Congressman: too much dispersant used in oil spill The Associated Press Salazar told the AP he believes the industry-wide moratorium imposed after BP's Gulf oil spill was the correct call. "I think we're in the right direction," … Gulf oil spill: Did Coast Guard allow excessive toxic dispersants?Los Angeles Times (blog) Coast Guard: Work On Smaller Gulf Leak To Begin SundayWall Street Journal Gulf states now worry about restoring their imageMiamiHerald.com TIME (blog) –The Money Times –Examiner.com all 137 news articles »
BP Well Gushing as Much as 60,000 Barrels Oil a Day, U.S. Says
June 16 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc ’s well in the Gulf of Mexico is gushing as much as 60,000 barrels of oil a day, the government said yesterday, again increasing a figure officials put at 1,000 barrels more than seven weeks ago. Read more on Bloomberg
On Dylan Ratigan’s Show, oil expert Matt Simmons talks about the Deepwater Horizon blowout, and that BP is doing everything wrong — “It’s spewing 150000 barrels of oil a day and BP is patching the wrong part”. Video Rating: 5 / 5
Cap collecting Gulf oil, unclear how much though
Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says a cap has been collecting some of the Gulf oil gusher, but crews will not know how much until later in the day. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News
Gulf Oil Spill Volume: BP Unsure How Much Oil Remains In Deepwater Horizon Reservoir
What’s Your Reaction? A bird flies over oil that has collected on wetlands on Elmer’s Island in Grand Isle, La., Thursday, May 20, 2010. The oil came inland despite oil booms that were placed at the wetlands’ mouth on the Gulf of Mexico. Read more on The Huffington Post
BP unsure exactly how much oil is in reservoir in Gulf spill
This image from video released by BP shows the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday at 4:19 a.m. BP spokesman John Curry said Sunday that the company does not know how much oil is contained the… Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune
May 10, 2010 — Video is from Alabama resident John Wathen as a volunteer pilot flew him over the area where the oil rig sank. Officials have stopped guessing at the amount of oil leaking although some speculate it may be closer to 1 million gallons per day. Don’t let BP spin this into something trivial. “It’s not a leak, it’s a volcano spewing oil” Video Rating: 5 / 5
Congressional investigators announced Wednesday that an emergency shutoff valve might have been able to prevent the BP Plc (NYSE:BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, had it not been equipped with a leaking hydraulic system and one useless valve. The Transocean Ltd-owned (NYSE:RIG) Deepwater Horizon drilling rig was supposed to be equipped with a blowout preventer capable of pushing back on high pressure oil and gas surges, but instead failed, killing eleven workers in an explosion. Poor maintenance and necessary modifications on the blowout preventer were pinpointed by chairman of the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) as the reasons behind the explosive spill. Stupak said, “The safety of [the rig’s] entire operations rested on the performance of a leaking, modified, defective blowout preventer.” The blowout preventer was manufactured by Cameron International Corp. (NYSE:CAM), and crews noticed the leak oozing from a faulty and loose connection. However, Cameron International told the Investigations Subcommittee that it could not have been the blowout preventer that caused the leak, since the other connections were tightly fitted. An additional shut-off system on the blowout preventer was also modified, and reportedly did not work either. Rep. Stupak said, “An entire day’s worth of precious time had been spent engaging rams that closed the wrong way because it was wired wrong.” A document was identified by the Investigations … Video Rating: 5 / 5
Ahlin: In light of the Gulf oil spill, so much for 'drill, baby, drill' In-Forum If nothing else comes of the ongoing British Petroleum Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster, our lackadaisical attitude toward pollution in the deep blue sea has … Updates and the latest pictures from the Gulf oil spillExaminer.com Gulf oil spill: Obama administration warns BP it's on the hook for all damages …Los Angeles Times (blog) In Gulf oil spill, how helpful – or damaging – are dispersants?Christian Science Monitor Tulsa World –Gulf Coast Newspapers –MSMDC News (blog) all 10,378 news articles »
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