Topic: U.S. Department Of The Interior
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has wrapped up a 48-hour visit to Alaska, but without saying whether he will allow offshore drilling in the...
BP claimed a key victory Wednesday in the effort to plug its blown-out well as a government report said much of the spilled oil is gone -- though ...
Cleanup can't go deeper than 6 inches in sand . BP is poised to begin deep cleaning of sandy beaches as it shifts from oil spill response to...
The U.S. Interior Department said late on Friday that government inspectors did not find any oil leaking from Mariner Energy's (ME.N: Quote ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts
Scandalized by federal regulators who had sex with oil-company executives and negotiated with them for jobs, the agency that oversees offshore...
The blaze aboard a Mariner Energy Inc. oil platform yesterday shows President Barack Obama should maintain the drilling ban imposed after the BP ...
BACK in June, federal judge Martin Feldman blocked the Obama administration's order to temporarily suspend operations at drilling rigs in the Gulf...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government should ensure deepwater drillers meet new safety rules before allowing operations to resume, despite the costs associated with delays, a report requested by the White House oil spill commission said on Thursday.T
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House oil spill commission on Wednesday will probe U.S. offshore drilling policies and consider pushing the oil industry to accept a self-governing body to help oversee tough safety standards.With a focus on offshore drill