Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster Company Transocean Claims 2010 ‘Best Year In Safety’ Despite Largest Oil Spill In History

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On Friday, Transocean, the company that operated the infamous Deepwater Horizon oil rig, told its shareholders that it gave its executives multi-million-dollar bonuses based on the company’s “best year in safety performance.”

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Less than a year after spill disaster, BP wants to resume drilling in Gulf Coast

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The paper reported that BP has applied to resume drilling in July at 10 established points, in exchange for adhering to stricter safety practices and closer supervision.

Some outlets are reporting that a deal has already been reached, but government officials quickly shot the rumor down.

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Oil Spill Washes Up On Louisiana Coast As New Drilling Authorized By Obama

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Oil slick near Grand Isle, LA.

Yesterday, as the Obama administration “approved the first deepwater oil and gas exploration plan since last year’s Macondo oil well blowout,” “emulsified oil, oil mousse and tar balls from an unknown source were washing up on beaches from Grand Isle to West Timbalier Island along the Gulf of Mexico, a stretch of about 30 miles.”

New Oil Spill Update 3/23/2011

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NEW OIL SPILL IN GULF OF MEXICO - Photos of “100-mile long oil slick spotted off Louisiana coast” — “Slick is rapidly expanding”

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A large oil slick – 12-miles wide by 100-miles long – was spotted yesterday off Grand Isle, Louisiana, by pilot Bonny Schumaker, who heads up the California-based environmental nonprofit “On Wings of Care.” Ms. Schumaker confirmed that the slick is rapidly expanding…

New Orleans photographer Jerry Moran, who was flying with Schumaker, filed aerial photos.

Ms. Schumaker observed the slick roughly 25 miles from where BP’s Macondo well spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude into the Gulf last year.

Coast Guard investigating possible new Gulf of Mexico oil spill

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Dead baby dolphins continue to wash ashore on Gulf of Mexico beaches

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Dozens of dead baby and adult dolphins have washed ashore on Gulf beaches since the beginning of the year, according to new reports.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the rising death count is exceptionally high, especially because the normal birthing season for dolphins -- a time at which some baby dolphins inevitably end up dying -- is normally several months from now.

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Bloody Oil (VIDEO)

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US awards first deepwater permit after Gulf of Mexico BP disaster that still remains

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The US government has awarded its first permit for deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico since a moratorium was lifted after the BP oil disaster last year, a senior official said Monday.

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