Firms Knew of Cement Flaws Before Spill, Panel Says New York Times Blog posts about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In the first official finding of responsibility for the blowout, which killed 11 workers and led to … Inquiry: BP, Halliburton knew well cement was 'unstable'msnbc.com Oil Spill Commission finds Halliburton's cement was unstable, failed multiple …NOLA.com BP, Halliburton had test results showing cement could fail before Gulf oil rig …The Canadian Press Fast Company –FOXBusiness –BBC News all 319 news articles »
Oil-Service Firms Tout Boost From US Gulf Well-Plug Order NASDAQ … Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- In the middle of the regulatory uncertainty that has sprung from this summer's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, …
BP remains partners with firms that it blames for gulf oil spill Washington Post To a striking degree, BP's investigation into the Deepwater Horizon explosion and Gulf of Mexico oil spill blames the contractors for most of what went … Gulf May Avoid Direst Predictions After Oil SpillNew York Times Crews drill final stretch for 'bottom kill' in BP oil spillLos Angeles Times US Expects to Sue Over Deepwater Horizon DisasterWall Street Journal FOXBusiness –The Guardian –Huffington Post (blog) all 1,010 news articles »
Gulf oil slick shapes agenda at energy firms gathering Scotsman NEW technology to prevent a repeat of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be on the agenda this week as representatives from some of the … BP oil spill update – BP Emergency Plan Not UpdatedADAN News (blog) BP yet to update emergency plan three months after Deepwater Horizon spillThe Guardian What we learned from the ecological calamity in the gulfKansas City Star The Associated Press –Montgomery Advertiser –The Business Insider all 2,131 news articles »
Alabama files suit against BP, oil spill firms Bizjournals.com The state of Alabama has filed a lawsuit against companies related to the Gulf oil spill. Troy King, the state's attorney general, said in a statement … Alabama sues over Gulf oil spillAljazeera.net Alabama AG sues BP, others over Gulf oil spillThe Associated Press Alabama sues BP over oil spillAFP ABC Online –CNN –Politics Daily (blog) all 475 news articles »
Alabama state files suit against oil spill firms Morning Star Online … over the Gulf oil spill late on Thursday, saying that the oil company had broken too many promises about accepting responsibility for the disaster. … Alabama AG sues BP, others over Gulf oil spillThe Associated Press Alabama AG Sues BP, Transocean, Halliburton For “Catastrophic” Gulf Oil SpillWall Street Pit (blog) Alabama A.G. Sues BP and Other Firms over SpillDemocracy Now ITN –al.com (blog) –Press-Register – al.com (blog) all 403 news articles »
4 Oil Firms Commit Billion for Gulf Rapid-Response Plan New York Times The moratorium was imposed after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded on April 20 and spewed millions of gallons of oil into the gulf. … BP SPILL: Workers Foresaw Potential for Disaster on Deepwater HorizonHuffington Post Investigative Fund (blog) Deepwater Horizon oil crisis leads to Congressional actionLexology (registration) Ships ready to leave leaky Gulf well as storm brewsUSA Today Dallas Morning News –NPR (blog) –Washington Post all 3,227 news articles »
Feds, oil firms exploring new idea to capture oil
Government, industry leaders float new idea to capture oil gushing from Gulf of Mexico Read more on Bay News 9 Tampa Bay
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Reno firm’s machines help clean Alabama town’s beaches
A representative of a Reno firm is working with the resort city of Gulf Shores, Ala., to help clean its once-pristine beaches of damage from the oil spill along the Gulf Coast. Read more on Reno Gazette-Journal
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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