Oil Refineries Wait For Isaac To Pass
Transcript (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news starts with an eye on oil prices. Isaac is not expected to grow beyond a Category 1 hurricane and that is easing some concerns it...
View ArticleOil industry told to monitor sites for safety
The state Office of Conservation has ordered petroleum exploration and production companies to take necessary precautions to ensure their sites are secure as Hurricane Isaac nears.Conservation...
View ArticleOil Production Coming Back Online
Oil production is resuming in the Gulf of Mexico and at refineries in the coastal regions hit by Hurricane Isaac. However, power outages are slowing the process.
View ArticleProduction starts at ultra-deep Gulf oil field
Petrobras USA says production has begun at its Chinook oil field in the ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico.The company says production started last week in the field using a specialized ship that...
View ArticleCoast Guard Says Gulf Oil Platform Fire Extinguished
The fire that broke out on a Gulf of Mexico oil platform this morning after an explosion has been extinguished, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.The fire was put out at approximately 11:30 a.m.Eleven...
View Article2 Missing After Oil Rig Fire
ListenCoast Guard searching for missing workers in Gulf of Mexico.The Coast Guard is searching for two workers missing after fire tore through an offshore oil platform off the Louisiana coast. Four...
View ArticleCoast Guard Suspends Search For 2 Missing Rig Workers
ListenSearch called off for 2 rig workers missing since Friday's fire.The Coast Guard has called off a search for two men missing from an oil platform that caught fire Friday morning off the Louisiana...
View ArticleBody Found Near Burned Offshore Rig
ListenBody found near oil rig fire.The body of one of two missing oil rig workers has been found near the offshore platform that caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil company says divers will...
View ArticleSearch Continues Around Burned Offshore Platform
ListenBlack Elk Energy continues search for missing worker.A Texas oil company is still searching for a missing worker near a burned platform off the Louisiana coast. The company is using dive teams...
View ArticleEPA Temporarily Halts New Federal Contracts For BP
Citing a "lack of business integrity," the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was temporarily suspending the oil giant BP from entering into new contracts with the federal government. In a...
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