Oil Drilling News

EAST COAST/EASTERN GULF DRILLING BAN

U.S. Halts Plan to Drill in Eastern Gulf

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/us/02drill.html

Offshore drilling policy reversed

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/01/AR2010120107185.html

Obama bans eastern Gulf drilling for 7 years

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/01/obama.gulf.drilling/

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

US rethink on oil stance angers industry

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90e617d4-fda4-11df-9ea5-00144feab49a.html#axzz16zMsH4PT

Exxon, Chevron See Eastern Gulf Drilling Ban As Step In Wrong Direction
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/12/01/exxon-chevron-eastern-gulf-drilling-ban-step-wrong-direction/#ixzz16zNHyrih

GULF OIL DISASTER

Oil spill investigator blasts industry culture

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/45865.html

5 myths about BP spill's ecological impact

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/7304197.html

Platform 23051 / Ocean Saratoga Site Revisited

http://blog.skytruth.org/2010/12/platform-23051-ocean-saratoga-site.html

More documentation of chronic long-term leaks from oil wells in the Gulf.

ALASKA

White House OKs potential Alaska offshore drilling

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/dispatches/energy/7684-white-house-oks-potential-alaska-offshore-drilling

FLORIDA

Fla. governor-elect rips Obama ban on oil drilling

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FL_GULF_OIL_SPILL_DRILLING_SCOTT_FLOL-?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

The governor-elect shows that he is out of touch with his electorate.

    

VIRGINIA

Governor McDonnell criticizes President Obama's decision on offshore oil drilling

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj-governor-mcdonnell-criticizes-120110,0,6199669.story