Late last night, BP Managing Director Bo Dudley sat down with CNN’s Larry King, revealing a plan to pump fluids into its 5,000-foot-deep oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico – a plan that could have the leak sealed within a couple days.
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Oil Spill Hits Louisiana: “The Heavy Oil Is Here”
“The heavy oil is here…that heavy oil is in the marshes, it has made landfall here in Plaquemines Parish.”
Oil Spill: The YouTube Race to Film Endangered Beaches
It will be one month ago Thursday that the Deepwater Horizon first caught fire, spewing its first barrels of oil into the Gulf at a rate that would eventually produce underwater plumes more than 10 miles long, costing BP more …
Oil Spill Reaches Florida: Tar Balls Found in Key West?
Even as there have been glimmers of good news on the Gulf oil spill front – BP, which says the spill has cost the company more than $600 million, now says they are successfully siphoning some of the oil from the spill zone – …
BP’s Oil Spill Cost So Far: $625 Million (and Counting)
Despite the partial success of the new siphon British Petroleum is using to help stop an undersea oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, the company admits the actual cost of the environmental catastrophe remains quite high.
Oil Spill: BP Reports Some Success with Siphon
After nearly a month of hand-wringing, finger-pointing, and head-scratching over the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, British Petroleum is finally reporting something worth some back-slapping.
Oil Leak: What Does the Discovery of Oil Plumes Mean?
Scientists studying aboard a research ship in the gulf are discovering huge underwater oil plumes up to 10 miles long, a result of the April 20 oil rig explosion in the Gulf. But what do the plumes mean?
Quotes: BP CEO Tony Hayward on Gulf Oil Spill
“The Gulf of Mexico is a very big ocean. The amount of volume of oil and dispersant we are putting into it is tiny in relation to the total water volume.”
— TONY HAYWARD, CEO of BP, on the scope of the company’s oil spill. (via …
Oil Spill: What Happens If a Hurricane Hits?
Hurricane season is only three weeks away, and with BP still struggling to patch the leak in the Gulf of Mexico, there’s little hope the slick will be cleaned up by then. What happens if a hurricane hits?
Quotes: BP on the Size of the Gulf Oil Spill
“There’s just no way to measure it,”
— KENT WELLS, BP senior vice president, on the size of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists raised concerns Friday that the size of the oil slick has been understated, …
Quotes: Tarballs Washing Up on the Beach
“Tarballs DO NOT pose a health risk to the average person,”
— A SIGN, posted on a beach on Dauphin Island, Ala., reassuring swimmers that the small blobs of oil that have begun washing up on shore are not a threat. Tests …
Oil Spill: Crist Wants BP to Pay Up, Protect Florida Tourism
As the Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues threaten America’s coastline, Charlie Crist isn’t waiting for the contaminants to hit his state.