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Oil companies plan evacuations from Libya

From The New York Times | Global oil companies said Monday that they were making plans to evacuate employees in Libya after some operations there were disrupted by political unrest. The country holds the largest crude oil reserves in Africa.

Toxic chemicals found deep at oil spill site

Toxic chemicals at levels high enough to kill sea animals extended deep underwater soon after the BP oil spill, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday.

They found evidence of the chemicals as deep as 3,300 feet

and as far away as 8 miles in May, and said the spread likely worsened as more oil spilled. Get the full story »