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Five crew members were kidnapped and a further two injured in the incident. Photo: AFP/GETTY Five crew members were kidnapped and a further two injured in the incident, the company said. Afren’s shares fell amid concerns that the attack, the most severe of its kind [...]
AP - Halliburton Co. acknowledged that it skipped a critical test on the final formulation of cement used to seal BP’s oil well before it blew out catastrophically in the Gulf of Mexico.[Read more...]
Halliburton Co. found repeated problems with the cement it was planning to install in BP PLC’s doomed oil well but used it anyway—perhaps without alerting BP—according to federal investigators studying the Gulf of Mexico disaster. Halliburton tests showed that cement similar to that used to [...]
AP - The well that spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico is finally dead, but residents will be feeling the pain for years to come.[Read more...]
AP - Tropical Storm Karl dumped heavy rains on the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday as it moved toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it is expected to pick up steam and become a hurricane threatening Mexico’s central coast by the weekend.[Read more...]
AP - Investigators may now be able to answer the most elusive question since a rig explosion unleashed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill more than four months ago, as they get a close-up view of a key piece of equipment for the first time.[Read more...]
AP - Icelike crystals had formed Saturday on the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, forcing BP crews to wait before they could safely hoist the device to the surface.[Read more...]
AP - BP PLC was on Saturday slowly raising the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.[Read more...]
Shrimpers began trawling big stretches of Louisiana coastal waters Monday as the fall season got under way, in the latest sign that the Gulf of Mexico’s fishing industry is starting to bounce back from a massive oil spill.But some other types of shellfish remain largely off limits to commercial fishermen, and scientists are unsure [...]
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Czech statesman Vaclav Havel dies
Elated, last US troops leave Iraq, ending war
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Last US troops elated to leave Iraq as war ends
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Final U.S. Troops Leave Iraq
Last US troops leave Iraq as war ends
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Philippines steps up flood rescue
Senate OKs payroll tax cut, huge spending bill
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Cairo Protesters, Police Clash; 9 DeadPolice Clash With Cairo Protesters; 9 DeadClashes in Cairo Leave 8 Dead
Senate OKs $1T budget bill, payroll tax cut
(AP)Senate OKs short-term extension of payroll tax cut
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