U.S. Said To Lift Ban On Deep-Water Drilling Imposed After...
The Obama administration will act today to lift a moratorium on deep-water oil and gas drilling with new safeguards aimed at preventing a repeat of BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico spill, an administration official said.Interior Secretary Ken Salazar scheduled a 1 p.m. conference call today to make an
Whitney Tilson & T2 Partners New Position In ADP
http://stock.ly/3kvfqsWhitney Tilson's recent appearance on CNBC's Fast Money reveals a new position in ADP, a stock recently discussed on this website.
» BP Spill Investigators Say The Obama Administration Was...
In mid-July, fifty days after oil began to leak out of the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling platform, President Obama tried to divert weeks of criticism by speaking to the American people, trying to convince the country that he had been doing a great job at managing the disaster:“…
First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Gets A Step Closer
After nine years of political wrangling, the U.S. is finally getting its first offshore wind project. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar this week signed the 28-year lease for Cape Wind, a $1 billion, 130-turbine project in the Nantucket Sound that could provide up to 75% of all electricity for
Louisiana's Landrieu Blocks Lew Confirmation Over...
Louisiana Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu said she will block Jack Lew’s confirmation to lead the White House budget office until the administration lifts or “significantly” modifies its moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.The ban is having a “devastating impact on
FT.com / Companies / Oil & Gas - Halliburton Says BP Missed...
A contractor on BP’s ill-fated Macondo oil project cited bad well design and poor decision-making at the company as the main factors leading to the Gulf of Mexico disaster, shifting blame away from its cementing job on the rig.Halliburton, the oilfield services company, said BP missed “red
Three ETFs With Interesting Reactions To BP
OK, the Macondo well is plugged and the world knows that BP (NYSE: BP) faces tens of billions of dollars in liabilities related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and will sell tens of billions of dollars in assets to pay for the tab.
%BP Tight Bracket Forming
http://stock.ly/1im34v%BP forming a tight consolidation pattern. I know which way I think this is going to breakout--But what I think doesn't really matter--Going to let the bracket do the work.
Commodity Surge:: ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), Chevron (NYSE:CVX),...
Everything on commodities brokers, futures trading, commodities trading, gold, silver, futures brokers, oil futures, and commodities options ...Although the name of BP (NYSE:BP) hasn't specifically been mentioned, competitors ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), Chevron (NYSE:CVX), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and
FT.com / UK / Business - BP Cited For Safety Lapses In North...
http://stock.ly/0akc6bAll but one of BP’s five North Sea installations inspected in 2009 were cited for failure to comply with emergency regulations on oil spills, raising questions about the company’s ability to manage a disaster in the area.Offshore inspection records – obtained by the Financial Times under the
Louisiana Authorities Report Oil Sightings From Gulf Of Mexico...
Here is a list, released by Louisiana emergency officials, of areas where oil was sighted recently. The list is not a comprehensive tally of areas affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.Seems like their not reporting all the sightings. I personally reported Sunday sighting oil sheen throughout
BP And The Gulf Disaster: The Case For The Defence | The...
THERE is plenty of blame to go around, at least according to BP. The company’s report on September 8th into the causes of the accident that led to the loss of the oil rig Deepwater Horizon, the death of 11 of its crew and the biggest oil spill in American history contains a litany of mistakes,
BP PLC 1 Year Default Risk Now 0.25%
Kamakura version 5 models now indicate 1 year default risk for BP plc at 0.25%, slightly off from the peak in the Gulf crisis
5 Year Cumulative Default Risk For BP PLC 84 Basis Points
Kamakura reports cumulative default risk for BP PLC as 84 basis points for 5 years and 246 basis points for 10 years.
