China’s to drill in South China Sea
May 7th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) The first deep-water drilling rig developed in China will be put into service in the South China Sea Wednesday, the country's largest offshore oil producer said ... Read more...
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US to lease out Gulf of Mexico chunk for oil drilling
January 27th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) The US government Thursday announced plans to sell leases for 38 million acres in central Gulf of Mexico for oil exploration to increase domestic energy ... Read more...
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Brazil suspends Chevron drilling rights after spill
November 24th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 24 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, said Wednesday it has temporarily barred Chevron Corp. from drilling new wells after an oil spill two weeks ... Read more...
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Obama recalls the 11 killed in BP disaster
April 21st, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 21 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama Wednesday recalled the 11 workers who died a year ago when an oil drilling platform blew up, burned and sank in the ... Read more...
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Green Battalion to protect Guatemala’s national park
November 7th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Nov 7 (IANS/EFE) Guatemala's sprawling Laguna del Tigre National Park, home to more than 3,000 species of flora and about 50 archaeological sites, will be protected by the "Green Battalion", ... Read more...
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Natalie Portman Felt Embarassed At Environmental Media Awards
October 19th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hollywood actress Natalie Portman was left extremely embarrassed at the recently held Environmental Media Awards after a video clip showing her singing and dancing was shown ... Read more...
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Clooney film to help quake-hit Italian region: Director
September 29th, 2010 - 9:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Dutch director Anton Corbijn says his film "The American" can help boost tourism in Italy's Abruzzo region which was hit by a natural calamity that caused ... Read more...
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Two missing after typhoon hit Chinese oil rig
September 8th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) Two people are missing after falling into the sea when strong wind brought by a typhoon hit an oil drilling platform in China, officials said Wednesday.
The valve on ... Read more...
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Trapped Chile miner writes poem on his experience
September 4th, 2010 - 8:44 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Sep 4 (DPA) Victor Zamorano, one of 33 miners trapped 700 metres underground in northern Chile, sent a poem Friday to officials working to rescue him.
In the poem he describes his ... Read more...
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Lockerbie bomber ‘manipulated’ illness for his release
August 21st, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Amid mounting pressure on Britain to hold an independent inquiry into circumstances that led to the release of the lockerbie bomber from Scotland, media reports revealed that Abdelbaset ... Read more...
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Leaking US oil well capped; tests to show how effectively
July 13th, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 13 (DPA) The most ambitious attempt yet to halt the oil gushing from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico was underway as a new, tight-fitting cap was successfully placed ... Read more...
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US issues fresh moratorium on offshore drilling
July 13th, 2010 - 7:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 13 (DPA) The US government Monday issued a revised ban on deepwater oil drilling that could allow operations to resume if companies demonstrate they do so safely.
The revised ban, aimed ... Read more...
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White House names Michael R. Bromwich as the new head of oil agency
June 22nd, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Jun 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United States President, Barack Obama has selected Michael R. Bromwich to head the oil oversight agency.Michael R. Bromwich is the former assistant United States ... Read more...
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Michael R. Bromwich To Lead New Oil Agency
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
June 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A former federal prosecutor was appointed as the director of a government agency that looks after oil and gas development related work and offshore drilling too. ... Read more...
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Kevin Costner’s Dream Machine To Clean BP Oil Spill
June 20th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Academy Award winning Hollywood actor Kevin Costner announced on Friday, June 18 that his company Ocean Therapy Solutions has signed contract with BP to provide ... Read more...
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Food & Water Watch sues feds regarding Gulf of Mexico oil spill
May 18th, 2010 - 3:37 am ICT by BNO News
HOUSTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – National consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch filed suit on Monday in a Houston federal court seeking a temporary injunction to halt operations of BP's massive ... Read more...
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BP attempts another test to contain the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico
May 17th, 2010 - 5:33 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- BP on Sunday attempted another test to contain some of the oil leaking from the riser, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Secretary of the Interior ... Read more...
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Alabama’s Gulf Coast Restaurant Industry files class action lawsuit after BP oil spill
May 8th, 2010 - 2:37 am ICT by BNO News
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA (BNO NEWS) -- Alabama restaurant owners along the Alabama Gulf Coast filed a class action lawsuit on Friday for losses resulting from the massive oil spill in the Gulf of ... Read more...
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Obama opens up coastal oil drilling, angers environmentalists
April 1st, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 31 (DPA) President Barack Obama Wednesday backed new drilling for oil and natural gas off parts of the US coastline as a short-term, but necessary, solution to the country's ... Read more...
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Chinese firm to drill oil fields in Persian Gulf
March 7th, 2010 - 8:15 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, March 7 (IANS) Iran and China have signed a $143 million-deal which will allow a Chinese firm to drill oil and natural gas fields in the Persian Gulf.
A contract has ... Read more...
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US refuses to endorse British sovereignty in Falklands oil dispute
February 25th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25(ANI): The US Government has refused to endorse British claims to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, as the diplomatic row over oil drilling in the South Atlantic intensified in London, ... Read more...
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Argentina takes Britain’s oil drilling off Falklands island case to UN
February 25th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 25 (ANI): Argentina has taken the case of Britain's oil exploration off the Falkland Islands to the United Nations.In a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York, ... Read more...
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Argentina criticises Britain over Falklands oil drilling
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Feb 3 (IANS/EFE) Argentina has criticised a plan by Britain to drill oil in the Falkland Islands.
Both countries have fought a brief war in 1982 for control of the ... Read more...
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ONGC suspends its first major ultra deep oil drilling off Kochi Coast
December 21st, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Dec 21 (ANI): The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has temporarily suspended its first major ultra deep-sea drilling off the Kochi coast on the Kerala - Konkan ... Read more...
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Aban Offshore to raise Rs.697 cr via private placement
November 18th, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) City-based oil drilling company Aban Offshore Wednesday said it planned to raise Rs.697.5 crore through the qualified institutional placement (QIP) route.
In a regulatory statement to the Bombay Stock ... Read more...
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ONGC to start major oil drilling off Kochi coast
August 2nd, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi, Aug 2 (ANI): The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is all set to start a major oil drilling off Kochi coast from today.Most of the preliminary exploratory drilling ... Read more...
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Obama invites India to major economies forum on climate change
March 29th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 29 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of 16 major economies including India to Washington for a forum on energy and climate next month ... Read more...
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Indian American Guv Jindal still a favourite among GOP faithful
March 26th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): Conservatives in America have embraced Louisiana's Indian origin Governor Bobby Jindal as their 2012 GOP hopeful, and he played to the gallery by warning at a Republican ... Read more...
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McCain campaign is cynical, not racist: Obama
August 4th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.4 (ANI): Senator Barack Obama has described Republican rival John McCain''s campaign as cynical and negative, but not racist.
"Their team is good at creating distractions and engaging in ... Read more...
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Containers with radioactive material found in Karachi
July 11th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 11 (IANS) Pakistan's nuclear regulator is probing the circumstances under which two containers of radioactive material were buried within the premises of a state-owned company in Karachi. The containers were ... Read more...
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