Court reinstates markup law for Wisconsin gasoline (AP)
AP – A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated Wisconsin’s 71-year-old minimum markup law on gasoline, a decision that could save some jobs but increase the cost of gas.
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Interior chief Salazar voices doubt on Arctic drilling (Reuters)
Reuters – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Friday he cannot predict whether Royal Dutch Shell, which has invested $3.5 billion in an offshore Arctic oil-development program, will be allowed to drill the five wells it plans next year in Alaska’s Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
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What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate (AP)
AP – What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater drilling.
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BP replaces failed blowout preventer on Gulf well (Reuters)
Reuters – BP Plc successfully replaced a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late on Friday, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said.
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Temporary cap that stopped oil gusher removed (AP)
AP – Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s blown-out well in mid-July. No more oil was expected to leak into the sea, but crews were standing by with collection vessels just in case.
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U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban (Reuters)
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 said on Thursday.
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U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban (Reuters)
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 said on Thursday.
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What makes the 2 Gulf oil explosions different? (AP)
AP – Here are some differences between the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster April 20 and the oil production platform explosion Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico:
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Oil falls below $75 ahead of US jobs report (AP)
AP – Oil prices fell below $75 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors awaited a report on U.S. employment that will influence guesses about the strength of future energy demand from the No. 1 economy.
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Feds launch investigation of Gulf platform fire (AP)
AP – The agency that oversees offshore drilling will investigate the fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
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