Energy, And What MustHuffington PostIt's the same mindset that brought us the Gulf oil blowout, gone global. Oil, gas, and coal ran the 20th century but they're not the energy future. Oil, gas, and coal ran the 2…

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Slower China Won’t Help Ease Oil Prices, Says Gulf Oil CEO – Forbes (blog)

Reuters Blogs (blog)Slower China Won't Help Ease Oil Prices, Says Gulf Oil CEOForbes (blog)Markets forecast the future, and if growth from China, which Petrowski estimates accounts for around half of the increase in oil demand, continues to rise, t…

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March 21, 2011
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Government Gives "Green" Light to Gulf Oil Companies – GreenAnswers

Forbes (blog)Government Gives "Green" Light to Gulf Oil CompaniesGreenAnswersWhile oil industry leaders and government officials have highlighted new safety regulations in efforts to assuage public concern over the safety of future drilling e…

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Oil spill claim calculations depend on estimates of future losses, Kenneth … – NOLA.com

MiamiHerald.comOil spill claim calculations depend on estimates of future losses, Kenneth …NOLA.comThere are desperate fishers struggling to get through the winter on the heels of a season destroyed by oil, and they should not have to wait so long fo…

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Feinberg discussing future pay for spill fund work – Washington Post

Telegraph.co.ukFeinberg discussing future pay for spill fund workWashington PostAP NEW ORLEANS — The administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims and BP are discussing how much he will …Gulf Oil Spill Commission Offi…

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January 18, 2011
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Oil’s future in deep waters – The Keene Sentinel

Care2.com (blog)Oil's future in deep watersThe Keene SentinelNEW YORK — Despite the current slow going in the Gulf of Mexico, worldwide deepwater oil production is surging, driven by high prices, …Graham confident future offshore oil drilling t…

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January 14, 2011