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Los Angeles region to curb lung-damaging sulfur pollution
GreenspaceAmid a gray landscape of oil refinery smokestacks and storage tanks, a massive pile of neon-yellow sulfur sits alongside the Port of Long Beach. That pile, or others like it, are set to grow considerably, now that Southern California air...... -
TransCanada negotiating on Alaska gas pipeline
JUNEAU, Alaska - TransCanada Corp. says it may not meet its target of securing binding agreements by year's end for a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska, but the company remains optimistic about the prospects for its project. TransCanada spokesman...Tags: Natural Resources, Sarah Palin, Petroleum Industry, Natural Gas, Sean Parnell
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U.S. oil price hits $100 a barrel [Updated]
Money & CompanyThe U.S. benchmark oil price briefly hit $100 a barrel on Wednesday as the revolt in Libya escalated, raising new fears about reduced supplies from the world’s 12th-largest oil exporter. Surging crude drove stock prices sharply lower for a second...... -
Economy: Spreading the wealth, or not
Opinion L.A.To quote famed philosopher Mel Brooks, "It's good to be king." Except, we don't have kings in the United States. No, in America, "It's good to be rich." How good? Well, check out The Times this week for some examples....... -
Arctic waters open for "cautious" leasing after 2012
GreenspaceInterior Secretary Ken Salazar's announcement about a "cautious" approach to offshore oil development opens the door to leasing new waters in the Arctic after 2012 and clears the way for full review of a proposed new exploratory well in the...... -
Energy stocks surge with oil; Exxon's earnings rocket
Money & CompanyHunting for opportunity in crisis, some investors are flooding back into energy stocks on Monday amid another jump in oil prices sparked by Middle East social unrest. It also helped that Exxon Mobil Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings were well above... -
Business as usual in the Gulf
A year ago today, the nation gasped in collective horror at the catastrophic explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, the loss of 11 workers' lives, and the beginning of what would become a months-long gush of some 200 million gallons of crude oil...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Petroleum Industry, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Interior, Companies and Corporations
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BP announces `giant' oil find in Gulf of Mexico
KIAHLONDON (AP) - BP PLC says it has made a "giant" oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico but has not yet determined the size and commercial potential of the find. The company said Wednesday that the well, in Keathley Canyon block 102 about 250 miles southeast...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Gulf of Mexico, BP Plc
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Storm moves ashore as officials brace for mudslides, coastal flooding [Updated]
L.A. NOWA powerful new storm was pushing ashore this morning as officials prepared for more mudslides and coastal flooding. According to the National Weather Service, today's storm -- the third in as three days -- is expected to dump 1 to...... -
Shell outlines precautions for offshore Arctic drilling
GreenspaceShell Oil Co. is making its best case for why drilling in the offshore Arctic can be done with fewer potential problems than what confronted BP in the Gulf of Mexico. In a detailed response to the federal Minerals Management...... -
Gulf oil spill: 'We would not have drilled the way they did,' ExxonMobil says
GreenspaceOil-industry executives scrambled Tuesday to stave off a congressional push to limit new offshore drilling and to impose new regulations and higher taxes on their industry in the wake of the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The...... -
Gulf oil spill: Oil companies to form emergency response system for future disasters
GreenspaceFour of the world’s biggest oil companies are expected to announce Thursday the formation of a rapid-deployment response system that will be made available to capture and contain future deep-water well blowouts, according to a document detailing the...
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