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Deepwater Oil Drilling Picks Up Again as BP Disaster Fades

NY Times -- HOUSTON — Nearly two years after an explosion on an oil platform killed 11 workers and sent millions of gallons of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, deepwater drilling has regained momentum in the gulf and is spreading around the world.
After a yearlong drilling moratorium, BP and other oil companies are intensifying their exploration and production in the gulf, which will soon surpass the levels attained before the accident. Drilling in the area is about to be expanded into Mexican and Cuban waters, beyond most American controls, even though any accident would almost inevitably affect the United States shoreline. Oil companies are also moving into new areas off the coast of East Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
“The price of gasoline is becoming a genuine crisis for many America

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Submitted Mar 05, 2012 By: bar1035

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dave1745 Champion Author Gary Posts:1,262 Points:735,500 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:43:49 PM Ignore dave1745 Report Abuse Hmm
baconnie Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,797 Points:563,210 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:43:39 PM Ignore baconnie Report Abuse good
GigHarborHound Champion Author Tacoma Posts:2,522 Points:485,565 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:43:29 PM Ignore GigHarborHound Report Abuse TustinDad, Not arguing the number of rigs, and oil output, but just what is the bummers hand in it? The number of permits issued by the government since Oh-Bow-Ma took office is down by about 60%, it is the drilling on private lands in the Dakotas that is up. Oh Bummer was even chastised by a Fed. Court for foot draging on issuing permits in the gulf!!!
IUVidiot Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,575 Points:706,410 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:43:06 PM Ignore IUVidiot Report Abuse Great
BlackSbr Champion Author Nevada Posts:1,000 Points:560,550 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:37:50 PM Ignore BlackSbr Report Abuse Consumerism
Saturn93 Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:7,292 Points:1,640,885 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:37:50 PM Ignore Saturn93 Report Abuse Fine. Just don't let BP do the drilling.
jdc17327 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,555 Points:197,690 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:36:24 PM Ignore jdc17327 Report Abuse OKAY, BUT WE WON'T GET ANY AS USUAL & THE PRICE KEEPS ON GOING..............UP!!!!
danol43 Champion Author Modesto Posts:1,697 Points:586,680 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:35:56 PM Ignore danol43 Report Abuse So other countries come into the gulf and drill because Obama would not let our people work there. Nice :(
TustinDad Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,271 Points:907,090 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:33:31 PM Ignore TustinDad Report Abuse GigHarborHound wrote: "haysailor, go back to sleep, or at least research the facts!! They are out there, and not just on fox!! " If you want facts, why not look at the Baker Hughes data and here for the EIA data. If FOX does not give you this, change channel to something less biased.
kcboy Champion Author Utah Posts:3,958 Points:1,505,850 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:33:07 PM Ignore kcboy Report Abuse Good for BP
warlord1 Champion Author Georgia Posts:5,235 Points:1,032,050 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:30:14 PM Ignore warlord1 Report Abuse ok
AngieMVA Veteran Author Richmond Posts:480 Points:425,415 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:27:41 PM Ignore AngieMVA Report Abuse ok
hank1326 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:8,904 Points:1,731,110 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:23:38 PM Ignore hank1326 Report Abuse Learn from the mistakes and move on.
GigHarborHound Champion Author Tacoma Posts:2,522 Points:485,565 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:23:30 PM Ignore GigHarborHound Report Abuse haysailor, go back to sleep, or at least research the facts!! They are out there, and not just on fox!! Do you get all of your news/"facts" from abcnbccbscssmcnbc? [Edited by: GigHarborHound at 3/5/2012 8:25:31 PM EST]
eye-spy Champion Author Quebec Posts:4,573 Points:2,414,820 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:21:56 PM Ignore eye-spy Report Abuse Disasters are going to happen and they are sad when they do but we cannot dwell on them.
jwduke1 Champion Author Iowa Posts:15,604 Points:3,068,265 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:19:27 PM Ignore jwduke1 Report Abuse heysailor, have you been drinking O'Bummer's koolaid?
MG_Sputnik Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:7,295 Points:1,957,705 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:18:56 PM Ignore MG_Sputnik Report Abuse Who says the disaster has faded?
preacherjohn Champion Author Modesto Posts:3,978 Points:1,916,895 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:15:55 PM Ignore preacherjohn Report Abuse This disaster will not fade away--as many were killed & much oil spilled & wildlife lost their lives.
WilW Champion Author Atlanta Posts:12,208 Points:2,669,955 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:15:03 PM Ignore WilW Report Abuse We have no shortage of oil, but incidents such as the Saudi pipeline bombing, the mysterious "accidental" car crash near Chicago, and the perceived nuclear threat from Iran are all used as tools to artificially inflate the price.
heysailor Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:9,572 Points:2,330,720 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:10:25 PM Ignore heysailor Report Abuse I guess the rednecks and FOXNews won't give Obama any credit for this. Under his leadership, domestic oil output is at an eight year high and we have more oil rigs deployed than the rest of the world put together.
dollarwatcher Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:7,930 Points:1,532,295 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:09:31 PM Ignore dollarwatcher Report Abuse When you own the well you can sell it to who ever you want at their asking price. Some countries will pay anything just to get it. We need higher export tarrifs.
captngasTN Champion Author Tennessee Posts:3,015 Points:1,324,350 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:04:37 PM Ignore captngasTN Report Abuse nothing's faded but we need to continue
stephen2155 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,014 Points:655,330 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:01:00 PM Ignore stephen2155 Report Abuse Drill baby drill
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:8,260 Points:2,264,665 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:00:50 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse It need to so prices can drop
swede Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,752 Points:1,673,075 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:59:51 PM Ignore swede Report Abuse I thought that Obama only approved one drilling permit for the gulf.
kelly1016 Champion Author Victoria Posts:1,953 Points:352,940 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:56:51 PM Ignore kelly1016 Report Abuse Good for Argentina. Hope they find lots of oil.
bridgerunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,772 Points:1,003,910 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:50:34 PM Ignore bridgerunner Report Abuse Just trying to keep up with the Chinese.
duffee01 All-Star Author Mississippi Posts:776 Points:426,515 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:48:34 PM Ignore duffee01 Report Abuse Put a surcharge on gasoline exported, this should help them to keep enough gasoline here to keep the price down!
vtroger Veteran Author Vermont Posts:284 Points:558,970 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:46:59 PM Ignore vtroger Report Abuse More deep water drilling will not decrease the price. It's anti-economics.
southrob Champion Author Tucson Posts:3,590 Points:686,225 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:46:26 PM Ignore southrob Report Abuse dhan to help the economy
bigLtowing Champion Author Columbus Posts:2,824 Points:589,640 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:41:59 PM Ignore bigLtowing Report Abuse but will it lower gas prices?
BrucePen Champion Author Ontario Posts:6,591 Points:1,359,890 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:39:40 PM Ignore BrucePen Report Abuse Here we go again. History repeats itself.
darkknight1 Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:4,325 Points:893,135 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:37:41 PM Ignore darkknight1 Report Abuse ok
BigBob12345 Champion Author Gasbuddy Posts:1,521 Points:304,730 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:35:21 PM Ignore BigBob12345 Report Abuse Sounds good to me.
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Topshopper2011 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,003 Points:274,790 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:32:17 PM Ignore Topshopper2011 Report Abuse Need a faster fix!
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,059 Points:1,624,400 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:27:37 PM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse Not quickly enough
032946 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:19,845 Points:4,041,120 Joined:Oct 2001	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:25:43 PM Ignore 032946 Report Abuse This has been going on for years. Oil companies discover more oil ever year and more oil is pumped out of the ground, yet the price of crude stays high because of speculators.
Rt118E Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:9,476 Points:1,366,320 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:24:00 PM Ignore Rt118E Report Abuse Let them mess up the water someplace else is good not the Gulf
SilentpartnerMN Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,620 Points:475,395 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:23:10 PM Ignore SilentpartnerMN Report Abuse It is good that the drilling is intensifying, but remember that eleven people lost their lives on that rig.
joezIN Champion Author Gary Posts:1,663 Points:331,810 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:21:42 PM Ignore joezIN Report Abuse V HMH
PizzaMon Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:5,134 Points:1,859,780 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:16:44 PM Ignore PizzaMon Report Abuse Amazing what happens in an election year.
data_dave All-Star Author Oakland Posts:517 Points:554,235 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:15:55 PM Ignore data_dave Report Abuse How many major oil disaster have we had over the last decades? One? Two? Statistically I csay drill, who cares if there may be a spill
bowler360 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,960 Points:496,850 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:14:12 PM Ignore bowler360 Report Abuse I'm sure that drilling in the gulf is so much more safer now. Tic Toc. It's just a matter of how long before the next time.
k2kipp Champion Author Minnesota Posts:3,154 Points:1,125,070 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:13:13 PM Ignore k2kipp Report Abuse I hope lessons were learned...
Ticoman54 Champion Author Miami Posts:7,031 Points:1,489,095 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:12:39 PM Ignore Ticoman54 Report Abuse Let's develop our own resources for our own consumption!
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,248 Points:585,500 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:11:56 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Good post milespergallon... The oil companies know how to drill safely.. BUT, take short cuts to max profits..
crashintuc34 Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,037 Points:808,965 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:11:53 PM Ignore crashintuc34 Report Abuse Get rid of this Marxist and drill like hell!
E-Squirrel Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,012 Points:819,060 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:10:48 PM Ignore E-Squirrel Report Abuse milespergallon avers: 'A better for the future is start mass producing the conversion kit to switch to Natural Gas AND get the HYDROGEN Alternative Fuel Based Vehicle' This is putting the cart before the horse. Without building a very, very expensive fueling infrastructure FIRST, the car conversion is a waste of money. Incidentally, hydrogen fuel is decades away, plus, unlike natural gas, its not even an energy source. [Edited by: E-Squirrel at 3/5/2012 7:11:04 PM EST]
gamechanger2011 Champion Author Wichita Posts:1,525 Points:54,110 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:08:40 PM Ignore gamechanger2011 Report Abuse "The Big Fix" trailer about the BP oil spill and coverup [Edited by: gamechanger2011 at 3/5/2012 7:09:08 PM EST]
w9med Champion Author Gary Posts:1,128 Points:327,845 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:07:54 PM Ignore w9med Report Abuse Won't help us with a president who supports high prices
pse91 All-Star Author Calgary Posts:640 Points:557,625 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:05:12 PM Ignore pse91 Report Abuse And the Future's Boys roll along unchecked. Well single handily they will kill the economy.