BP Complaints

BP Cuts Riser From Leaking Oil Well; Prepares Cap (Update1)
June 3 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc has sheared away the riser from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well, a precursor to the company’s attempt to lower a cap onto the leak and divert oil to ships on the surface.
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BP oil spill: ‘top kill’ failure means well may gush until August
After the failure of ‘top kill,’ BP said it will concentrate on containing, not stopping the leak. As failures to stop the BP oil spill mount, the federal government is careful not to promise too much.
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As Deepwater gushes, Feds approve new Gulf oil well off La
Federal regulators approved today the first new Gulf of Mexico oil well since President Barack Obama lifted a brief…
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End point for Gulf oil leak is relief well, BP exec says
Associated PressWeathered oil from the leaking pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico. A BP executive said Sunday that a relief well is the “end point” of efforts to stop the Gulf oil spill — which suggests there’s little chance…
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BP says end point for stopping Gulf oil leak is relief well due in August
WASHINGTON – A BP executive says a relief well is the “end point” of efforts to stop the Gulf oil spill — which suggests there’s little chance of plugging the leak until the new well is completed in August.
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BP: top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil well with mud; another approach being readied
ROBERT, La. – BP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but said it’s
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Attempt to plug BP oil well fails
(CNN) — BP’s “top kill” attempt to stop the flow of oil from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico failed, the company’s chief operating officer said Saturday.
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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

BP considers other fixes; well still spewing oil
Associated Press – May 29, 2010 2:55 PM ET COVINGTON, La. (AP) – A BP executive says the company has yet to stop the oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico and is considering other ways to plug…
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BP ‘slows leaking Gulf oil well’
BP slows oil leaking from a ruptured well, as US government estimates show the spill could be much worse than thought.
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