Something
to tweet
about
venezuelan President hugo chávez may be in his mid-50s, but he’s just as
hip as Brody Jenner or Justin Bieber.
he tweets.
hey, it’s a quick way to let the world know about new oil investment in
his country.
“we will be signing with oil companies from india, Japan, Spain,
U.S. investment $40 billion,” he said in a twitter message in may. “how
about that?”
“Sometimes four hours go by without me tweeting because when i’m
in meetings like this one, how can i tweet,” he asked in a recent message.
No more
squeaky clams
“earlier today, the British Petroleum oil
executives—the guys responsible for the big
oil spill in the gulf of mexico—they testified
before congress. this was great. they were
criticized by the same guys who approved
drilling in the gulf. But these
British Petroleum
executives are trying to spin this
a little bit. i
heard one guy
say today that
it’s a good thing,
actually, because
now when you open a
clam, the hinge doesn’t squeak.”
— Late night tv host david Letterman
More signs of
recover y
250
wells rig released during april 2010
115
wells rig released during april 2009
Source: Daily Oil Bulletin
Percentage of respondents to Oilweek poll who believe offshore exploration in canada
should be revisited in light of the deepwater horizon disaster in the gulf of mexico.
