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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...

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Oil 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...

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Oil 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.

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Production 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...

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Coast 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...

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2 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...

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Coast 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...

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Body 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...

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Search 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...

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EPA 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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