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Last night, Rachel Maddow did a long report about the BOEMRE's issuing of new deepwater drilling permits at a rapid rate even though they knew the conclusions in Det Norske Veritas' report on the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer documenting the unreliability of these well control devices.  First, her report, then a segment with me talking about BOPs.  Have a look:Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyVisit msnbc.com for breaking news,...

Yesterday, the Department of Interior released Det Norske Veritas' (DNV) report on the forensic testing that it conducted on the blowout preventer (BOP) that failed to shut in BP's blown out Macondo well almost a year ago.  I'm still going through the 500-plus page report to find answers to my many questions about the failed BOP, but I do agree with the over riding recommendation to the industry from DNV: "The finding of these studies...

Today I was on Studio B with Shepard Smith talking about the Mid-East crisis and its effect on oil supply.  Have a look:Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com...

The Wall Steet Journal updated the oil sheen story....

The Times-Picayune is reporting about several sightings of oil about 20 miles from the site of BP's blowout this last summer.  The first report described a half-mile by half-mile sheen in the water; another reported a sheen 100 miles long.  The reports are originating from Main Pass Block 41.  We'll be following this story.Thanks to a reader for the Saturday night tip....

The earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan shocked us this weekend as we watched with horrified fascination as walls of water destroyed thousands of homes and killed countless people.  In a country that experiences dozens of earthquakes a year, this particular disaster was beyond any scale ever contemplated by the compulsively disciplined and always prepared Japanese people, but they never lost their stoic presence and seemingly unlimited patience even as their well ordered lives and...

Here is a video posted of an interview I gave to Russia Today:...

My book was just announced as a finalist for Book of the Year in the Environment Category by ForeWord Reviews....

Today, Energy Bulletin reviewed Disaster on the Horizon.  Here's the link....

All the buzz yesterday on the talk shows (besides Michele Bachmann repeating her talking point dozens of times on Meet the Press rather than actually answering questions) was tapping the Strategic Oil Reserve to somehow lower gasoline prices.  To even suggest such a move is not only a bad idea and bad policy, it won't help. First, a little history.  The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, or SPR, made up primarily of salt dome storage along the...