OIL SPILL

the very wealthy have begun investing in private vessels to explore the other great frontier: the ocean's depths.

A ship broke free from a tow line and is stranded near the shore at Sheffield Beach, north of Durban, South Africa.

BP Plc Chief Executive Bob Dudley's pledge of strong long-term growth failed to reassure investors concerned about the company's post-oil spill strategy and second-quarter results well shy of forecasts.

BP would be wise to consider splitting its operations, as ConcoPhillips and Marathon Oil recently have, to possibly gain back up to 100 billion in value, according to an analyst.

BP Plc wants to limit future claims related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster as the region's economy recovers, the oil company said in a document made public on Friday.

Governor Brian Schweitzer vowed to cling to Exxon Mobil to get the company clean up the oil spill over the weekend that fouled the Yellowstone River in Montana.

An ExxonMobil pipeline in Montana State ruptured late Friday, which spilled hundreds of barrels of crude oil into the famed Yellowstone River, prompting evacuations of nearby residents.

A pipeline operated by Exxon Mobil Corp in Montana state ruptured late Friday, dumping as many as 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River over the weekend.

An ExxonMobil pipeline in Montana state ruptured late Friday, which spilled hundreds of barrles of crude oil into the famed Yellowstone River, prompting evacuations of nearby residents.

A recently released survey from priceline.com gathered the 50 most popular destinations for July 4th weekend. One big surprise may be that several of the top spots are across the border in Canada!

Beaches in America saw the second-highest number of closing and advisory days in 2010, highest in more than two decades, as pollution continues to plague beach waters across the country, a report released on Wednesday said.

Priceline.com recently released its annual survey of the 50 most popular destinations for the upcoming Independence Day weekend in the United States, and one of the biggest surprises may be that many of the top spots aren't in the U.S. They're in Canada!

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: Best Buy, Micron Technology, Biogen Idec, Aetna, Discover Financial, Weatherford International, CVS, Country Style Cooking, Walgreen, Invesco Mortgage and Motorola Mobility Holdings.

What does the Anthony Weiner saga have to do with the travel industry? Not much at all, but one airline company is promoting a special Weiner Sale with fares starting at $9.00.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Wednesday are: Orbitz Worldwide, NetQin Mobile, Esterline Technologies, Regal Beloit, CRH. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Verso Paper Corp, Paragon Shipping, Massey Energy, Anadarko Petroleum and Alpha Natural Resources.

Peter Fonda has made some vague threats against US President Barack Obama.

BP Plc and its partners in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have unleashed a $100 billion-plus barrage of legal claims against each other a year after the rig blast killed 11 workers and created an environmental disaster.

Oil gushed into the sea one year back will perhaps take months or even years to clean up while it continues to clog wetlands, pollute the ocean and endanger wildlife. Check out the latest pictures taken on April 20, 2011, exactly one year after the environmental disaster hit Gulf of Mexico.

Dead dolphins are washed up on the Gulf Coast in record numbers and the toll has breached 400 in just one year, even as Federal authorities are trying to put a lid on actual numbers and the reasons for unusual deaths.

President Barack Obama told U.S. students on Wednesday that with rapid growth in China and India, global demand for energy will continue to increase and a solution for reducing U.S. dependence on imported oil would require long term solutions, setting out goals for reducing oil imports and boosting the use of alternative electricity sources decades from now.

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) will conduct a recruitment drive across ten universities in the country to hire scientists who can conduct scientific studies, complete National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews, and fill important positions in environmental compliance.