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Breaking news Wed, 8 Sep 2010
A rig and support vessels are shown at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, Monday, May 31, 2010.
Disaster   Oil Spill   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill  
BP and partners trade blame for U.S. oil spill
| LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A BP Plc investigation of the Gulf of Mexico disaster played down its own role in the world's worst offshore oil spill and pointed the finger at what it said were failu... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong) The Star
U.S. National Economic Council Director Larry Summers, left, meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010.
China   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Sino-American relations  
China Moves to Ease Strain With U.S.
| HONG KONG — Top Chinese officials are calling for quiet discussions instead of open friction with the United States, after a summer marked by bilateral disagreements over the value of China&rs... (photo: AP / Feng Li, Pool) The New York Times
GULF OF MEXICO (Sept. 4, 2010) - "The damaged Blow Out Preventer (BOP), along with the Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) Cap, have been removed from the Gulf of Mexico and are currently on board the Q4000, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. BP oil leak report: blame shared for rig disaster
| A report into the BP oil rig blast which killed 11 people and cost billions in compensation and clean up costs shares blame for "sequence of failures" which led to the disaster. | The oil giant's in... (photo: US Coast Guard / PO1 Thomas Blue) Channel 4
Maritime   Oil   Photos   Pollution   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill  
Vessels assisting in the capping of the Deepwater Horizon oil wellhead leak are seen past crew members on the Pacific Responder oil skimming vessel on the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana Friday, July 16, 2010. BP to publish internal investigation into Gulf oil leak
BP is to release an internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the worst ecological catastrophe in recent US history. | The investigation has taken five months, and is expected t... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky) BBC News
Disaster   Gulf of Mexico   Oil Spill   Photos   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill  
Top Stories
Oil Barrels JM05 Two million barrels crude oil for Ghana
Ghana and Equatorial Guinea have concluded a sales and purchase agreement under which two million barrels of Zafiro blend crude oil will be lifted annually from Equatoria... (photo: Creative Commons / Jmabel) Joy Online
Economy   Energy   Ghana   Photos   Wikipedia: Ghana  
Cat - Pet - Animal Belgium planning major cat sterilization program
| The Belgium government has proposed a major cat sterilization program to spay/neuter all cats except exotic breeds within the next five years. The U.K. Guardian reports... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Examiner
Cat   Pets   Photos   Program   Wikipedia: Cat  
India Cargo Ship  at Haldia Dock  in Midnapore in West Bengal in Eastern India ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Marine exports jump about 22% in July
--> Marine exports jump about 22% in July | Share ARTICLEURL | Seafood exports grew by about 22 per cent to $170 million in July compared to the same month last fiscal, t... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Deccan Chronicle
India   Marine   Photos   Seafood   Wikipedia: Marine (ocean)  
a fresh water in a river - India US company plans to ship fresh water from Alaska to India
| S2C Global Systems is promising tanker deliveries but high cost might make it just a pipe dream An Indian farmer looks towards the sky, while standing amidst his drough... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Guardian
Alaska   India   Photos   Water   Wikipedia: Alaska  
Gasoline - Fuel Prices Oil prices likely to fluctuate between $71 and $77
DUBAI: WTI oil may trade between $71 and $77 this week. Early last week, concerns that slowing economic growth in the United States could suppress crude oil demand in the... (photo: WN / sweet) The Times Of India
Economy   Energy   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Price of petroleum  
Semi-submersible  Offshore drilling rig on MS3 Heavy-lift Ship .Semi-submersible rigs make stable platforms for drilling for offshore oil and gas. They can be towed into position by a tugboat and anchored, or moved by and kept in position by their own azipod propellers with dynamic positioning. A Voice From the Next Offshore Oil Frontier
| On Thursday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar had a meeting with the only peopleĀ  outside the gulf region whose waters had been opened to offshore oil exploration. He wa... (photo: Creative Commons / Fallschirmjger) The New York Times
Exploration   Gulf   Offshore   People   Photos  
Ship Safety Maritime
£5.2 billion super aircraft carriers 'may never be built
China protests over captain's arrest
Pirates seize ship with Georgian, Turkish crew off Somalia
Battle of oil titans as BP seeks to shift blame for Gulf of
The Development Driller II stopped drilling work on the relief well at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site in the Gulf  of Mexico, Friday July 23, 2010.
BP dishes out blame aplenty for oil spill
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BP at odds with rig operator over report findings on oil spi
Council to seek clean-up costs from shipping firm
Pirates seize ship with Georgian, Turkish crew off Somalia
Skandi Aker named 'Ship of the Year 2010' by Skipsre
GULF OF MEXICO (Sept. 4, 2010) - "The damaged Blow Out Preventer (BOP), along with the Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) Cap, have been removed from the Gulf of Mexico and are currently on board the Q4000, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
BP oil leak report: blame shared for rig disaster
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Energy Oil
Cairn Energy to pay taxes due in India, UK on Vedanta deal
Orissa govt scouts for new bauxite reserves for Vedanta
Aquino not giving up on anti-poverty goals
BP blames Gulf spill on human, technical failures
Waves partially obscure the Development Driller II, left, Development Driller III, which are drilling the relief wells, at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast on Thursday, July 22, 2010
BP faces backlash over Gulf oil spill report
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BP at odds with rig operator over report findings on oil spi
World oil prices follow stock market higher
BP blames Gulf spill on human, technical failures
BP and partners trade blame for U.S. oil spill
Workers secure the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer onto the deck of the Helix Q4000 after lifting it from the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010.
BP blames Gulf spill on human, technical failures
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Cargo Gas
Fire began in cargo hold of crashed UPS plane in Dubai
CarGo a threat in Votto's Triple Crown pursuit
Crowley acquires air freight service
Pirates hijack cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden
Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717-200 at Kona International Airport (KOA) in December 2009.
Hawaiian Airlines August traffic rises 14.3 pct
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Changing face of Russia-Pakistan ties
HPCL launches 'gas saving' device
Lack of Pakistan imports further extends gasoil losses
Lebanon's draft 2011 budget predicts 18-percent deficit
A Pakistani tank advances towards militant positions at the Sabagai village in the Bajur tribal region on the border with Afghanistan, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 28, 2008.
AfPak and the new great game
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