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Big Oil and the Amazon: a tale of two discoveries

2017-07-13 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

Totals plans to drill near Brazils newly discovered Amazon Reef have suffered a setback after the federal prosecutor of the state of Amapá has recommended the suspension of environmental licensing for their planned deepwater drilling project. But w

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Oil and gas a digital laggard? Big data disruption? ... maybe

2017-05-23 20:00:00| Oil IT Journal - www.oilit.com

Neil McNaughton reports on recent developments in the big-data-internet-of-things-advanced-analytics space. Is oil and gas a technology laggard? Is the digital grass greener on the other side of the fence? Will disruptive technology like the WebIsADatabase replace the knowledge worker? He also gets political with some AI-related news hot-in from the French election.

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Big oil makes its case against US Arctic drilling rules

2016-09-07 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

The US Department of the Interior has released the final version of the Arctic Rules Package regulating offshore drilling in the region. The industry has criticised the strict new regulations, but how high does the bar need to be to allow the develop

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Louisiana pols go to court blaming Big Oil for coastal ruin

2016-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The oil industry has left a big footprint along the Gulf Coast, where a Delaware-sized stretch of Louisiana has disappeared. But few politicians would blame Big Oil for ecosystem abuse in a state where the industry employs up to 300,000 people and injects $73 billion into the economy. Until now. Following the lead of Gov. John Bel Edwards, Louisiana political orthodoxy is being turned upside-down as prominent leaders of both parties join lawsuits seeking billions of dollars for environmental improvement...

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