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Drilling Rig's Thick Hull Helps Prevent Oil Spill
2013-01-08 08:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: A Shell Oil drilling rig has been pulled of the rocks, where it washed up a week ago during a storm. It has been towed to a bay where divers will inspect it for damage. The incident raises questions about the oil company's controversial plans to continue exploring for oil in the Arctic Ocean this summer.
US oil, gas exploration rigs drop this week by 1
2013-01-04 23:58:15| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. slipped by 1 this week to 1,762. The Houston-based company said in its weekly report Friday that 1,318 rigs were exploring for oil and 439 for gas.