WHO: Adm. Thad Allen, National Incident Commander

WHAT: Media briefing to provide Operational Update on Ongoing Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill Response Efforts

WHERE: BP’s Houston Westlake 4 Building, 200 Westlake Park Blvd, Houston, Texas 

WHEN: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 10:30 a.m. CDT.  The call-in number is (866) 304-5784 for domestic callers, and (706) 643-1612 for international callers.  Conference ID # is 98295485

INFORMATION: The press briefing will be held at BP’s Houston Westlake4 building. Press can park in the visitor’s parking garage, adjacent to the Westlake 4 building and accessible from Keating St. Press should enter the main lobby for Westlake 4 and will be escorted to the cafeteria meeting room for the briefing. Cameras must preset no later than 9:45 a.m. CDT and all other media must arrive no later than 10:15 a.m. CDT via the Westlake 4 main entrance. Media credentials and/or photo identification are requested.

Saturday, August 21 Statistics

RESPONSE VESSELS

Vessels of Opportunity: 1,406

Barges: 511

Skimmers: 835

Other Vessels: 1,623

Total active response vessels: 4,375

Aircraft: 72

BOOM DATA

Boom deployed: more than 2.3 million feet

Boom staged: more than 1.3 million feet

Total boom: more than 3.6 million feet

OIL RECOVERED

Oily water recovered: over 34.7 million gallons

Amount estimated burned: 11.1 million gallons

Oil recovered at the source over last 24hrs: 0 gallons

DISPERSANTS

Surface dispersant used: 1,072,514 gallons

Subsea dispersant used: 771,272 gallons

Total dispersant used: 1,843,786 gallons

PERSONNEL INVOLVED

Overall personnel responding: 29,621 personnel responding

Monday, August 23 Statistics

RESPONSE VESSELS

Vessels of Opportunity: 1,406

Barges: 511

Skimmers: 835

Other Vessels: 1,623

Total active response vessels: 4,375

Aircraft: 72

BOOM DATA

Boom deployed: more than 2.3 million feet

Boom staged: more than 1.3 million feet

Total boom: more than 3.6 million feet

OIL RECOVERED

Oily water recovered: over 34.7 million gallons

Amount estimated burned: 11.1 million gallons

Oil recovered at the source over last 24hrs: 0 gallons

DISPERSANTS

Surface dispersant used: 1,072,514 gallons

Subsea dispersant used: 771,272 gallons

Total dispersant used: 1,843,786 gallons

PERSONNEL INVOLVED

Overall personnel responding: 30,294 personnel responding

Thursday, August 26 Statistics

RESPONSE VESSELS

Vessels of Opportunity: 1,340

Barges: 610

Skimmers: 835

Other Vessels: 2,274

Total active response vessels: 5,059

Aircraft: 64

BOOM DATA

Boom deployed: more than 2.3 million feet

Boom staged: more than 1.6 million feet

Total boom: more than 6.9 million feet

OIL RECOVERED

Oily water recovered: over 34.7 million gallons

Amount estimated burned: 11.1 million gallons

Oil recovered at the source over last 24hrs: 0 gallons

DISPERSANTS

Surface dispersant used: 1,072,514 gallons

Subsea dispersant used: 771,272 gallons

Total dispersant used: 1,843,786 gallons

PERSONNEL INVOLVED

Overall personnel responding: 29,705 personnel responding

Wednesday, August 25 Statistics

RESPONSE VESSELS

Vessels of Opportunity: 1,340

Barges: 610

Skimmers: 835

Other Vessels: 2,274

Total active response vessels: 5,059

Aircraft: 84

BOOM DATA

Boom deployed: more than 2.3 million feet

Boom staged: more than 1.6 million feet

Total boom: more than 6.9 million feet

OIL RECOVERED

Oily water recovered: over 34.7 million gallons

Amount estimated burned: 11.1 million gallons

Oil recovered at the source over last 24hrs: 0 gallons

DISPERSANTS

Surface dispersant used: 1,072,514 gallons

Subsea dispersant used: 771,272 gallons

Total dispersant used: 1,843,786 gallons

PERSONNEL INVOLVED

Overall personnel responding: 29,705 personnel responding

WHO:    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hammond Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

WHAT:    Birds, mostly brown pelicans and laughing gulls, rescued from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and treated at the Hammond Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Louisiana will be released at Atchafalaya Delta and Rabbit Island 

WHERE:   Atchafalaya Delta: Berwick Public Boat Launch, Levee Road, Berwick, La. 70342 
Rabbit Island: Cameron Public Launch, Hwy. 3143 Davis Road, Cameron, La. 70631

WHEN:    Atchafalaya Delta: Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, 6 a.m. CDT
Rabbit Island: Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, 6 a.m. CDT

The boat ride at Atchafalaya is approximately 45 minutes. There are multiple release locations, with a total round-trip time of approximately four hours.

The boat ride to Rabbit Island will be approximately 30 minutes each way. The bird release at Rabbit Island will be completed in approximately one to two hours.

Media will be able to film and photograph the bird release from the boats. No media will be allowed on the island. Upon return to the dock, media will have the opportunity to interview and speak with wildlife experts from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife veterinarians, wildlife operations and rehabilitation staff.

WHY:      Birds oiled or injured as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are being rescued, treated, and relocated in the Gulf states.  Birds are released only after wildlife specialists determine that they are sufficiently rehabilitated. The birds are released as far as possible from areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and into the same type habitat and populations from which they came, but with as little risk of getting re-exposed to oil as possible.

CONTACT:   Walter Tegge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (757) 284-6253
                   Bo Boehringer, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, (225) 765-5115

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Sunday, August 22 Statistics

RESPONSE VESSELS

Vessels of Opportunity: 1,406

Barges: 511

Skimmers: 835

Other Vessels: 1,623

Total active response vessels: 4,375

Aircraft: 72

BOOM DATA

Boom deployed: more than 2.3 million feet

Boom staged: more than 1.3 million feet

Total boom: more than 3.6 million feet

OIL RECOVERED

Oily water recovered: over 34.7 million gallons

Amount estimated burned: 11.1 million gallons

Oil recovered at the source over last 24hrs: 0 gallons

DISPERSANTS

Surface dispersant used: 1,072,514 gallons

Subsea dispersant used: 771,272 gallons

Total dispersant used: 1,843,786 gallons

PERSONNEL INVOLVED

Overall personnel responding: 30,294 personnel responding