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WO Wire Bizarre News

WO Wire is collection of current headlines and select press releases from around the upstream, oil and gas industry.

Headlines

02/21/2011: South African Navy to take on pirates and mercenaries

02/17/2011: The Night Dragons: Chinese hackers steal oil and gas info

02/15/2011: Computer with oil and gas analytical technology ties human on Jeopardy

02/11/2011: Race to reach Antarctica's giant buried Lake Vostok almost over

02/08/2011: Nepal television station broadcasts news with oil lamps

02/01/2011: Can central heating make you fat?

01/18/2011: Crystal sieves could make oil sands greener

12/20/2010: GM turning BP oil spill booms into Volt parts

12/14/2010: Electric eel powers Christmas lights in Japan

12/10/2010: New documentary chronicles small town's struggle with a sudden oil boom

12/07/2010: Affordable all-electric Wheego makes world debut

12/03/2010: Green Holidays: Solar-powered outdoor Christmas lights

11/30/2010: Coates Offshore Mo Bro’s to shave off Movember mustaches for charity

11/28/2010: Thanksgiving turkey fry oil to become biodiesel fuel

11/23/2010: Gulf oysters available for Thanksgiving, though you may pay more

11/18/2010: Lincoln Financial Field gets even greener

11/14/2010: “Mekkah Metro” marks a green hajj for Muslim pilgrims

11/12/2010: New England’s largest solar plant to start up

11/09/2010: US Navy tests boat powered by algae

11/09/2010: Dead coral found near Macondo well raises concern about effects of oil spill

11/09/2010: Introducing the world’s smallest car

11/01/2010: New efficient camel subway system proposed

10/28/2010: Chefs show support for Gulf seafood at Seafood Night Out

10/27/2010: Japanese 'Blest Machine' recycles plastic into oil at home

10/24/2010: Somali pirates hijack two LPG tankers in 24 hours

10/20/2010: Pipeline 'pig' crashes through North Texas home

10/18/2010: Jerry Jones' oil company faces $15 million fraud suit

10/16/2010: Energy consortium sues over oil,gas lease backlog

10/14/2010: Osama bin Laden goes green?

10/10/2010: Sea Snot explosion in Gulf of Mexico could be caused by oil spill

10/08/2010: Company offers do-it-yourself biodiesel

10/05/2010: Gas tank explodes, crashes through home’s solar panels

10/02/2010: Chesapeake’s 'Shale Play' wins 10th annual Fortune Battle of the Corporate Bands

09/27/2010: Drilling groups may sue OSHA over flame-resistant clothing requirement

09/22/2010: Russian oil exploration work may be causing exodus of endangered grey whales

09/20/2010: New Orleans Saints contribute to oil spill fundraiser

09/18/2010: Yahoo! unveils energy efficient data centre in Lockport, NY

09/11/2010: Oil drilling platform arrives at Chilean mine to aid in rescue

09/09/2010: Lost male drivers waste $3,000 in gas

09/09/2010: Smart car gets handknitted sweater

09/08/2010: Storm ends Greenpeace activists’ protest on Arctic oil rig

09/01/2010: Women protestors occupy Shell Niger Delta flow station

08/27/2010: Scottish scientists develop whisky biofuel

08/24/2010: Study: Petroleum-eating microbes significantly reduced gulf oil plume

08/22/2010: BP oil spill Halloween costumes now available

08/20/2010: Atlantis unveils world’s largest tidal turbine

08/20/2010: Couple accused of stealing gas, selling it from home

08/14/2010: Gas station suing city of Orlando

08/11/2010: Oops! Artist omits Mississippi from oil spill T-shirt sold at Buffett concert

08/09/2010: Video footage prompts Chevron to seek dismissal of Ecuadorian lawsuit