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BP Says Its Gulf Oil Spill Costs Now $450M
Tab to Fight Massive Oil Spill Has Risen by $100 Million in Three Days, London-Based Company Says

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-10 10:01 UPDATE 2-BP says oil spill costs $350 mln so far, shares hit
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Rep. Waxman says congressional investigation shows Gulf oil well’s blowout preventer had leak
WASHINGTON – Rep. Henry Waxman says that his committee’s investigation into the Gulf oil spill reveals that a key safety device, the blowout preventer, had a leak in a crucial hydraulic system.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-12 15:42 House panel says rig’s blowout preventer was faulty
WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives investigation subcommittee said on Wednesday that it had uncovered significant problems with the blowout preventer on BP’s oil well that may have contributed to the rig explosion and oil spill spreading in the Gulf of Mexico. At a hearing on the oil spill, Representative Henry Waxman said the blowout preventer had a leak in its …

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Gulf oil spill: Rep. Stupak says blowout preventer was modified Los Angeles Times (blog) In the ongoing hearing looking into the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, US Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) focused on the so-called blowout preventer, … Gulf oil spill: Blowout preventer problems caused the leakNews Provider Inquiry Finds Gulf Oil Rig Safety Rested On Faulty Fail SafeNewsroom America BP knew of problems hours before blastCNNMoney Reuters –NPR (blog) all 43 news articles »

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BP Spill Suits Might Be Combined, Resolved Quickly, Lawyer Says
May 6 (Bloomberg) — About 200 attorneys suing BP Plc over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill met in a New Orleans hotel to devise a strategy for resolving virtually all spill litigation within three months, a lawyer said.

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BP Hopes Dome Will Contain Oil Spill, But BP Needs Better CrisisPR to Contain Image Damage, Says Dobson
CrisisPR expert Brian Dobson says the Crisis-Arch™ in a major development is predicable yet BP was flat footed and slow to act at the outset of the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

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BP says it will pay to clean up Gulf oil spill MarketWatch Obama will receive a 30-day review of the Gulf disaster then. As BP grapples with the spill, there are some in Congress who want to raise the cap on oil … Class Action Lawsuits Pile Up in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill DisasterEco Factory Gulf oil spill: a BP shareholder revolt?Los Angeles Times (blog) Are Gulf coast air and water quality compromised as oil spill moves westerly …Examiner.com Fast Company –Triple Pundit –Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) all 7,435 news articles »

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www.discoverynews.com In the hours before the Gulf oil spill hit the Louisiana Coast, James Williams discovered what Gulf Coast experts were most worried about in terms of the spill’s impact.

BP chief says slick being contained
LONDON (SHARECAST) – BP’s chief executive has said the company is winning the race to try and contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ‘The reason it’s not getting to the beaches is because we’re containing it,’ the Times quotes him as saying.

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