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![US prepares for worst after oil solution falls apart](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
US prepares for worst after oil solution falls apart
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental catastrophe that the US has ever faced
![Spill bigger than Exxon Valdez](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Spill bigger than Exxon Valdez
BP says it has made progress in quelling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but the US says the leak rate may have been five times greater than feared.
![First NZ annual trade surplus since 2002](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First NZ annual trade surplus since 2002
NZ recorded its first annual trade surplus in nearly eight years in the year to April, Statistics NZ says.
![Energy data to go on Google](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Energy data to go on Google
A new Government-funded mapping programme has started to lure more oil and gas explorers to New Zealand by putting results on Google Earth.
![BP calls in actor's $26m vacuums to mop up spill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
BP calls in actor's $26m vacuums to mop up spill
BP has called on Kevin Costner and his giant "vacuum cleaner" to help stave off environmental Armageddon.
![Documents reveal petrol station hazards for staff, public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Documents reveal petrol station hazards for staff, public
Inquiries launched into injuries at petrol stations in the past two and-a-half years reveal less than half involved staff, according to documents obtained by nzherald.co.nz.
![Oil spill nearing Atlantic currents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oil spill nearing Atlantic currents
Computer models show the black ooze in the Gulf of Mexico may have already entered a major current flowing towards Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.
![Obama shames oil bosses over blame game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Obama shames oil bosses over blame game
Obama has pledged to end the "cosy relationship" between the oil industry and federal regulators.
![BP, partners all try to shift blame](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
BP, partners all try to shift blame
Top executives from BP and two other firms involved in the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico came under fire at a US Senate hearing.
![Time for Plan B to fix oil spill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Time for Plan B to fix oil spill
Emergency crews are desperately trying to put together a new plan to stem the flow of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico