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B.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggests
23 Jan 2026 02:46 GMT
… ago when a methane gas blowout triggered a catastrophic … Horizon, a BP-operated drilling rig in the Gulf of … appropriate adjustment” to the oil tanker moratorium so an additional million barrels … Slett.
B.C. tanker moratorium and voluntary exclusion zone span …
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Gas drilling rig plan for North Yorkshire coast - as row eruots over call to delay decision
22 Jan 2026 01:03 GMT
… on plans for a 38m gas drilling rig on the North Yorkshire … Europa Oil & Gas' plan to install a 38m tall drilling rig … Friday, January 30. The oil and gas company behind the plan, which … would not fall under the moratorium. Minister for Energy, Michael …
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Nunavut natural gas extraction could be coming soon
20 Jan 2026 17:21 GMT
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The federal government has a moratorium on drilling in the Arctic Ocean … see Ottawa lift Arctic Ocean drilling moratorium only in areas that have … offshore oil drilling projects will get permitted after 2028, MacIsaac noted.
All potential oil and gas drilling …
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N.S. group calls on Dalhousie to release agreements for gas exploration program
20 Jan 2026 12:36 GMT
… program that could lead to drilling in Nova Scotia.
“You … to remove a legislated moratorium on fracking without any … 's pursuit of offshore wind development, processes that … kickstarting an onshore, unconventional gas industry, without knowing the …
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A clear path for The Bahamas — Why we must reject the fossil fuel trap
20 Jan 2026 14:14 GMT
… a corporate structure focused on offshore oil and gas exploration across multiple jurisdictions … campaign has long championed a moratorium on oil drilling and called for transparent … urging an immediate halt to offshore drilling licenses — a clear signal of …
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Trump Claims the Deep Sea is Open for Business; Fools Rush in
23 Jan 2026 02:35 GMT
… around MV COCO, a specialized offshore drilling vessel currently collecting data for … have already called for a moratorium, pause or ban and ratified …
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How permanent is Trump’s assault on climate action?
22 Jan 2026 11:04 GMT
… gas permitting paused by his predecessor and reopened United States coastlines to drilling … a requirement that oil and gas operators reduce emissions of … , for instance, allowed offshore wind farms in those … and ended a federal moratorium on coal leasing. But …
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Is Greenland worth what it will cost the United States?
21 Jan 2026 07:59 GMT
… barrels of oil and 148 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. It … the oil and gas largely paused following a 2021 moratorium on new oil drilling.
A …
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Report: Trump administration has pushed 80% of Project 2025’s public land priorities forward
21 Jan 2026 04:36 GMT
… of long-term logging and drilling leases, and the permanent … streamline NEPA reviews and expedite permitting as well as the … around ending the coal leasing moratorium, re-opening energy leasing … and reducing royalty rates for oil and gas companies.
So far, …
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Laramie County approves construction of what could become the largest data center in US
20 Jan 2026 11:58 GMT
… like they do in the oil and gas field,” Brant said. “That … that will guide the drilling of the wells adequately … Wyoming that recommends regulations for permitting, site selection and community … to Congress demanding a national moratorium on new data-center …