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Colorado company barred from California offshore drilling
June 9, 2010 1:06 PM
Voters in a California city have rejected a measure that would have allowed an oil company to slant-drill from a coastal bluff to reach oil off the coast of Santa Barbara County. With all precincts reporting, 70 percent of voters in Carpenteria rejected Measure J on Tuesday. Denver-based... more » -
Bad cement jobs plague offshore drilling rigs
May 24, 2010 8:49 AM
An Associated Press investigation has found government reports about dozens of offshore oil wells where cementing failed, as it may have in the Gulf of Mexico disaster. The AP review of federal accident and incident reports implicates cementing at least 34 times since 1978. Many of the reports identify... more » -
Schwarzenegger ends support for California oil drilling
May 3, 2010 5:40 PM
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is withdrawing his support of a plan to expand oil drilling off the California coast, citing the environmental tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico. Speaking during a news conference Monday, Schwarzenegger said television images of the oil spill in the Gulf have changed his mind about... more »
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