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Day 17 of The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
By The Associated Press Events May 6, Day 17 of a Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with an explosion and fire on April 20 on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC, which is in charge of cleanup and containment. The blast killed 11 workers. Since then, oil has been pouring into the Gulf from a blown-out undersea well at about 210,000 gallons per day …

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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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UCC UPDATE: Gulf of Mexico oil spill response anticipated (Worldwide Faith UCC UPDATE: G)
Three weeks after the April 20 explosion and fire on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, a potentially devastating domino effect from the subsequent spill is looming larger with each passing day. A recent wind shift is slowly pushing more oil from BPs Deepwater Horizon gusher into the Mississippi Delta and areas west of the river, which is bad news for Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal said …

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BP Stopped One Leak From Gulf of Mexico Oil Well (Correct)
BP Plc has 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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Oil from Gulf of Mexico spill reaches Chandeleur Island chain
John McCusker / The Times-PicayuneOil from the Gulf spill has reached the northern part of the Chandeleur Islands on Thursday. Orange-colored oil from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has washed up on the western side of North Island, the…

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Globe and Mail

2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – 2010 Atrocious Disaster Could be Obama's Katrina? CNM News Network Is the Gulf oil spill 2010 Obama's Katrina? The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a horrendous disaster that many news agencies have likened to Katrina. … Gulf oil slick spreads as oil execs face grillingReuters BP, other firms, fight over Gulf oil spill blameAsiaOne BP says it will pay to clean up Gulf oil spillMarketWatch Eco Factory –Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) –Los Angeles Times (blog) all 16,122 news articles »

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Russia, UAE offer U.S. help in tackling oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
Russia and the United Arab Emirates have offered their assistance in tackling the consequences of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Department of State said.

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BP Oil Tanker Said to Be Diverted From Gulf of Mexico (Update1)
May 5 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc diverted an oil tanker to Europe from the Gulf of Mexico, where a spill from a rig leased by the company may disrupt shipping, according to a shipbroker with direct knowledge of the decision.

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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.

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Fishing Closure Due to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Announces Further Recreational and Commercial Fishing Closure due to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today it will be closing recreational and commercial fishing in further areas of state waters as a precautionary response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This action expands the previously …

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