1. Climate Sustainability Emergency
(Newsletter)

...ld was seriously wounded by a rocket fired from the territory. CONTINUE... Security alert on British oil rig Top_news By Agencies    Sunday, 10 February 2008 Police and coastguard ...

2. Australia probes Timor oil rig leak
(News/S+T)

Australia has launched a probe into a major oil spill off its northwestern coast caused by a leaking well which dumped millions of litres of crude into the sea for over two months. Martin Ferguson,

3. Timor oil rig fire extinguished
(News/S+T)

Engineers have extinguished a fierce fire on a leaking oil rig in the Timor Sea between Australia and Indonesia. Engineers have extinguished a fierce fire on a leaking oil rig in the Timor Sea between

4. Fire crews battle Timor rig blaze
(News/S+T)

Specialist firefighters have been called in to battle a massive fire that has broken out on a leaking oil rig in the Timor Sea. The blaze broke out on Sunday as workers on the West Atlas rig were atte

5. How Bananas Brought Regime Change
(Opinions/Society)

...gh regime with the brutal and tortuous pro-U.S. regime of the Shah, it also succeeded in restoring partial oil rights to the British. (The CIA’s Iranian intervention also brings to mind the recent gra...

6. Iran Beyond Hysteria
(Opinions/Interview)

... it uses oil-fired power plant to generate electricity. Now, consider the following argument. The price is oil right now is about $65 a barrel. When it is $65 a barrel in the US, then Iran‘s oil sells...

7. Venezuela-China sign $16bn oil deal
(Archived/News/Economy)

Venezuela has announced a $16bn deal allowing China to drill for oil in the eastern Orinoco basin.

8. Nigeria oil station 'destroyed'
(Archived/News/Arab)

An armed group seeking a greater share of oil wealth in Nigeria says it has destroyed part of Shell's operation in the Niger Delta.

9. New Orleans braces for hurricane
(Archived/News/S+T)

A tropical storm projected to become a Category 3 hurricane is heading towards the US and could hit New Orleans and other areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina three years ago.

10. Ukraine helicopter in oil rig crash
(Archived/News/S+T)

A Ukrainian helicopter has crashed into the Black Sea killing 19 people, Russia's Itar-Tass news agency said.