Thursday, November 10, 2011

Oil Drilling News


THE GULF


Feds ignore Gulf of Mexico oil spill in study of risks associated with oil exploration

"The agency excluded the largest spill in U.S. history in its calculations "as a rough balance between the remote chance of another (Deepwater Horizon) event and the otherwise much safer performance" in the 46 years prior to the BP spill."

ALASKA


Bering Sea storm is as powerful as Category 3 hurricane

Sounds like a good place for oil drilling lease sales - NOT!

VIRGINIA


Leaders ask Obama to reconsider Va. waters