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President Obama and the First Family Spend a Weekend on Florida Beach despite BP Oil Spill
Pete Souza, official White House photographer, caught President Barack Obama and his family having a good time swimming in the Gulf waters at Alligator Point of Florida. White house said that the official photo is part of the Obama administration effort to show that Gulf Coast beaches and waters are in good shape despite the [...]
Damage Assessment On Gulf Oil Spill Spurs Scientists To Debate
The White House has recently released their damage assessment on the oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico and the contents of which have prompted several scientists to a war of words with each other. According to the report, about 4.9 million barrels of oil that have seeped out into the gulf could [...]
BP Preparing for Static Kill Next Week
The British oil company giant are about to start the plugging operation next week to its recently capped Gulf oil well with the mixture of hard concrete and mud, the U.S. official who managed the disaster said Sunday. Vessels equipped with heavy machines needed to plug the well have returned to the Gulf as well [...]
BP Finally Gained Control and Stop Oil from Leaking into Gulf
For the first time since the blowout tragedy nearly three months ago, BP declared that there are no oil from the Deepwater Horizon well is leaking into the Gulf of Mexico. The well has been fully closed around 15:25 p.m. PDT, marking the start of a critically important test of the well’s integrity but not [...]
BP Canceled Test for Sealing Off Well Because of Mechanical Problem
British oil company giant discovered a leak in a vital part of the undersea equipment that immediately forced them to interrupt and briefly postpone the test that may determine if the leaking gulf well can be sealed with a new cap, pushing back the collection of any meaningful data until later Thursday. As the company [...]
BP Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico: BP Hoping that Tighter Well Cap will Work
As the British oil company giant already spent hit $3.5 billion in the Gulf disaster, BP reported Monday that tests will likely commence today on whether the new containment cap over the blown-out well will provide positive result. Doug Suttles, BP chief operating officer, told reporters that the company’s “confidence is growing” in a morning [...]
BP Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico could be stopped this Month
Wall Street Journal reported that the British oil company, BP, is moving to fix its gushing Gulf oil well by July 27, weeks ahead of the deadline the energy giant is discussing in the public. “In a perfect world with no interruptions, it’s possible to be ready to stop the well between July 20 and [...]
BP Gulf Oil Disaster’s foretold in 1970’s Board Game – BP Offshore Oil Strike
A small toy museum owner in England, was surprised to discover frightening parallels, between today’s Gulf of Mexico oil disaster and an obscure board game sold way back in the 70s, called the “Offshore Oil Strike.” The board game was endorsed by BP, sporting its logo on the cover, with an illustration of a huge [...]
A Whale Supertanker Oil Skimmer: A New Hope for Mexico Gulf Spill
An unexpected help in the form of “A Whale” finally arrived in Louisiana. A supertanker transformed into giant oil skimmer is being tested in the Gulf this Fourth of July weekend. Coast Guard officials are hopeful that the new effort will provide positive results in its cleanup operations. Thad Allen, Coast Guard Admiral, said he [...]
Tax Relief Bill Submitted by U.S. Senators for Gulf Coast
Bipartisan lawmakers on Friday are seeking tax breaks for mostly small businesses to help cushion the economic blow from oil still gushing from BP Plc’s deep sea well in the intoxicated Gulf of Mexico. American senators Mississippi, Florida, and other states affected by the oil spill demanded the leaders of the Senate’s tax-writing finance committee [...]