Oil company still trying to control Alaska well blowout, help on the way - Alaska Dispatch, Craig Medred - A North Slope oil rig was evacuated Wednesday after a Repsol drilling contractor hit a pocket of gas that triggered a methane blowout. The venting gas sparked fears the rig could explode, but the rig was intact and Repsol was reported to be working toward control of the situation.   Alberta finance minister says politics got in the way of a good economic decision - The Register, Rob Gillies - "We [...]