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A work boat passes an oiled marshland one year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Bay Jimmy near Myrtle Grove, Louisiana.

Five years later, the Gulf of Mexico is still recovering from Deepwater Horizon

Environment

Things are getting better as oil and toxins from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill dissipate in the Gulf of Mexico — but slowly. Scientists researching the area say no one can be sure when the “pervasive” chemicals will finally disappear.

‘Energy sufficiency’ for the U.S. in reach as American oil companies consider exports

Environment

Critical moments for sinking freighter off New Zealand

Environment

As Tensions with Iran Rise, So Do Oil Prices

US Set To Become Net Exporter of Fuel

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Top of the Hour: Oil Prices Skyrocket, Morning Headlines

The price of oil is continuing to rise, partially due to civil unrest in Libya. Americans are seeing the increase at the pump, with gas hitting an average of $3.50 a gallon; however, the rising costs also affect heating oil and other goods and services in the U.S.

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Mixing Oil and Water

In Kern County California, scarce clean water is being turned to steam in order to get increasingly heavy oil out of the ground.

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As Oil Prices Rise, Looking at the Year Ahead for Energy

Business, Economics and Jobs

Back in 2008, the price of a barrel of oil rose to $133, and prices at the pump topped $4 per gallon. As the economy slowed, and demand for oil dropped, the price did as well. However, the cost of oil has risen to just over $90 a barrel, as confidence in the economic recovery […]

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