Posts Tagged ‘gulf’
Iran’s Gulf smugglers feel blowback from tensions (AP)
AP – Even as sanctions squeeze Iran ever tighter, there’s one clandestine route that remains open for business: A short sea corridor across the Persian Gulf connecting a rocky nub of Oman and the Iranian coast about 35 miles (60 kilometers) away.
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Iran warns Gulf Arabs on oil (AP)
AP – Iran warned Gulf Arab oil producers against boosting production to offset any potential drop in Tehran’s crude exports in the event of an embargo affecting its oil sales, the latest salvo in the dispute between the West and the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program.
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Deep Gulf drilling thrives 18 mos. after BP spill (AP)
AP – Two hundred miles off the coast of Texas, ribbons of pipe are reaching for oil and natural gas deeper below the ocean’s surface than ever before.
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Gulf spill blamed on poor management decisions (AP)
AP – A key federal report laid much of the blame on BP for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history and the deaths of 11 rig workers, particularly with regard to the cement seal that was put in place the day before the explosion that triggered the spill.
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7 oil workers found alive in Gulf of Mexico (AP)
AP – Seven of 10 oil workers missing in the Gulf of Mexico were found alive Sunday, according to Mexico’s state oil company, three days after evacuating their disabled rig in a tropical storm and escaping in an enclosed life raft.
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Lee drenches Gulf Coast, could cause inland floods (AP)
AP – Tropical Storm Lee dumped more than a foot of rain in New Orleans and spun off tornadoes elsewhere Sunday as its center came ashore in a slow crawl north that raised fears of inland flash flooding in the Deep South and beyond.
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Lee lashes Gulf coast, flood threat expands inland (AP)
AP – The center of Tropical Storm Lee made landfall Sunday on the Louisiana coast, bringing up to a foot of rain, spinoff tornadoes and fears of inland flash flooding to the Deep South and beyond.
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