BP Pays $41.6 Million For New Gulf Of Mexico Drilling Leases
It was the first sale, at Wednesday’s federal oil lease sale for the central Gulf of Mexico, since the government said BP PLC can again secure federal contracts; the company made $41.6 million in high bids…
The Science Behind the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami
A press conference on the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami will be held on Tuesday, March 25. Scientific experts will talk about a half-century of scientific and monitoring advances triggered by the 1964 events.
25 Years Later, Exxon Valdez Spill Effects Linger
Before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, there was the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska, at the time the nation’s largest oil spill.