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British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama are set to hold talks in Washington this week, with topics such as the BP oil disaster, the war in Afghanistan, and the release from prison of the Lockerbie bomber to be the main points of focus. It will be the first trip to Washington [...]
(Read More)19th Jul 10
Allen tells BP to keep cap on another day
by Paul Russell
Retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the US official in charge of the Gulf of Mexico oil cleanup effort, has authorised BP to keep the recently installed cap on the ruptured well for another 24 hours. Although the initial pressure tests of the well showed signs that the leak was plugged, recent lower-than-expected readings have [...]
(Read More)16th Jul 10
BP says capped well not leaking
by Sally Davies
BP has announced that there are no signs of oil leaking from the ruptured well after it was capped over 24 hours ago. The company has scrambled with several futile attempts to stop the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon explosion on 20 April, and hopes that this latest [...]
(Read More)15th Jul 10
BP has success with oil leak
by Paul Russell
BP has announced that it has stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico after sealing the cap it placed on the gushing well to contain the leak. It is the first time the oil has been prevented from flowing into the ocean since the rig explosion on the Deepwater Horizon vessel occurred [...]
(Read More)30th Jun 10
Hurricane Alex slows oil spill cleanup
by Sally Davies
Hurricane Alex, currently gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico, has begun to stymie efforts by BP to clean-up the oil spill resulting from the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion last April. The UK oil giant has been unsuccessful thus far in its many attempts to contain the leaking oil, which experts have estimated is spewing [...]
(Read More)18th Jun 10
BP chief discounts bankruptcy claims
by Paul Russell
Embattled BP chief Tony Hayward commented on the strong financial state of his company while addressing comments regarding the oil giant’s future by Sky News reporter Carl-Henric Svanberg. Financial analysts throughout the world have questioned whether or not BP can survive the ramifications from the oil rig explosion on 20 April, which has already cost [...]
(Read More)17th Jun 10
US House Committee grills BP chief
by Natasha Redman
The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation grilled BP chief executive Tony Hayward during a hearing Thursday regarding the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Much of the questioning revolved around what US lawmakers called a blatant disregard for safety concerns by BP, which ultimately led to the Deepwater [...]
(Read More)28th May 10
Obama assures coastal residents as BP attempts topkill
by Paul Russell
Barack Obama tried to assure US residents living along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico that the government was doing everything possible to help them during the current oil-leak crisis as BP tries to stop the flow of oil using its topkill procedure. President Obama toured the Louisiana Gulf Coast as he addressed those [...]
(Read More)4th May 10
BP takes responsibility for oil clean up
by Natasha Redman
British Petroleum has acknowledged that it is responsible for cleaning up the mammoth oil spill off the US coast after an explosion at one of its wells in the Gulf of Mexico. The Westminster-based company has been under increasing international pressure to act quickly, particularly from the Obama Administration, in hopes of limiting environmental damage [...]
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