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5,000,000 barrels of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico over 86 days 7,000,000 litres of chemical dispersant pumped into the spill area to dissipate the resultant morass 11 men who lost their lives in the April 20th explosion 6,000,000 dollars expended by BP per day to try and contain the oil gusher 3,790,000,000 dollars paid out in compensation [. read more

It’s official: last month, Spain became the only European country to derive the majority of its power generation from renewables. Spanish network operator Red Eléctrica (REE) announced that wind generation had become the country’s single largest power source, outputting 4,738 GWh of electricity in March and accounting for 21 per cent of the country’s total generation. read more

Situated in an area of high seismic activity Fukushima Daiichi is not the only nuclear plant in the world sited in one of the worst possible places to put one. read more

It seems that the Arab world is in more turmoil than usual. Tempers are flaring, the “peasants” are revolting and the little people are clamouring for “change they can believe in”. read more

News that the co-chair of the Presidential commission investigating the Macondo disaster has called safety measures onsite ‘inept’ prompted me to think how much can we ever guarantee that a tragedy like Macondo will ever happen again. read more

The eyes of much of the world this week have been on Geneva as executives from world football governing body Fifa voted on where the World Cup will be played in 8 and 12 years respectively. read more

At least I was wearing comfortable shoes. I must have covered at least five miles as I worked my way around the excellent ADIPEC exhibition this week – a feat made even more tiring by being weighed down with as much promotional literature as I could carry. read more

Face it: Social media is ubiquitous. (As you know, reading this information in a blog, possibly finding the link off of my Twitter feed– @oilandgasiq, if you’re interested. read more

In California, the governor, Arnold Schwarzeneger, is asking President Obama to declare a pipeline explosion a federal disaster. This would give federal funds to California so that they can clean up the damage in San Bruno caused by the explosion–damage that Schwarzeneger estimated to be over $10 million dollars. read more

BP just released an investigative reportabout the Deepwater Horizon spill. And, while BP took some responsibility for the oil spill, it also pointed the blame at some of its partner companies. read more