Meanwhile, more hawkish members of OPEC, such as Venezuela, are calling for a cut in output to stop oil prices falling further.
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.
The trial will determine the causes of the spill, and assign responsibility to the parties involved, including BP, Halliburton, Transocean, and Cameron, which manufactured the blowout preventer meant to stop oil leaks.
Former BP drilling engineer Kurt Mix was arrested last April on charges of obstructing justice related to information that he had collected, and allegedly deleted, during his role of trying to stop oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 BP oil spill.
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To reduce our dependency on foreign oil, we need to stop subsidizing oil companies that are already making record profits, and double down on clean energy, that creates jobs and creates opportunities in new industries but also improves our security, because we're not as dependent on foreign oil.
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And we can't just stop at oil or we can't just stop at cars.
According to some press reports the attack at Abiteye in Delta State was carried out by oil thieves angry that the military Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta is succeeding in its effort to stop illegal oil bunkering in the area, thereby jeopardising the livelihood of local bandits who often masquerade as militants.
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But Jackson said the techniques used to stop an oil leak are the same as 20 years ago.
We are using every available resource to stop the oil from coming ashore.
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But there is nothing to stop the oil companies from simply taking this in the form of higher prices themselves.
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But what is clear is that the battle to stop the oil from flowing into the Gulf is just about over.
That's why we're also using every resource available to stop the oil from coming ashore and mitigating the damage it could cause.
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One key to Mix finding a solution to stop the oil flow was to calculate how much oil was gushing into the Gulf.
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The campaign forced Shell to stop pumping oil out of Ogoniland but it continues to operate pipelines in the region and spills have continued.
Local responders have built barriers of rock and dirt to stop the oil from contaminating the lake, and Exxon Mobil put booms into the lake as a precaution.
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Unable to stop Canadian oil drilling and tar sand extraction programs, environmental groups are now trying to block any pipeline that is proposed out of the oil producing regions.
India's largest importer of Iranian crude, said on March 14 that the refinery might be forced to stop importing oil from Iran if it can't renew the insurance on its refinery.
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We have approved the construction of new barrier islands in Louisiana to try and stop the oil before it reaches the shore, and we are working with Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida to implement creative approaches to their unique coastlines.
The unfortunate fact is, even if we stop importing oil from anywhere but Canada and Mexico even if we produce every single barrel we consume the price of oil in the U.S. will be set on world markets.
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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Are oil companies really going to stop exploring for oil at these prices?
And they gave me an update on our efforts to stop the BP oil spill and mitigate the damage.
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But he added that the spill should not stop deep water oil drilling.
But Greenpeace wanted Unilever to go further, and stop buying palm oil from producers the NGO believed were breaking the law.
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?
Tell them to stop fighting for oil companies.
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But the anti-pipeline crowd is wrong in thinking that blocking Keystone XL will somehow stop development of the oil sands.
The idea is that Americans could switch en masse to natural gas vehicles, and the country could stop importing so much oil.
But scientists and engineers are currently using the best, most advanced technology that exists to try to stop the flow of oil as quickly as possible.
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