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Fight over drilling ban postponed – for now

The anticipated showdown between House Republicans and Interior Department officials over the Obama administration's decision to temporarily halt deep-water drilling after the 2010 Gulf oil spill won't...

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New subpoenas authorized in drilling ban probe

A congressional panel today voted to authorize subpoenas for Interior Department officials who could shed light on why a government report falsely implied a panel of engineers and oil industry experts...

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Republicans grill Interior Department watchdog in drilling ban probe

Congressional Republicans grilled the Interior Department's top internal investigator and suggested her involvement in a government offshore safety panel undermined her independence.

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Houston’s Black Elk Energy had history of violations before fatal fire

Before last week's fatal fire at one of Black Elk Energy's oil production platforms, the five-year-old firm had racked up more than 300 documented mistakes and violations offshore, according to federal...

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Democrats press Grand Isle Shipyards for info on fatal production platform fire

Leading House Democrats are broadening their probe into what caused a fatal offshore production platform fire by scrutinizing the contractor working on the facility when it ignited last month.

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Customers, workers lose in utility deregulation

A Hearst Newspapers investigation found that over a decade of deregulation, the frequency of outages has crept up, maintenance of aging infrastructure has been deferred and line workers have been laid...

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Investigation of coal exports to Asia launched

The U.S. Department of Interior is investigating whether mining companies are skirting royalty rules as they increase exports of coal to Asia.

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Workplace deaths drop, except in oil industry

Oil and gas field services and drilling workers were killed on the job in Texas more than those in any other profession, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis.

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Power partially restored at nuclear plant in Japan

Power has been restored to two fuel storage pools at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, which was severely damaged in the 2011 tsunami. But concerns linger about the fragility of the facility, which...

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Federal judge rules against Transocean in spill subpoena challenge

A federal court on Monday rejected Transocean's request to dismiss subpoenas for records tied to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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Appeals court rejects delay of spill subpoenas

A federal appeals court denied Transocean’s effort to delay compliance with subpoenas related to the deadly 2010 explosion on its Deepwater Horizon offshore rig.

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Halliburton also contacted in antitrust probe of fracturing

The company gave no details about the information requested by the government.

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Feds begin probe of Gulf gas well blowout

Federal regulators have opened a formal investigation into last week's blowout of a natural gas well in the Gulf of Mexico, which forced the evacuation of a rig crew and later ignited a fire on the rig.

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Workers begin relief well at site of Gulf blowout

Workers on Sunday began a month-long quest to plug a gas well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico in July, forcing the evacuation of 44 people and igniting a fire that raged for two days.

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Embassy of the Philippines vows to protect claims of workers hurt in Gulf blast

Officials from the Philippines vowed to protect the rights and claims of workers from the country who were injured and killed in last year's fatal Gulf platform blast.

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As Bakken booms, drug arrests spike

Authorities have released mugshots of twelve people indicted on federal charges alleging they were involved in a ring that distributed methamphetamine in the Bakken oil patch along the North Dakota border

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Opponent accuses Cameron of panic response to rising energy prices

Ed Miliband, the leader of the U.K.’s opposition Labour Party, accused Prime Minister David Cameron of making up energy policy in a panicked response to public anger at soaring electricity and gas bills.

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Fire extinguished at suburban Chicago oil refinery

Officials are monitoring air quality near a suburban Chicago oil refinery after a fire lit up the evening sky.

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Feds: Safety culture ‘poor, at best’ before fatal Black Elk platform blast

In their report on the fatal explosion of a Black Elk platform last year, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Coast Guard said that workers who were "worried about losing their...

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Ethanol industry takes aim at AP investigation

Ethanol industry officials emailed newspapers and other media, referring to the AP's report as a "smear," ''hatchet job" and "more dumpster fire than journalism."

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