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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
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
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.
Violent hurricanes could hamper oil clean-up
There are fears just one severe storm at sea could cripple operations to plug the crippled oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.
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
Obama has pledged to end the "cosy relationship" between the oil industry and federal regulators.
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
Emergency crews are desperately trying to put together a new plan to stem the flow of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico
Oil rig disaster caused by 'series of failures'
The most detailed account yet of what led to the deadly explosion on a BP oil rig that has left the US' coast exposed to millions of litres of leaking oil.
The oil slick: a scary birds-eye view
Independent writer David Usborne takes a helicopter ride over the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and is shocked at what he sees.
Burn-off starts in Gulf oil disaster
The US Coast Guard has successfully completed a controlled burn of a portion of the oil slick off the Gulf Coast.
'Unnecessary' failsafe left off NZ oil rig
The operator of the Tui oil field is confident that its equipment and processes could cope with an emergency despite lacking a remote failsafe switch.