The chief executive of BP has told Sky News he believes the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will end up having only a “very, very modest” environmental impact. Experts had feared the Deepwater Horizon disaster could have led to one of the worst environmental catastrophes in US history. But the British oil giant has risked outrage along the Gulf Coast by predicting a far smaller impact. Dr Tony Hayward said: “I think the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to have been very, very modest. “It is impossible to say and we will mount, as part of the aftermath, a very detailed environmental assessment but everything we can see at the moment suggests that the overall environmental impact will be very, very modest.” BP has begun capturing some of the leaking oil after inserting a suction tube into the fractured riser pipe on the seabed. BP image shows the main leak at the Deepwater Horizon site (Pic: BP plc) It is gathering up an estimated one fifth of the oil pumping out of the fractured well. Dr Hayward said: “Over the last 36 hours we have made a lot of progress on containment on the seabed. “We have a piece of technology engineering which we have developed and which is now allowing us to produce oil from the leak to the surface.” The BP chief spoke to Sky News after completing a visit to Florida where he handed over m (£17m) to pay for an advertising campaign for the state’s tourism industry. He appeared upbeat as he met teams at BP’s vast crisis control … Video Rating: 3 / 5
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NEW YORK/NEW ORLEANS – Weather continued to hinder efforts to fight a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, as the BP oil company finally fessed up that the extent of the leak, which began on Earth Day after the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded, may be as much as five times worse than originally thought.
Document: BP didn’t plan for major oil spill; asserted adverse environmental impacts unlikely….
Document: BP didn’t plan for major oil spill; asserted adverse environmental impacts unlikely.
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