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Of course we shouldn’t be drilling for more oil in the North Sea – we’ve ruled out another use because | Bill McGuire

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Of course we shouldn't be drilling for more oil in the North Sea - we've ruled out another use because | Bill McGuire

Wwhile the UK is less involved in the Middle East conflict militarily, the consequences for this country could still be significant. And nowhere more so than in the energy sector. It is not surprising, then, that the commentary focuses on the potential impact of policy on the price of energy in UK households and businesses, … Read more

Trump’s ‘Team of God’ has chosen to drill for oil over endangered species in the Gulf. This whale may be particularly vulnerable CNN

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on March 26.

Several high-ranking Trump officials who make up the so-called “God team” voted on Tuesday to repeal the old Endangered Species Act in the Gulf of Mexico, freeing up oil and gas drilling. It’s a result that environmentalists fear could spell doom for the critically endangered Rice’s whale, a species found in the Gulf with only … Read more

A Pemex pipeline repair ship was grounded for more than eight days at the site of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Map of the Pemex spill

During the first half of January, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the Mexican oil company, repaired a pipeline containing crude oil that was thought to contain more than 19 square kilometers (50 km2), which runs from one of the oil platforms in the Cantarell field to the Dos Bocas facilities. The location of the spill is one … Read more