Posts Tagged ‘enviornment’

First post-spill offshore oil and gas lease auction brings $1.7B

by Associated Press Published: June 21,2012

Tags: auction, diesel, disaster, energy exploration, enviornment, explosion, fuel, gas, gas exploration, gasoline, habitat, lease, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil exploration, oil rig, oill spill, petroleum, tourism, tourist, visitor, wildlife

GULF OF MEXICO — The federal government’s first auction of offshore petroleum leases in the same area where the Deepwater Horizon exploded in 2010 brought in $1.7 billion in winning bids yesterday, prompting Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar to declare great strides are being made to get drilling back on track in the Gulf of [...] [...]

Oil spill commission releases restoration plan

by Associated Press Published: January 17,2011

Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, energy, enviornment, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — A commission appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour has released its long-term vision plan for the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the BP oil spill. Bill Walker, co-chairman of the Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Commission, said the report focuses on three areas: a sustainable environment, sustainable economy and programs to [...] [...]

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