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<p>The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns after an explosion on April 21 in the Gulf of Mexico, off the southeast tip of Louisiana.</p>

<p>The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns after an explosion on April 21 in the Gulf of Mexico, off the southeast tip of Louisiana.</p>

November 5, 2010

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World's thirst for oil leads to risks
November 5, 2010 9 p.m.

World's thirst for oil leads to risks

MIAMI - The world's thirst for crude is leading oil exploration companies into ever deeper waters and ventures fraught with environmental and political peril.