Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Oil Drilling News

OIL/ENERGY POLICY

President Obama calls for ending $41 Billion in Big Oil Subsidies (Environment America)
http://www.environmentamerica.org/news-releases/global-warming-solutions/global-warming-solutions/president-obama-calls-for-ending-41-billion-in-big-oil-subsidies

THE LATEST LEAKS IN THE GULF

Coast Guard Responds to Reports of Crude Oil in Bayou Dupont
http://www.katc.com/news/coast-guard-responds-to-reports-of-crude-oil-in-bayou-dupont1/
"The platform and associated wellheads are classified as orphaned by LDNR with the last owner of record listed as Cedyco Corp. Under authority provided by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Coast Guard issued an administrative order to Cedyco to secure the source of the discharge and to conduct clean-up operations."

Also see: Coast Guard: Oil Still Leaking In Barataria Bay
http://www.wdsu.com/r/29225806/detail.html
and
UPDATE 3: Coast Guard responds to reports of crude oil in Bayou Dupont
https://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/425/1196747/

GULF BEACHES

Tar balls on shore prove BP oil not degrading as quickly as expected, study says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/apnewsbreak-tar-balls-on-shore-prove-bp-oil-not-degrading-as-quickly-as-expected-study-says/2011/09/20/gIQAFXLSiK_story.html
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