Saturday 19 May 2012
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Number of View: 99 Marking four days since a sunken well in the Gulf of Mexico stopped gushing oil, the federal on-scene coordinator warned Monday that responders should not get too comfortable. “With an operation like this, your biggest enemy is complacency,” said Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft. Testing on the recently capped well...
Number of View: 118NEW ORLEANS – Scientists got an extra day to evaluate whether the giant cork bottling BP’s busted well in the Gulf of Mexico will hold, while officials overseeing the disaster pondered their next step. After days of watching, engineers on Sunday still saw no signs of any leak in the well...
Number of View: 127(CNN) — BP’s containment cap over a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well was removed Wednesday after a robotic vehicle apparently bumped into a cap vent and closed it, raising the possibility of hydrates forming, said Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government’s response manager. Allen also said that two oil recovery...
Number of View: 85Venice, Louisiana (CNN) — BP said it has collected more than 1,800 barrels of oil since placing a cap over its ruptured undersea well, but video taken Saturday still shows a stream of crude escaping into the Gulf of Mexico. After many failed attempts, BP was able to place the cap...
Number of View: 104COVINGTON, La. – A risky procedure is failing to stop the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, and BP said Saturday it is considering scrapping it in favor of yet another method to contain the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The comments from BP PLC chief operating officer Doug...
