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Tests under way ahead of sealing ruptured BP oil well
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - Research vessels conducted seismic and acoustic tests near a ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well Sunday as engineers prepared to permanently seal it, taking a major step toward ending the worst environmental disaster in US ...

100 days in, Gulf spill leaves ugly questions unanswered
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The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster reached the 100-day mark Wednesday with hopes high that BP is finally on the verge of permanently sealing its ruptured Macondo well. ...

Bated breath in Gulf ahead of oil well 'kill' operation
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - After months of uncertainty and frustration, crews made preparations Sunday for an ambitious attempt to permanently seal the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well. ...

Move to halt BP drilling off Libya
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Plans by to start drilling for oil and gas in the region within weeks have prompted growing calls for a moratorium on deepwater operations while Mediterranean states assess the Gulf of Mexico environmental impact ...

Report: BP used excessive dispersants in Gulf oil spill
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New documents released by a congressional subcommittee indicate that Coast Guard officials allowed BP to use excessive amounts of chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Toxic chemical used on Gulf oil spill
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The US Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressiona ...

BP could start "static kill" on well Monday says official
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HOUSTON (Reuters) - A key two-step procedure to seal BP Plc.'s Macondo well could begin late on Monday, the top U.S. oil spill official said on Sunday. ...

Spike Lee screens oil spill film
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Spike Lee has screened his new four-hour documentary on the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and says no one from the oil giant is speaking to him. ...

Engineers prepare to seal ruptured BP oil well
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - Engineers readied a plan to permanently seal the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, despite delays to the process caused by debris left behind by a recent tropical storm. ...

Spike Lee screens oil spill film
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Spike Lee has screened his new four-hour documentary on the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and says no one from the oil giant is speaking to him. ...

BP offers payouts to stem lawsuits
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Lump-sum compensation offered in return for waiving the right to sue, but uncertainty remains for those indirectly affected BP will begin its legal offensive this month to cap its liabilities from the Gulf of Mexico disaster by offering those affect ...

Not very slick PR from BP
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To BP HQ to interview the company’s chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg about the Gulf of Mexico oil crisis. ...

Engineers prepare to seal ruptured BP oil well
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - Engineers Saturday readied a plan to permanently seal a damaged Gulf of Mexico well, despite delays to the process caused by debris left behind by a recent tropical storm. ...

Big Oil's PR machine takes a hit over celeb-backed greenwash
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When Sandra Bullock, John Goodman and Lenny Kravitz were asked to appear in a video urging viewers to sign a petition to help highlight the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, they could be forgiven for believing they were on the side of the angels. ...

BP's evaporating oil slick leaves America without a villain
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With the gush from the BP oil spill plugged for the past two weeks, experts are beginning to question whether it can really be called an environmental disaster at all, writes Alex Spillius. ...

New study aims to locate underwater oil from Gulf spill
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MIAMI (AFP) - With oil from the BP spill fast disappearing from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a marine conservation group is embarking on a two-month expedition to evaluate the impact of oil remaining below the surface. ...

BP boss Tony Hayward says he 'did the right thing' after oil spill
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Axed Bp boss Tony Hayward yesterday insisted he had done "the right thing" as he tried to contain the huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill. ...

Engineers prepare to seal ruptured oil well
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New BP boss faces up to massive Gulf oil clean-up
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - Incoming BP boss Bob Dudley has vowed that the firm would stand by Gulf residents for years to come, as it prepared to scale back oil spill clean-up efforts and move to a new phase. ...

Bullock in Battle Over Oil Video
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A rep for Sandra Bullock has asked for the actress' part in a public service announcement (Psa) relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to be removed... ...

Gulf oil spill 'no disaster'
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THE oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may not have been as bad as feared, according to experts ...

BP to try well kill Tuesday
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BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling. ...