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Lake Drains Into Mine: Texaco rig triggers whirlpool; landscape transformed

In 1980, an astounding drilling accident changed Lake Peigneur forever, as it drained into an underground salt mine. A colossal whirlpool formed, engulfing not only a drilling rig but also barges and portions of the land surrounding it. This event turned the previously freshwater lake into a deeper body of…

The Times of India · Sep 18

Minimum maintenance roads, 'gut kick' climbs, oil rigs and open range cattle – A detailed look at what the Unbound Gravel 200 course has in store

'MMR, B roads, are all potentially muddy, rocky, grassy. The goal isn't easy, it's safe' says Emporia native and Life Time manager Kristi Mohn

Cycling News · May 25

This Week in History: The Soviet ‘seductive bear’, Amazon’s Chernobyl, and the fall of a golfing icon

Explore how major events between 16 and 22 February were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK · Feb 16

The extraordinary manhunt: How Constance Marten and Mark Gordon evaded police for 53 days

Marten and her rapist boyfriend Gordon spent 53 days on the run with baby Victoria amid a nationwide search

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

Lawyer for Ecuadorian tribes fighting oil industry seeks Biden pardon

Steven Donziger and 34 congressmembers urge action on case that saw debilitating counterattacks from Chevron

The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2024

Ranking the top 10 BTCC liveries

Gulf, Martini, JPS. Motorsport has plenty of great liveries and the most famous are usually found in Formula 1 or at Le Mans, but touring car racing also has plenty of iconic colour schemes.

Autosport · Apr 23, 2024

Texas energy companies are betting hydrogen can become a cleaner fuel for transportation

Supporters say developing hydrogen as a fuel is critical to slowing climate change. Critics are concerned that producing it with fossil fuels will prop up the oil and gas industry.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 25, 2024

Crusading lawyer Steven Donziger on his 993 days of house arrest amid battle with oil companies

Horrified by the effects of toxic waste in the Amazon, the Harvard-educated lawyer has spent decades fighting the companies he holds responsible. But amid accusation and counter-accusation, he tells Kevin E G Perry about the personal price he has had to pay

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

Bow: Man hospitalised with ‘stab wounds’ after early morning fight at east London petrol station

The early morning fight took place at the Texaco petrol garage on Bow Road

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2023

Drivers queue at Welsh petrol station with 'cheapest price in the UK'

Garage owner Vijay Jaganathan said people were travelling for miles to 'check whether it was actually true'.

Wales Online · May 12, 2023