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Take Ormen Lange, the name of the deep-sea field 75 miles (120 km) from Nyhamna. Hover over the sea above the enormous gas reservoir, and you won't see a rig. Instead, the company overcame underwater peaks, subzero temperatures and powerful currents to build extraction installations directly on the seabed half a mile (1 km) below the surface. In a couple of hours, extracted gas reaches the Nyhamna plant, where it's processed and sent to Britain via the world's longest underwater pipeline (it's a trip that can take as little as two days). In full swing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Norway's Power Play | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

Cost of the settlement in a racial-harassment lawsuit against a Mississippi oil-rig company. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says nooses were displayed on a rig in the Gulf of Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NUMBERS: Nov. 12, 2007 | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

Take Ormen Lange, the name of the deep-sea field 75 miles (120 km) from Nyhamna. Hover over the sea above the enormous gas reservoir and you won't see a rig. Instead, the company overcame under-water peaks, subzero temperatures and powerful currents to build extraction installations directly on the seabed half a mile (1 km) below the surface. In a couple of hours extracted gas reaches the Nyhamna plant, where it's processed and sent to the U.K. via the world's longest underwater pipeline (it's a trip that can take as little as two days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Northern Might | 10/11/2007 | See Source »

...race in 1998. He lost the seat in a close and contested race in 2002, but polls in 2003 showed that he had a good chance of recapturing the governorship. Then came the first indictment from the U.S. Attorney in Birmingham, charging Siegelman with using his position to rig a state bidding process. A judge dismissed the case in 2004 for lack of evidence. Just as Siegelman was preparing to run for Governor again, a second round of charges was brought in 2005 by the U.S. Attorney's office in Montgomery. His trial in 2006 overlapped with Alabama's Democratic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alabama: A Case of Selective Justice? | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

...race in 1998. He lost the seat in a close and contested race in 2002, but polls in 2003 showed that he had a good chance of recapturing the governorship. Then came the first indictment from the U.S. Attorney in Birmingham, charging Siegelman with using his position to rig a state bidding process. A judge dismissed the case in 2004 for lack of evidence. Just as Siegelman was preparing to run for Governor again, a second round of charges was brought in 2005 by the U.S. Attorney's office in Montgomery. His trial in 2006 overlapped with Alabama's Democratic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Selective Justice in Alabama? | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

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