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Mariner Energy rig explosion: political fallout

Some believe it is Louisiana's economy that will suffer, and not the environment, As a result of the recent shallow water rig explosion.. More.

Mariner Energy Among Many Smaller Companies In Gulf

Mariner Energy, the owner of a production platform that exploded in the Gulf, has been exploring and developing oil and gas projects since 1996.. More.

Museum to celebrate 'black gold'

ONE of Scotland's leading museums is to be redeveloped to chart the history of Britain's oil and gas industry, it was revealed yesterday.. More.

Spread Of Oil from Deepwater Horizon Spill Predicted by Researcher

UC Santa Barbara researcher successfully forecast when and where oil would wash ashore in the Gulf of Mexico. More.

Auburn University will use specialized camera to study oil spill

Auburn University receives half a million dollars to study Gulf oil spill.. More.

U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban

The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said on Thursday.. More.

Oil platform explodes off Louisiana coast; crew rescued

Despite earlier reports, Coast Guard officials say there has been no oil leakage from the incident.. More.

Boaters React to Platform Fire

With Labor Day weekend upon us, recreational fishermen are already hitting the waters, including Vermilion Bay. The oil platform exploded less than 100 miles south of the fishing area, and once word spread, many thoughts of loved ones and the economy crossed the minds of locals. "It's what you think about immediately... is neighbors, or friends, or my kid's friends they went to school with .... More.

Mozambique riots spotlight world food price spike

JOHANNESBURG -- A few pennies' increase in the price of a loaf of bread can mean the difference between getting by and going hungry -- and erupting in anger -- in the world's poorest countries.. More.

Director of emergency services recalls Gulf cleanup

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. As David Donohue spoke Thursday morning, he wasnt yet aware his comrades from the U.S. Coast Guard were racing to an offshore petroleum platform that exploded off the coast of Louisiana.. More.

Giant freeze dryer preserving centuries old ship at Texas A&M

It sunk more than 320 years ago. Now a groundbreaking preservation technique at Texas A&M University could save the ship forever. The French frigate La Belle went down in Matagorda Bay off the Texas coast in 1686 with 43 people on board.. More.

Australia, New Zealand Dollars Set for Weekly Gain on Stocks, Commodities

The Australian and New Zealand dollars headed for third weekly gains against the U.S. currency as stocks and commodities advanced amid optimism the U.S. economic recovery remains resilient.. More.

Program focuses on healthy cooking for elders

Shane Valentine’s latest book may be “Baby Cuisine,” but it was easy for him to shift to creating recipes for the elderly. “It’s the same thought process,” he said.. More.

Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued

Oil platform explodes, catches fire off La. coast; all 13 crew members are rescued from Gulf. More.

Coast Guard: No Oil Sheen From Gulf Explosion

The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard Cmdr. Cheri Ben-Iesau said Thursday afternoon that crews was unable to confirm the oil sheen. The Coast Guard says platform owner Mariner Energy reported a sheen about a mile long and 100 feet wide. But the company has said in a .... More.

Jail inmate makes millions behind bars; gets 21-year prison sentence for phone scam

Willoughby Farr went into the Palm Beach County Jail in October 2003 and became a multimillionaire behind bars.. More.

Power plant hearing set

A pre-hearing date has been set for the Navarro Generating water discharge permit, which is necessary to building a proposed power plant in southern Navarro County.. More.

Changing fortunes

Levan Varshalomidze, governor of Adjara, on how Gulf petrodollars are poised to transform his tiny Black Sea state into a thriving commercial hub.. More.

Zoning in

Abu Dhabi has the money, space and access to cheap energy to attract medium and heavy industry to the emirate. But has it happened yet?. More.

Study Ranks Illinois Roadways 40th in the Nation

A new study says Illinois has some of the worst roads in the country. The statistics come from the nonprofit Reason Foundation. The group rated roadways in 11 different categories.. More.