News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Mobil Oil Corporation

Experts see no harm in exploratory well - Ja 29 92, 5B
Mobil may sell gas leases back; Move would end drilling battles - Mr 26 92, 1
Editorial: Mobil's hot lease cools - Mr 30 92, 8A
Tar Heel editors speak: Mobil buyout may be fair deal - Ap 5 92, 5G
U.S. official supports Mobil drilling studies; Data to be collected before exploration - Ap 7 92, 4B
Mobil Oil filing suit over leases; Firm seeks payment for idle coastal tracts - Oc 28 92, 5B

Mobil Oil Corporation

U.S. to back drilling for oil, gas off coasts - Fe 10 91 1
Tracts off N.C. figure heavily in oil, gas plan - Fe 22 91 1B
More details on drilling sought; Panel wants studies done before Mobil starts work off N.C. coast - No 27 91 6B

Mobil Oil Corporation

Impact study won't be required before ruling on (MOBIL) gas well search - Ja 5 89 4C
Mobil to use Morehead City for proposed drilling base - Ja 18 89 16C
Greenpeace joins critics of Mobil plan - Ja 26 89 3C
Mobil defends drilling plan at Dare meeting - Ja 27 89 3C
Tar Heel editors speak: Port's pipe dream could come true - Ja 29 89 7D
Drilling subject to review - Fe 3 89 20C
State might find aid on Mobil drilling plan - Fe 7 89 2C
Cobey asks better data from Mobil - Fe 10 89 6D
Officials questioned about Mobil drilling - Fe 26 89 25A
Mobil plans to submit drilling plans in June - Mr 8 89 2C
Martin insists on full impact study before allowing drilling off Hatteras - Ap 6 89 16C
Oil spill spotlights gas hunt; Mobil drilling plan draws critics' fire - Ap 9 89 23A
Groups threaten to sue if Mobil study bypassed - Ap 12 89 3C
Oil spill said unlikely to foul N.C. beaches - Ap 18 89 18C
Mobil again delays plans to seek gas-search approval - Ap 27 89 4C
Dare hearing slated on gas unit on shore - My 9 89 2C
Gas drilling called OK, but finding it risky - My 18 89 1C
Environmental study rejected on gas drilling off N.C. coast - Jn 2 89 22C
Gas drilling called boon to air quality, economy - Jn 15 89 25A
Amendment could delay Mobil's drilling plans - Jn 22 89 3C
Odds one in 10 that Mobil will find, pump natural gas off N.C. coast - Jy 2 89 4I
Search for natural gas off N.C. coast full of unknowns (Map) - Jy 2 89 1I
Accord boosts Mobil drilling plan off coast - Jy 15 89 1
Greenpeace invades Morehead to fight offshore gas search - Jy 26 89 1C
Tar Heel editors speak: State need time to study drilling - Jy 30 89 7D
Tar Heel editors speak: N.C. faces reality with drilling plan - Au 6 89 7D
Public to voice views on study of Mobil bid to explore off coast - Au 7 89 1C
Oil executive, residents debate Mobil gas search - Au 9 89 1C
Environmentalists say agency biased for oil industry, Mobil - Au 12 89 5D
Mobil promises better response to clean spills; State reviewing offshore proposal - Au 16 89 1C
Mobil seeks hearing on permit for waste - Au 22 89 16C
Drilling plan unveiled; Mobil outlines ways to protect N.C. coast (Map) - Se 6 89 1
Mobil plan for drilling called safe; Sealife not at risk, say Mobil-hired biologists - Se 20 89 3C
Mobil drilling plans challenged in Wilmington - Oc 6 89 3C
U.S. asked to delay Mobil search - Oc 11 89 6C
Mobil's plan called negligible coastal threat - No 3 89 1C
Study faults off-shore oil research; Panel says environmental protection not assured at drilling
sites - No 4 89 1
Point of view: Drilling risky for N.C. coast - No 20 89 11A
Point of view: Mobil proposes a boost to state - No 20 89 11A
Offshore-oil-drilling hearings are expected to attract attention - De 3 89 13C
More data required for Mobil to drill off N.C. - De 5 89 4B

Mobil Oil Corporation

Hold oil drilling 100 years, activist advises - Ja 4 90 4B
Mobil's offshore drilling might not begin this year - Ja 17 90 4B
East seeks natural-gas supplies; Economic ties cited; Mobil plans hailed - Ja 19 90 4B
Jones seeks to block (MOBIL) gas drilling - Ja 24 90 4B
EPA extends comment time on Mobil Oil drilling plan - Fe 2 90 3B
Mobil postpones drilling; new target is '91 - Fe 10 90 4B
Federal officials are at odds over drilling - Fe 15 90 4B
Firm that seeks to drill off coast gets award - Ap 7 90 4B
U.S. proposes an increase in coastal drilling - Ap 24 90 5A
Drilling plans are changing; Effect on state coast can't yet be forecast - Ap 25 90 4B
Drilling delay sought; Lawmaker requests offshore moratorium - My 12 90 4B
N.C. gas firm signs a pact with Mobil - My 15 90 4B
Panel hears offshore drilling debated (congressional hearing) - My 19 90 4B
Tar Heel editors speak: Divided over drilling - Jn 17 90 7J
Panel will use computer for offshore-drilling study - Jn 20 90 4B
Martin seeks inclusion in oil moratorium - Jn 27 90 1B
Martin fishing to add state to oil drilling ban - Jn 29 90 3B
Local bans on drilling approved - Jn 30 90 4B
Tar Heel editors speak: Ban drilling off N.C. coast - Jy 8 90 7J
Weak stand on drilling criticized - Jy 11 90 2B
Foes of Mobil plant support moratorium - Jy 12 90 4B
Interior secretary asks panel to reject moves to delay Mobil's drilling plans - Jy 13 90 4B
Editorial: GOP slipper on oil - Jy 14 90 12A
Mobil's site holds wealth of ocean life - Jy 16 90 1B
State halts Mobil offshore drilling plan - Jy 18 90 1B
Coastal panel chief (Harrington) might have conflicts (consultant for Mobil Oil) - Jy 19 90 4B
Editorial: Steady amid drilling storm - Jy 20 90 10A
House won't delay offshore drilling - Jy 25 90 4B
Mobil-drilling delay gets strong start in Congress - Jy 27 90 7A
Editorial: Walter Jones pulls out a win - Jy 28 90 16A
Mobil to appeal to federal officials to cancel N.C. decision on drilling - Jy 28 90 5B
Proposal to ban oil drilling off Outer Banks goes to Bush - Au 5 90 2C
Oil crisis may affect N.C. site; Shortage may spark call for Outer Banks drilling - Au 9 90 1B
Mobil's offshore site report sent to state - Au 31 90 5B
New reports on drilling shy on data, officials say - Se 1 90 1B
State rejects Mobil's exploration plan - No 21 90 1B
Drilling debate churning again - De 10 90 3B
Gas industry foresees drilling off N.C. - De 19 90 4B
Lujan picks panel to assess Mobil drilling request - De 29 90 5B

Mobil Oil Corporation

Mobil Oil seeks well off coast; Firm wants to drill for gas near Hatteras - Se 3 88 1
Editorial: Gambling on ocean wells - Se 7 88 8A
Mobil plan hints at huge gas field; Well sought off coast at Hatteras - Se 8 88 1C
Evidence backs gas search off N.C. coast - Se 11 88 31A
State gets 20 days to answer Mobil plan - Se 13 88 2C
Drilling off N.C. coast raises many questions - Oc 9 88 1
Mobil consultant says oil spill possible with drilling - Oc 13 88 23A
Mobil considers site in Dare - Oc 20 88 16C
Mobil to put off filing drilling plan in its search for gas off N.C. coast - Oc 26 88 3C
Mobil plan impact statement to be discussed - De 8 88 29A
Off-shore drilling may get assessment - De 9 88 2C

Mobil Oil Corporation

Supporters are strong at Mobil drilling hearing - De 6 89 4B
Protest of Mobil drilling rocks Velvet Cloak Inn - De 8 89 1B
Mobil could drill off coast in May, firm's officers say - De 9 89 4B
Editorial: Gas and oil, if any, will keep - De 12 89 12A
Factions debate offshore drilling; Industry assails increasing review by state, federal officials - De 13 89 4B
Fisheries officials urge delay in Mobil drilling - De 16 89 4B

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