The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, is a designated wilderness area located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The ANWR has been a controversial topic of politics, often named as one of ...

On July 14, 2008, George W. Bush lifted an executive order banning offshore drilling. The order, issued by George H. W. Bush in 1990, is one of two roadblocks for ...

Democratic candidate Barack Obama indicated on August 1, 2008, that he would support limited offshore drilling if it were part of a comprehensive energy plan.Palm Beach Post (Florida): Obama ...

On June 18, 2008, President George W. Bush called for the lifting of a 27-year-old United States ban on offshore oil drilling. Two days earlier, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain ...

Diamond Offshore Drilling is a contract offshore oil and gas driller. A leading US drilling contractor, they have 30 semisubmersibles, 13 jack-up rigs & one drillship. Subsidiary Diamond Offshore Team Solutions ...

Offshore drilling is the drilling and extraction of oil or natural gas from underground deposits under an ocean or other large, natural body of water.

In a July 2008 interview with the blog Politico, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stated the following: "I’m trying to save the planet; I will not have this ...