Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Oil Seeps and Slicks Studied Near BP's Macondo Well

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Oil Spills, Royal Dutch Shell, Gulf of Mexico, Grande Isle, Louisiana State University, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Sonar, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Satellites, Oil Drilling, Texas a&M University, Seafloor, Subsea Rock, Okeanos Explorer, U.S. District Court in New Orleans, Japanese Earthquake, Natural Gas, Green News
Susan Buchanan

Scientists say oil and gas seeps surrounding BP's Deepwater Horizon well appear to be mostly natural and to pre-date the 2010 spill.

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Marine Life Suffers Near BP's Deepwater Horizon Site

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Corexit, Center for Biological Diversity, Redfish, Plaquemines Parish, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Crude Oil, Sharks, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Trout, Seismic Equipment, Exxon Valdez Spill, Endangered Species, Barataria Bay, Riki Ott, Seafood, Green News
Susan Buchanan

Dolphins are washing up dead while fish disappear as oil and dispersants from BP's 2010 spill lurk in Gulf waters and marshes.

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Tom Zeller Jr.

Oil Spill Commission Action Group Gives Congress Low Grades For Regulatory Reform On Drilling

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Oil Spill Commission, Video, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bp-Oil-Spill, Department of Interior, Deepwater Horizon, BP Oil Spill, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Oceana, Green News

Two years after BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig foundered and sank in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 crew members and unleashing an ...

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About 60 Percent Of Gulf Oil Still Shut After Lee

AP | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Natural Disasters, Gulf of Mexico Oil Production, Oil, Petroleum, Gulf of Mexico, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Tropical Storm Lee, Gulf of Mexico Petroleum, Green News

NEW ORLEANS -- Federal regulators say about 60 percent of the normal daily oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is still turned off following the pass...

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Interior Secretary: 'Absolutely' No BP Deal On Deepwater Drilling

Reuters | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Bp, Macondo, U.S. Interior Secretary, Deepwater Drilling, Deepwater Horizon, Ken Salazar, Gulf Oil Spill, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Oil Companies, Business News

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON - The U.S. interior secretary on Monday rejected media reports that BP was striking a deal to resume deepwater drilling in ...

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U.S. Approves First Deepwater Drilling Permit In Gulf Since BP Spill

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Deepwater Drilling Moratorium, Tony Hayward, Helix Well Containment Group, Exxon Mobil, Michael Bromwich, British Petroleum, Gulf Oil Spill, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Offshore Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling, Noble Energy, Tony Hayward BP, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Deepwater Drilling, Doc Hastings, Deepwater Horizon, Ken Salazar, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, David Vitter, Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Green News

NEW YORK — The U.S. has approved the first deepwater drilling permit in the Gulf of Mexico since BP's massive oil spill. The Bureau of Ocean Ener...

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Green News Report: January 27, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Donuts, Co2, House of Representatives, Fracking, Australia, Gasland, Epa, Agriculture, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Rising Sea Level, Mountaintop Removal, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change Denial, Cancer, Usda, Coal Mining, Solar Power, State of the Union, Global Warming, Clean Energy Jobs, Wisconsin, California, White House Oil Spill Commission, Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Toxic Chemicals, Pennsylvania, Colombia, Sustainability, Food, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Upper Big Branch Mine, China, Pesticides, Cap and Trade, Climate Skeptics, Regulation, Biotech, Green News Report, The Oscars, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Drought, Big Oil, Colony Collapse Disorder, Fossil Fuels, Sotu, Gop, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Newt Gingrich, Bp, Interior Department, Bees, Texas, Subsidies, Tceq, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Sarah Palin, Green News, Oil, Fox News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: From the ...

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Green News Report: January 25, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Bees, Oil, Natural Gas, Wind Power, Co2, Cap and Trade, Pesticides, House of Representatives, Fracking, Australia, Gasland, Epa, Agriculture, Regulation, The Oscars, Green News Report, Biotech, Coal, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Pipeline, Offshore Drilling, Drought, Rising Sea Level, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Mountaintop Removal, Fossil Fuels, Colony Collapse Disorder, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, California Air Resources Board, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Usda, Global Warming Deniers, Coal Mining, Global Warming, Interior Department, California, White House Oil Spill Commission, Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Texas, Subsidies, Toxic Chemicals, Superfund, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Cells, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Sustainability, Food, Fox News, Hydraulic Fracturing, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Upper Big Branch Mine, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Getting "Gas"-y at the Oscars; Freakin' Frackin'; Natural disasters are expensive; Catastrophic flooding, drought around the world.

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Green News Report: January 20, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Co2, House of Representatives, Fracking, Australia, Hu Jintao, Agriculture, Epa, Pregnancy, Managed Retreat, Coal, Colorado, Offshore Drilling, Parking, Marcellus Shale, Rising Sea Level, Mountaintop Removal, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change Denial, Usda, Coal Mining, Global Warming, Bpa, California, Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Toxic Chemicals, Algae, Food, Sustainability, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Upper Big Branch Mine, China, Pesticides, Ddt, Regulation, Green News Report, Biotech, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Drought, Apple Computers, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Colony Collapse Disorder, Gop, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Bp, Interior Department, Massey Energy, Bees, European Union, Subsidies, Evergreen Solar, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Colorado River, Carbon Trading, Green News, Oil, Fox News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Fox "News...

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Oil Spill Commission: "Congress Must Act"

Regan Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Deepwaterhorizon, Bp, Oilspillcommission, Gulf Spill, Oil Spill, Switchboard, William Reilly, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nrdc, Deepwater Horizon, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Interior Department, Oil Spill Liability Act, Politics News
Regan Nelson

The conclusions laid out in the final Oil Spill Commission report could not be more stark. Without fundamental reforms, a disaster could well recur.

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Feds Will Begin Surprise Oil Rig Inspections

Yahoo! News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Surprise Offshore Drilling Inspections, Surprise Oil Inspections, Michael Bromwich, Gulf Oil Spill, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Surprise Oil Drilling Inspections, Surprise Oil Rig Inspections, Green News

The U.S. offshore drilling agency will begin conducting surprise inspections on oil rigs as part of a new aggressive enforcement effort adopted by the...

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BP's Incentive: To Not Capture All the Oil

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Bp, Bop, Gulf of Mexico, Coast Guard, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Steve Chu, Containment, Daily Kos, Doe, Containment Cap, Oil Spill, Blowout, Riser System, Fishgrease, Helix, Green News
Robert L. Cavnar

While they have every incentive to get the well killed, BP also has every incentive to not capture 100% of the well flow until they do. As soon as they do, then a real, measurable spill number will be in front of the public.

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Lucia Graves

BP's Atlantis: Oil Giant To Be Sued Over Safety Of Another Deepwater Rig

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mineral Management Service, Bp, Gulf Oil Spill, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, BP Lawsuit, Atlantis Rig, BP Atlantis, BP Oil Spill, Atlantis Lawsuit, Green News

Watchdog group Food & Water Watch formally gave notice Thursday of its intent to sue BP along with the federal government for violating a slew of safe...

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Bill To Remove Oil Spill Liability Cap Moves Forward In Senate

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Congress, James Inhofe, Bureau-of-Ocean-Energy-Management, Mary Landrieu, Robert Menendez, Gulf Oil Spill, Offshore Oil Drilling, House, Liability Cap, Senate, Gulf of Mexico, David Vitter, Mms, Politics News

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) -- Congress began advancing legislation Wednesday that imposes new safeguards on offshore oil drilling in hopes of preve...

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MMS No More: Meet The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regulation and Enforcement, Mineral Management Service, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf Oil Spill. Mms, Green News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Minerals Management Service - well, the name anyway - now sits on the scrap heap of discarded monikers alongside ValuJet, Blac...

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