US government puts BP step closer to being allowed to drill up to 4 wells in … Washington Post (blog) The project would be the first new one drilled by BP in the Gulf since last year's Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the worst offshore oil spill in US history. The company has a 46 percent stake in a well already approved … BP step closer to drilling new Gulf wellsThe Associated Press
BP step closer to drilling new Gulf wells The Associated Press Also Friday, a federal judge in New Orleans held a hearing to update lawyers on the status of the more than 500 lawsuits pending in the multidistrict litigation over the oil spill. A trial is scheduled for February to determine whether rig owner … US government puts BP step closer to being allowed to drill up to 4 wells in …CanadianBusiness.com
A Closer Look at The Commission Report on the Deepwater Horizon Disaster Energy Collective Below, David goes through the highlights of the report to the President on the Deepwater Horizon disaster, explaining the commission's findings of what went wrong, and detailing some specific differences between BP and some other oil companies that may …
New rules on offshore oil drilling; ban closer to being lifted Los Angeles Times The Interior Department issues drilling and workplace rules meant to make deepwater operations safer after the gulf oil spill. … Salazar Says Offshore Drill Plans Must Identify Potential RisksBloomberg US Issues New Rules on Offshore DrillingNew York Times Salazar announces new drilling rules but nothing on banThe Hill (blog) Politico (blog) –AFP –Reuters all 431 news articles »
Editorial: Closer than we think Pensacola News Journal The ongoing revelations about the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, and the ensuing efforts to cap the runaway well, make it crystal clear that we … 'Mission Accomplished' Declared On Gulf Spill, But The Oil Remains (VIDEO)Huffington Post (blog) Washington Watch for Aug. 29, 20102TheAdvocate AP ENTERPRISE: Oil cleanup both bonanza and bustThe Associated Press Los Angeles Times (blog) –Bloomberg –Telegraph.co.uk all 3,012 news articles »
Coast Guard ramps up efforts to capture oil closer to the shore in the Gulf of Mexico
Signaling a shift in strategy to fight against BP’s ruptured well in the Gulf, the Coast Guard is ramping up efforts to capture oil closer to shore. Read more on Fox News
Community Draws Closer to Faith as Oil Spill Grows
BOOTHVILLE, La. (AP) – The reality that the Gulf oil leak could keep flowing for months was setting in for some somber churchgoers in Louisiana. In Plaquemines Parish near the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Rev. Theodore Turner said Sunday some of his congregants are getting desperate because BP has been unable to stop the leak. Turner, of Mount Oliver Baptist Church in Boothville, says … Read more on KATC 3 Lafayette
US President Barack Obama is to set up a commission to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The move’s been used in the wake of other national disasters. It comes after warnings the leaking oil may reach the Florida coastline. BP, which ran the rig, has since managed to attach a pipe to contain the leak. However, experts warn it could face a clean up bill of billions.
FULL tinyurl.com UNCENSORED SINKING OIL RIG functionaries are mobilizing for a cleanup procedure in case a large oil spill occurs, in what has become one of the worst industry disasters in decades.later listing for most of Wednesday, the 0 million platform 41 miles off the Coast of Louisiana settled in 5000 feet of pee at about 10 am Thursday. Seventeen people were injured, and 11 are notwithstanding missing from the explosion. The rest of the crew of 126 filed into lifeboats or jumped nearly 100 feet from the political platform before being pulled from the water by Coast Guard deliverance crews. As the intense fire burned the spewing oil off on Wednesday, early indications were that the set up fire didn’t present significant peril to the coastal ecosystem. But with the semi now sunk and the fire out, concerns are now growing that the post canned mirror a deep-irrigate spill caused by a fire on the West Atlas semi off Australia last year, which environmentalists likened to a “disaster movie.” Video Rating: 1 / 5
BP Moves Closer to ‘Top Kill’ of Leaking Oil Well (Update3)
BP Plc took steps toward attempting to cap its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday as it increased the amount of crude it’s capturing and thick oil began to appear in Louisiana’s wetlands. Read more on BusinessWeek
BP Moves Closer to ‘Top Kill’ Solution to Close Off Oil Well
May 20 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc took steps toward its next attempt at capping its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday as it increased the amount of oil it is capturing. Read more on Bloomberg
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