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WSLS 1014 years later, oil still spewing from sunken Gulf platformWSLS 10(CNN) - In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil tragedy commanded the nation's attention for months. Eleven lives were lost and communities around the Gulf of Mexico ground to a halt u
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MarketWatchS&P 500, Nasdaq rise as weak oil caps gains, pushing Dow lowerMarketWatchCrude-oil futures rose overnight, but turned sharply lower midmorning as the likelihood of a hoped-for production freeze from the Organization of the Petroleum Exportin
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Science DailyGenetic potential of oil-eating bacteria from the BP oil spill decodedScience Daily"Oil is extremely complicated but it has two major compounds: alkanes, which are relatively easy for bacteria to break down, and aromatic hydrocarbons, whi
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Financial TimesWall St hesitant as oil reverses gainsFinancial TimesUS stocks began the week on a cautious note as oil prices reversed early gains and copper and iron ore prices sank on fresh uncertainty for China's economy. But the dollar remained asc
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Yahoo NewsUAE channels oil money into alternative energyYahoo NewsSitting on 5.9 percent of the world's oil reserves and 3.1 percent of its natural gas, the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms, is a key player in the global energy market. The discove
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Motley FoolOPEC Issues Another Warning of a Future Oil-Price SpikeMotley FoolOPEC made its position abundantly clear -- it won't reduce its output to artificially increase oil prices unless it's joined by other oil-producing nations. That's bec
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Wall Street JournalCanada's Energy-Rich Alberta to Cap Oil Sands EmissionsWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—The government of oil-rich Alberta province in western Canada on Sunday pledged to phase out coal emissions by 2030, limit greenhouse gases fr
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USA TODAYLow oil makes this stock a good long-term betUSA TODAYThings have rarely looked so bad for Fluor and the construction management services industry in general. Unlike some other firms in the industry (e.g. KBR and McDermott), Fluor has a history of
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The GuardianNigerian government finally sets up fund to clean up Ogoniland oil spillsThe GuardianThe long-delayed $1bn clean-up of heavily oil-contaminated Ogoniland in the Niger delta has moved closer with Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari setting up a
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CBC.caAlberta pipelines: 6 major oil spills in recent historyCBC.caFive million litres of a bitumen-water-sand emulsion were found to have leaked Wednesday from a Nexen Energy pipeline south of Fort McMurray, Alta. — one of the biggest oil spills in the pr
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