BP’s oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is dead, but the political fallout is very much alive. bp – AOL News
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Obama rejects drilling in eastern Gulf of Mexico
December 2nd, 2010 
admin Pointing to the BP blowout and risks of a new environmental disaster, the Obama administration reversed itself Wednesday and promised not to pursue offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico or anywhere else along the nation’s East Coast. bp – AOL News
Citing BP, Obama rejects East Coast oil drilling
December 2nd, 2010 admin Pointing to the BP blowout and risks of a new environmental disaster, the Obama administration reversed itself Wednesday and promised not to pursue offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico or anywhere else along the nation’s East Coast. bp – AOL News
ALERT: AP source: Obama administration won’t seek to end Gulf drilling ban off Florida after BP spill.
December 1st, 2010 admin AP source: Obama administration won’t seek to end Gulf drilling ban off Florida after BP spill. bp – AOL News
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No Comments »Arctic offshore drilling review underway
December 1st, 2010 admin The National Energy Board has kicked off its Arctic offshore drilling review by meeting with territorial and federal leaders in the North. bp – AOL News
Greenpeace: BP report means deep drilling must end
September 8th, 2010 admin Greenpeace has criticized BP PLC’s internal report on the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster as “a sorry attempt to spread the blame,” and says the only way to avoid future catastrophic oil spills is to ban deepwater drilling. bp – AOL News
La. governor presses panel on drilling moratorium
August 31st, 2010 admin Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal again sought an end to President Barack Obama’s moratorium on deepwater oil drilling as he met Monday with two members of the president’s commission investigating the BP oil spill: former Florida Sen. Bob Graham and National Geographic Society executive Terry Garcia. bp – AOL News
BP ruled out bid for drilling off Greenland
August 26th, 2010 admin BP PLC said Thursday that it decided not to bid for a drilling license near Greenland, a move government officials there say may be due to its tarnished safety image after the disastrous blowout of a deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico. bp – AOL News
BP exec insists underwater drilling is vital
July 19th, 2010 admin BP PLC’s vice president says deep sea oil drilling should continue, rejecting efforts by President Barack Obama’s administration to stop it after the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico. bp – AOL News
EU suggests ban on new deepwater drilling
July 15th, 2010 admin The European Union’s top energy official on Wednesday suggested banning any new deep-water oil and gas exploration projects in the North Sea, Black Sea and the Mediterranean while regulators examine safety risks. bp – AOL News
