"The fluctuation of LNG volumes into the port continues to emphasise the need to find alternative deep sea trades, " said Alan Doc, chief executive of the port.

BBC: The LNG terminal near Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire

The effort, called a "top kill, " involved plugging the ruptured deep-sea well by pumping heavy drilling fluid into it from the surface, nearly a mile above.

CNN: First criminal charges filed in BP oil spill

The news, however, suggests that Britain's Energy and Climate Change Committee will question Hayward about BP's ability to respond to an oil spill or other incident in the North Sea, as part of a government inquiry into the safety of deep water drilling in Britain.

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Nevertheless, while the case for marine reserves may be growing, it would be naive to assume that, back in the Atlantic, scientific evidence will translate into action on deep-sea fisheries.

ECONOMIST: Fishing (I)

Sea water is pumped into the oil-bearing rocks deep below the seabed.

BBC: BP unveils new technology to boost oil production

At first, we see only what Bauby (Mathieu Amalric) sees: a blur of faces, which turn out to be the doctors and nurses at the hospital, who float into view in fearsome closeup, like deep-sea monsters.

NEWYORKER: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

On clear days you will probably want to head straight out onto the observatory's wraparound terrace, which looks out over a rippling sea of pearly-white summits, deep into Italy, Germany and France and over the 22km-long tongue of the Aletsch Glacier, the longest of its kind in the Alps and a Unesco World Heritage site.

BBC: To the top of Europe by Swiss rail

As production and exploration companies use unorthodox methods to tap into large reserves of oil and gas in the U.S., both on the mainland and out in deep sea wells, MLPs are set to benefit.

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If this is a successful effort, this would well turn into a win-win situation: the energy companies save money, while at the same time actively working to protect deep sea habitats.

FORBES: Environmental Scientists Urge That Decommissioned Oil Rigs Be Transformed Into Artificial Reefs