With gas prices rising, California residents are softening their long-held opposition to offshore drilling, a new opinion poll suggests.
Offshore Drilling
In California, Support Grows for Offshore Drilling
Arizona Daily Star: Bush decision on oil backed by industry
The oil industry applauded President Bush's announcement Monday that he would lift an executive ban on offshore drilling...
EPA permit brings Shell a step closer to drilling in Beaufort Sea
The EPA permit allows Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Dutch-owned Royal Dutch Shell PLC, to release up to 245 tons of nitrogen oxides at each of its drilling sites in the Beaufort Sea.