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Heavy ice could delay start of Shell Alaska's Arctic drilling

The heaviest polar ice in more than a decade could postpone the start of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean until the beginning of August, a delay of up to two weeks, Shell Alaska officials said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 45

Flame virus a new age cyber spy tool

The Flame computer virus that smoldered undetected for years in Middle Eastern energy facilities confirmed fears that the world has entered a new age of cyber espionage and sabotage.

Technology / Internet

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Elgin platform gas leak plugged safely, says Total

French energy giant Total said Monday it had successfully plugged a gas leak at a North Sea platform that cost the firm hundreds of millions of dollars and threatened to trigger a major explosion.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study confirms oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster entered food chain in the Gulf of Mexico

Since the explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, scientists have been working to understand the impact that this disaster has had on the environment. For ...

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created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

A push from the Mississippi kept Deepwater Horizon oil slick off shore, research shows

When the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded April 20, 2010, residents feared that their Gulf of Mexico shores would be inundated with oil. And while many wetland habitats and wildlife were oiled during the three-month ...

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created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Foreign cyber attack hits US infrastructure: expert

A cyber strike launched from outside the United States hit a public water system in the Midwestern state of Illinois, an infrastructure control systems expert said on Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 33

Microsoft offering defenses against Duqu virus

Microsoft on Friday was advising companies how to defend against infection by a Stuxnet-like Duqu virus.

Technology / Software

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Obama calls for investment in clean energy

US President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to invest more money in clean energy technologies and end multi-billion-dollar subsidies given each year to oil companies.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 10, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 25

Oil drilling in Arctic nears reality as Shell emergency plan is approved

One of the last significant hurdles to offshore oil drilling in the Arctic was cleared Friday with approval of a plan to deal with a nightmare scenario - an oil spill at the top of the world.

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created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

BP pushes on with 'top kill' as true slick size emerges

BP pressed on Friday with a risky bid to plug a ruptured oil well it said was going as planned, while new data showed the Gulf of Mexico spill is the worst in US history.

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created May 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

SwRI researchers design and build gas bearing test rig

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Southwest Research Institute have designed and built a 60,000 rpm gas bearing test rig to test the rotordynamic stability of gas bearings.

Technology / Engineering

created May 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

BP says US oil spill trial could 'last until 2014'

British energy giant BP is prepared for a multi-billion-dollar US legal case into the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill to last until 2014, its chief executive told the Sunday Telegraph.

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created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Gulf Coast residents say BP Oil Spill changed their environmental views, research finds

University of New Hampshire researchers have found that residents of Louisiana and Florida most acutely and directly affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster -- the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history ...

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created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

BP settlement over US spill will not end legal drama

Oil giant BP's agreement of a $7.8 billion settlement for victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will not end its legal headaches or erase the disaster for some US southern coast residents.

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created Mar 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Record air pollution hammers Calif's ag heartland

(AP) -- This is the time of year when residents who often live with the nation's worst pollution often can draw a breath of fresh air. But this winter has not been kind to people who want to play outside ...

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created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0