British oil company BP, one of the firms operating the rig, has not been able to activate a device known as a blow-out preventer, designed to stop oil flow in an emergency.
And were there ever -- would a scenario ever arise where it might be -- you might have to stop producing the oil to fix or upgrade or whatever the solution down there?
This oil-swapping system is hard to stop.
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When he took the cash to the CBN in 2007, he said that it was a bribe given to him by James Ibori, then governor of the oil-rich Delta state, to stop the investigation of allegations of monumental corruption against him.
Indonesia's decision to stop clearing, which will slow the growth of its palm-oil industry, was not just for the good of the planet.
But I'll be honest with you -- that we're going to stop as much of the oil from coming in as possible.
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Under these circumstances, diversification among such sources is but a stop-gap solution that can, at best, have a temporary effect on oil supply and, hence, on national security.
The pieces have free-flowing edges, dovetail joinery, inlaid butterfly-shaped bridges of contrasting wood that stop natural cracks from spreading and at least four coats of a hand-rubbed oil finish.
But the anti-pipeline crowd is wrong in thinking that blocking Keystone XL will somehow stop development of the oil sands.
Equipment designed to cap any potential oil spill in case of a blow-out was damaged, work had to instantly stop.
We need to stop subsidizing oil companies, and use that money to invest in clean energies like wind and solar and high-tech batteries. (Applause.) Those are industries that are already creating new jobs and making us even less dependent on foreign oil.
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