Feds cautious on timing for new cap in Gulf leak
Undersea robots manipulated by engineers a mile above were expected to begin work Saturday removing the containment cap over the gushing well head in the Gulf of Mexico to replace it with a tighter-fitting cap that could funnel all the oil to tankers at the surface. Read more on San Diego Union-Tribune
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AP: Gulf leak could be contained by Monday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The BP oil leak could be completely contained as early as Monday if a new, tighter cap can be fitted over the blown-out well, the government official in charge of the crisis said Friday in some of the most encouraging news to come out of the Gulf in the 2 1/2 months since the disaster struck. Read more on The Garden City Telegram
UPDATE: New cap, ships could contain Gulf leak by Monday
NEW ORLEANS — The federal official leading the Gulf oil spill cleanup said Friday a new containment cap and an additional ship collecting oil could effectively contain the spill in the next three days. Read more on Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
BP Shares Have Longest Winning Streak Since Before Leak on Relief Wells
BP Plc rose for a fourth day, the longest winning streak since the Gulf of Mexico spill started, as it came closer to stopping the leak and after Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward met with Abu Dhabi’s crown prince. Read more on Bloomberg
Will BP’s oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico ever stop? According to some experts, the answer to that question is “no,” and based on what we’ve seen from BP, they don’t seem to be getting any closer to stopping it either. Mike Papantonio appears on MSNBC’s Hardball to discuss the latest developments in the case, and we’ll find out why Ken Salazar is still letting BP call the shots.
With deep sadness in the wake of the tragic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, I pieced together this video montage to bid farewell to the Gulf of Mexico as it was. If the Gulf ever recovers from this, it will not be in my lifetime. I wish the rest of the world could know exactly what we’ve lost. This is HOME, this is my HEART, this is tragedy beyond comprehension or words. That is why there is no wording….the photos and video speak volumes themselves….may God bless us all. Video Rating: 5 / 5
Oil Leak Update: New Tropical Storm Could Threaten The Gulf, Oil Has Hit Every … allvoices By RoyEisner It is Day 78 of the oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Saturday, I was telling you about the world's largest oil skimmer called "The … Gulf oil spill update: BP oil found on Texas beaches, threatens Lake PontchartrainExaminer.com BP or no BP, oil industry will fight backArab News Editorial: Size of Gulf disaster hits home for all of usGreen Bay Press Gazette StarNewsOnline.com –msnbc.com –Gulf Jobs Market News all 4,999 news articles »
BP has released this video showing the oil leak from the Deepwater Horizon Well. The government initially estimated that the leak was spilling 5000 barrels per day. Based on this video, scientists now estimate that it looks more like 70000 barrels per day. This new estimate means that this spill has already exceeded the spill amount of the Exxon Valdez.
Corporations fight over oil leak as spill continues rt.com Published 22 May, 2010, 08:41 Edited 23 May, 2010, 06:55 Oil spill gutting confidence – and staining reputations Bernard Lagan May 31, 2010 tinyurl.com A month after a BP oil rig explosion led to crude oil being pumped directly into the Gulf of Mexico, the scandal over who is to blame for it is only gathering momentum. An estimated 28 million liters of oil has gushed in the water, though some scientists say the real figure is much higher. The powers that be are still trying to shut off the oil tap, which is seeping scandal, politics and corporate domination into Washington’s on-going investigation. BP’s Deep Water Horizon explosion sparked a fire on April 20, two days later, the government agency that was suppose to be watching BP began its probe. President Obama came to the rescue. “BP is responsible for this leak. BP will be paying the bill,” said president [double speak] Obama, talking to press in Venice, US. “But as president of the United States, I’m going to spare no effort to respond on this crisis as long as it continues.” The once vivacious advocates of “drill, baby, drill” have disappeared, along with solutions to the problem. Obama sent SWAT teams as the oil reached the shores of Louisiana. The media has coined it “Obama’s Katrina”. “From hurricane Katrina and now with this gulf oil explosion of BP… [these are] things that show that profit’s over people,” said Lennox Yearwood, director of The Hip-Hop …
BP ‘informed of leak’ by worker weeks before oil spill
BP shares fall another 2pc on new allegations that it ignored safety warnings before the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more on Daily Telegraph
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