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BP examining oil leak options
BP is assessing several options to try to control oil gushing from its ruptured seabed well in the Gulf of Mexico.

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BP’s first attempt to divert Gulf oil leak fails
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – As a massive oil leak spit thousands of gallons more crude into the Gulf of Mexico, a big box that BP hoped would be its savior sat idle hundreds of feet away, encased in ice crystals.

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Gulf oil leak rate much higher than reported, professor says Los Angeles Times "I am concerned that an underestimation of the oil spill's flow may be impeding the ability to solve the leak and handle the management of the disaster," … White House Wants $10 Million to Fight Oil-Spill LitigationWall Street Journal $10 million for the Gulf oil disasterSeven Sided Cube Latest updates and pictures from the Gulf Coast oil spillExaminer.com Federal News Service (subscription) –Christian Science Monitor –Detroit Free Press (blog) all 5,428 news articles »

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Rep. Waxman says congressional investigation shows Gulf oil well’s blowout preventer had leak
WASHINGTON – Rep. Henry Waxman says that his committee’s investigation into the Gulf oil spill reveals that a key safety device, the blowout preventer, had a leak in a crucial hydraulic system.

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BP tries new oil leak fixes, tar balls wash ashore
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BP releases video of leak Florida continues to prepare Tampa Bay Newspapers Other preparedness activities include the creation of a Gulf Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force that is responsible to oversee and coordinate needs by … SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION Gov. Charlie Crist calls special legislative …MiamiHerald.com Business Task Force Created to Buffer State from Oil SpillSunshine State News Crist asks BP for $35 million for ad campaign to combat lies about Fla beachesPalm Beach Post Examiner.com –Bradenton Herald –The Bradenton Times all 614 news articles »

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Hydraulic Leak Cited as Possible Cause of Spill New York Times On Wednesday, the Obama administration proposed a $118 million package of actions to combat the gulf oil spill, most of it to be paid for by BP, … Gulf Coast oil spill causes hair-raising eventCleveland Daily Banner The science of dispersantsNature.com BP Oil Leak Containment Actions Are Still OngoingDaily Top Trends Kansas City Star –BusinessWeek –CNM News Network all 21,243 news articles »

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BP looks for new plan to stop leak
The oil company may try a smaller containment box or try to clog the well. After failing in their attempt to funnel the oil leaking under the Gulf of Mexico with a 100-ton box, BP officials on Sunday were considering deploying a smaller container that might be less prone to clogging.

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BP sprays more chemicals into main Gulf oil leak
Dime- to golfball-sized balls of tar washed up over the weekend on Dauphin Island, three miles off the Alabama mainland at the mouth of Mobile Bay and much farther east than the thin, rainbow sheens that have arrived sporadically in the Louisiana marshes.

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BP Stopped One Leak From Gulf of Mexico Oil Well (Update3)
May 5 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc stopped one of three oil leaks from its well in the Gulf of Mexico, advancing efforts to end a spill after a drilling rig sank last month, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

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