Transocean Claims It Doesn't Owe Fines for Sub-Surface Leaks in BP Spill Bloomberg Transocean Ltd. (RIG) said it can't be forced to pay federal fines or penalties for oil spilled below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in the Deepwater Horizon incident because of an indemnity contract with BP Plc. Transocean asked a federal judge in … Transocean Claims It's Not Liable For Sub-Surface Leaks In Gulf SpillBenzinga
BP and Transocean argue over fresh Gulf of Mexico oil 'leaks' Telegraph.co.uk The US Coast Guard has warned that more oil may have leaked from the Deepwater Horizon rig, causing a new round of finger-pointing between BP and Transocean. By Rowena Mason There have been several sightings of oil near the site of last year's Gulf of … Is The Deepwater Horizon Leaking Oil?GCaptain (press release) Coast Guard: Sheens near site of Deepwater Horizon disaster not from BP's …Washington Post Sheen may be from Deepwater Horizon rig wreckageHouston Chronicle BusinessWeek all 211 news articles »
Commission Finds BP, Halliburton Knew Cement Would Allow Oil Leaks Gather.com Fred Bartlit, Jr, lead investigator of a commission appointed by President Obama to investigate the BP gulf oil disaster, reports BP and Halliburton, … Inquiry finds Halliburton, BP knew of faulty cement weeks before Gulf oil disasterUSA Today Cement flaws linked to Gulf oil spillRTHK Halliburton knew oil disaster cement was unstable: probeAFP Raw Story –Monsters and Critics.com –The Guardian all 858 news articles »
Deepwater Horizon supervisor confirms leaks in blowout preventer, lack of … NOLA.com A top Transocean official acknowledged the failed blowout preventer on the Deepwater Horizon was not certified in accordance with federal regulations … The Key Players of the Deepwater HorizonWall Street Journal Gulf oil spill: BP not learning from disasters, investigator chargesLos Angeles Times (blog) Transocean accused over maintenanceFinancial Times BusinessWeek –Washington Post (blog) –Telegraph.co.uk all 197 news articles »
A giant funnel to be installed at the scene of last month’s devastating explosion off the US coast, is BP’s best hope of halting the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The device, designed to channel oil from the seabed to the surface where it can be collected safely, will be set up on Thursday. However, with the energy company itself not sure it will even work, Russian experts suggest that a nuclear missile may be the solution. Video Rating: 3 / 5
This video, dated 05/11/10, shows one of the three major oil leaks left after the fire and subsequent sinking of the Deepwater Horizon mobile drilling platform. Video Rating: 5 / 5
As I’m watching the news, seeing all of these fantastical, hopeless ideas being honestly tossed around as possibly viable-enough-to-try solutions to the oil well rupture, I just had to come up with my own that I thought would have the same probability of working. See? I should get paid the same amount as Gov’t consultants– When do I get my check? PS- This video was partially made in direct response to this bunch of silliness- www.ireport.com PPS- IRL I don’t have a half-inebriated, 1/4-southern redneck, 1/4 brain-dead speech impediment. Video Rating: 5 / 5
New oil spill videos released by BP show gushing leaks
Florida Senator Bill Nelson has posted new BP videos on his website that offer new views of the gushing Deepwater Horizon oil spill leaks…. Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune
Gulf of Mexico oil spill: BP caps ONE of the three leaks
Following the failure of the BP attempt to contain the gushing leak in the Gulf of Mexico, citizens on the Louisiana coastline are pitching in – by donating their HAIR to soak up the leak.