Halliburton 2Q profit jumps 83 percent
Raw Story Associated Press – Halliburton Co. says its second-quarter profit soared 83 percent as natural gas drilling activity picked up in the U.S….
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Gulf Oil Seep: Methane, Leak Suspected Near BP’s Blown Out Oil Well
Huffington Post NEW ORLEANS (Associated Press))- A federal official said Sunday that scientists are concerned about a seep and possible methane seen near BP’s busted…
BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community
Ben Raines Press-Register For the last few weeks, BP has been offering signing bonuses and lucrative pay to prominent scientists from public universities around the…
BP dispersant likened to ‘Agent Orange’
PressTV BP’s use of chemicals to disperse the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill has become a source of concern for the US, with lawmakers…
NOAA Hoarding Key Data On Oil Spill Damage
Dan Froomkin Huffington Post The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is hoarding vast amounts of raw data that independent marine researchers say could help both…
Americans in 73% Majority Oppose Deepwater Drilling Ban
Kim Chipman – Bloomberg Most Americans oppose President Barack Obama’s ban on deepwater oil drilling in response to BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico spill, even as they…
“They Just Don’t Know Who They’re Messing With”
Kate Sheppard Mother Jones If you’ve been reading Mother Jones lately, you’ve heard about BP’s stranglehold on media access in the Gulf, which has included…
Former BP Contractor Becomes Tell-All Whistleblower
Where Are the Respirators?
Kate Sheppard Mother Jones Progressive groups and fisherman are attacking the Obama administration for not protecting cleanup workers in the Gulf from hazardous oil and…
BP to cut payments on 40,000 claims of individuals affected by oil spill, cites paperwork problems
Meena Hartenstein NY Daily News BP‘s latest move isn’t going to win the beleaguered oil giant any popularity points. As oil continues to spew into…
Is the Oil Spill Staged?
EU Times “We are not the enemy here.”—Anderson Cooper, CNN reporter (referring to the media blackout surrounding the oil spill) Let me say up front that,…
New BP Data Show 20% of Gulf Spill Responders Exposed to Chemical That Sickened Valdez Workers
Elana Schor The New York Times In an under-the-radar release of new test results for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill workers, BP PLC is…
BP Ignoring Dispersant Directives With the Coast Guard’s Consent
Kate Sheppard Mother Jones So much for the May 26 directive from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Coast Guard calling for BP to slash dispersant…
Oil Found in Gulf Food Chain
BP oil infiltrates the Gulf’s food chain Tom Philpott Grist.org The inevitable has happened. From a McLatchy article: University scientists have spotted the first indications…