Test on Gulf Oil Well Underway After Technical Problem
BP officials say they discovered the problem shortly after beginning a test late Wednesday that involves choking off the flow of oil from the underwater well…
BP to Begin Testing New Oil Well Containment Cap
BP technicians will cease oil collection activities and begin closing valves on the containment cap…
Coast Guard Announces New Procedures for Media Access to Boom Safety Zones
We need to discriminate between media, who have reason to be there and somebody who’s hanging around when we we’ve had equipment vital to this region damaged…
Update from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen on Well Integrity Test
Significant progress has been made on the capping stack installation. As a result of that progress, BP will perform a “Well Integrity Test” tomorrow morning…
BP Says Progress Made on New Oil Leak Cap
BP began the operation Saturday by removing a previous cap that loosely covered the leak and allowed the company to siphon some oil to ships on the surface…
Message in a Boat Made of Plastic Soda Bottles
The ‘Plastiki’ is on a global mission to beat waste…
Bad Weather Continues to Hamper Oil Spill Response Efforts
Rough seas have also halted efforts to connect a third containment vessel to the leaking BP oil well…
Relief Wells Could Be Ready This Month: BP
Bob Dudley, told Wall Street Journal Thursday that with no interruptions, relief wells could be completed by July 27…
Texas is Latest State to See Oil from Gulf Leak
U.S. officials say tar balls from the Gulf of Mexico oil leak have been found in Texas…
Coast Guard Patrols Florida Waters for Oil
The U.S. state of Florida has 1300 kilometers of beaches, all of which officials fear are at risk from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill…
BP: Oil Spill Costs Reach $3.1 Billion
BP said Monday the costs include $147 million in damage payments to people affected by the disaster…
Clean-Up Set to Resume in Gulf, After Hurricane Alex
Boats are expected to return to Gulf as rough weather conditions from Hurricane Alex subside. Officials: storm has cost clean-up crews several days of lost work…
Crews Test Giant Oil Skimmer in Gulf of Mexico
Taiwanese tanker, dubbed ‘A Whale’ is about 275 meters-long, reportedly can process up to 80 million liters of oily water a day…
Video: World’s Largest Oil Skimmer To Start Work In The Gulf Of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico cleanup crews working to block millions of gallons of oil from reaching land may soon have a giant on their side…
Coast Guard and EPA Send Directive to BP on Oil Spill Waste Management Plan
Coast Guard, with EPA, in consultation with the states, will hold BP accountable for implementation of approved waste management plans…
Tropical Storm Alex Batters Mexico, Texas
Forecasters in Miami say Alex had sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour early Thursday, down from a high of 170 kilometers per hour Wednesday…
Widows of Oil Rig Blast Victims Tell of Personal Losses
Her husband, Jason, the father of their two small children, was among those killed in the April 20 explosion. “He’s everything. He’s the breath in my lungs. He’s the beat of my heart…
Hurricane Slows Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak Response
Strong waves are preventing many skimmer boats from doing their work in open waters…
Video:Hurricane Alex Stalls Gulf Oil Cleanup
Video:Hurricane Alex Stalls Gulf Oil Cleanup…
Alex Becomes First Atlantic Hurricane Of Season
Tropical Storm Alex has become the first hurricane of the Atlantic and Caribbean season and is heading for the Mexico-Texas border…
