10 Species 10 Years Later
<p>This report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later, summarizes the best information available about the wildlife featured. We selected these species for many reasons: They represent different types of affected
Gulf Of Mexico
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Shell North Sea Pipeline Leak Reduced To A Trickle
Britain's worst oil spill for over a decade appeared to be entering its final stages, as the leak from Royal Dutch Shell's faulty North Sea pipeline slowed to a trickle. "The rate of leakage from the
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Tropical Storm Emily Takes Aim At Vulnerable Haiti
Tropical Storm Emily took aim at Haiti on Wednesday, threatening to add to the misery of a chronically poor nation struggling to recover from last year's devastating earthquake. Emily was about 60 miles
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New Tropical Storm Forms Over Caribbean
Tropical Storm Emily formed near the Caribbean's Lesser Antilles islands on Monday, far from oil and gas-production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said
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Gulf ‘Dead Zone’ Is Smaller Than Feared
A recent mapping expedition by scientists has shown that a zone of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is above average but not as vast as many had anticipated, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Tropical Storm Don Forms over Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Don, the first major Gulf of Mexico storm this year, formed over the southern part of the oil-rich basin on Wednesday on a track toward the Texas coast. The storm forced several offshore
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BP Plans Slow Return To Gulf Drilling
<p> BP Plc has not yet applied for permission to drill its first new Gulf of Mexico oil well since the 4 million-barrel Macondo spill a year ago, the oil major said on Tuesday, although it received permission
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BP Pipeline Leaks Oily Mixture Onto Alaskan Tundra
BP reported yet another pipeline leak at its Alaskan oilfields, frustrating the oil giant's attempts to rebuild its reputation after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP said on Monday that a pipeline at its 30,000 barrel-per-day Lisburne field, which is currently closed for maintenance, ruptured during testing and spilled a mixture of methanol and oily water onto the tundra. The London-based co
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Tropical Storm Bret Forms Near Northern Bahamas
Tropical Storm Bret formed north of the Bahamas on Sunday and was expected to drench the northernmost islands before curving out into the open Atlantic, forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Bret was not expected to strengthen into a hurricane, nor was it forecast to threaten the U.S. coast or the energy interests in the Gulf of Mexico.
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BP to Tighten Deep-Sea Drilling Practices as It Tries to Rebound
BP said on Friday that it was changing its deepwater drilling standards in the Gulf of Mexico as it seeks to repair its reputation and resume offshore operations after the disastrous oil spill last year. Robert Dudley, the chief executive of BP.
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BP vows tougher Gulf drilling standards
BP has tried to reassure the US authorities about its reputation as a safe operator by promising tougher drilling standards in the Gulf of Mexico, going beyond the minimum legal requirements. The British oil group, scarred by the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, wants permission to resume drilling in the gulf.