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<i>Liam Dann</i>: Gulf spill may put dampener on NZ oil drilling
Is the attention New Zealand is getting from foreign oil prospectors accelerating?
New nightmare for BP as Florida closes beaches
The environmental nightmare unleashed by the crippled BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the white-sand paradises of Florida.
Oil giant warns against legal backlash on deepwater drilling
Oil giant ExxonMobil says new rules to curb drilling should be held off until the lessons from the Gulf of Mexico disaster are fully understood.
BP directors call for chairman's head
Senior BP directors want their chairman sacked over his mishandling of the Gulf catastrophe.
Governor slams BP CEO's 'idiotic' comments
Louisiana's governor has blasted BP's CEO for making "idiotic" statements about the Gulf of Mexico oil-slick.
World shares get mixed messages overnight
US share prices were mixed as higher-than-estimated growth in construction spending and manufacturing offset a drop in energy shares.
East Cape oil-drilling plans raise concerns
Opponents say there is no place for oil exploration in New Zealand, but the government is sticking by its deal with oil giant Petrobras.