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A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
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 The Guardian 
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
Sat 31 Jul 2010
For Tim Gautreaux, a Louisiana local whose family is immersed in the oil industry, the BP leak means the death of his whole community. And things can only get worse… 'The spill is slathering four... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky)
Oil booms lie alongside Bayou La Loutre in Hopedale, La., at a BP Lpc oil boom deployment location Monday, May 17, 2010.
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 The Times of India 
BP to set aside $100 million for unemployed rig workers
Fri 30 Jul 2010
HOUSTON: BP Plc said on Friday it will establish a $100 million fund to help drilling rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico who are unemployed as a result of the company's oil leak. After BP's Macondo... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
Gasoline - Oil Prices  The Miami Herald  Fri 30 Jul 2010
Motorists can expect fairly steady pump prices
Motorists heading out on vacation in the next month should expect gasoline prices to remain fairly constant, give or take a few cents. Although gasoline demand has been slightly stronger in the past... (photo: WN / sweet)
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The Development Driller III oil drilling is seen as it is used to drill a relief well at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana Wednesday, May 12, 2010.  The Star  Fri 30 Jul 2010
BP to try well kill Tuesday, Congress debates reforms
BILOXI, Miss. (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on reforms that would put tougher restrictions on... (photo: AP / Charlie Riedel)
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Work crews lay oil retention booms in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Saturday, May 1, 2010. Environmentalists are concerned about the impact of the oil slick when it makes landfall. China Daily Fri 30 Jul 2010
BP to try "static kill" on Gulf well Tuesday
BILOXI, Miss. - BP Plc will attempt on Tuesday a planned "static kill" operation to seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, and hopes to have a relief well finished by... (photo: AP / Dave Martin)
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Mark Malloch Brown 080701-F-1644L-048.jpg The Guardian Fri 30 Jul 2010
Former Africa minister Malloch-Brown advises oil firm on African expansion
• Vitol post concerns MPs tracking jobs close to ministerial roles • Firm talking to Shell about oil assets in 19 Africa countries Lord Malloch Brown pictured in 2005 at... (photo: Public Domain / U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)
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Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia. The New York Times Fri 30 Jul 2010
Chevron 2Q Income Triples on Higher Energy Prices
Filed at 10:47 a.m. ET NEW YORK (AP) -- Chevron's second-quarter earnings tripled on better refining margins and higher prices for oil and natural gas, the company said... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar)
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File:Sandra Bullock at 2010 Razzies.jpg Starpulse Fri 30 Jul 2010
Sandra Bullock Duped By BP And Other Big Oil Companies?
Sandra Bullock and a host of other celebrities recently served in a campaign and appeared in a YouTube video for an organization to help restore the Gulf called... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr upload bot)
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An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues. The New York Times Fri 30 Jul 2010
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
NICE — In years past, Africa was always the outsiders’ cornucopia, the font of gold and diamonds, slaves and minerals, cotton and rubber and, more latterly,... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
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