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Two Oil Spills, Two Government Responses: Lessons From the BP and Exxon Valdez Disasters
By Catherine Ngai - Politics DailyA little after midnight on May 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska. An estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil spilled from the 978-foot oil tanker, wreaking devastation on wildlife and residents along 350 miles of shoreline. More than two decades later, an offshore oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and injured 17 others. Thousands of jobs were lost as oil leaked for months; the environmental impact was massive and is still being assessed. The BP spill escalated public distrust of the oil industry and the government, which was ...
White House Defends Its Response on BP Oil Spill
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyAmid criticism stemming from a draft report from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the White House is defending itself against claims that it initially suppressed estimates of the oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. On Thursday, Press Secretary on Robert Gibbs said, "There was never an effort to not put out the most accurate and timely information as soon as we had it," insisting that any assertion otherwise "is wrong." Specifically, the report claims that a confidential National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report drafted on April 28, 2010 ...
Gulf Oil Spill: BP Report Spreads the Blame Around
By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailyBP's internal investigation of the gulf oil disaster blames "multiple companies and work teams" for the April 20 explosion that triggered the worst environmental catastrophe in U.S history, CNN reports. Though the report, released Wednesday morning, did not identify "any single action or inaction that caused this accident," it did point a finger at rig owner Transocean, noting: "Over a 40-minute period, the Transocean rig crew failed to recognize and act on the influx of hydrocarbons into the well until the hydrocarbons were in the riser and rapidly flowing to the surface." Those ...
Another Oil Platform Blast in Gulf: No Injuries, No Leaking
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyAn apparent explosion at an offshore oil operation hit the Gulf of Mexico Thursday as a platform caught fire about 100 miles off the Louisiana coast. But this time there were no fatalities and no sign of oil in the ocean waters. All 13 crew members aboard the platform were rescued after they jumped into the water. The burning platform, owned by Mariner Energy of Houston, was spotted Thursday morning by a commercial helicopter, west of the site of the April explosion that wrecked the DeepWater Horizon and killed 11 of its crew members. The Coast Guard said the 13 crewmen on the Mariner's ...
Gulf Oil Spill: Residents' Skepticism, Resentment Remain Uncapped
By Ben Sandmel - Politics DailyThe BP spill appears to be capped for good, even though the ultimate solution known as "final kill" has yet to be implemented. But while fresh oil has stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, distrust and resentment continue to flow freely. Many citizens and scientists alike do not believe an inter-agency federal report stating that roughly 25 percent of the spilled oil was collected by processes such as skimming, 25 percent has deteriorated or been consumed by microbes, and 25 percent has dispersed. The remaining "residual amount," the report continues, ". . . is either on or just below the ...
Tony Hayward Replaced by American Robert Dudley at BP
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyThe embattled Tony Hayward is out and Mississippi native Robert Dudley is in at BP. The company, which has stopped oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico but has far to go to finish the job and clean up its mess, announced the expected change at the top early Tuesday. It also reported a $17 billion loss in the second quarter, the New York Times said. The record loss stems from BP setting aside $32.2 billion for costs related to the spill, including $20 billion for an escrow fund announced earlier. To help cover the costs, the company plans to sell assets worth $30 billion over the next 18 ...
BP Oil Spill Update: Static Kill Explained, 3 More Burning Questions Answered
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(July 20) -- As we enter the third month of the BP oil spill, reports from BP and Incident Commander Thad Allen seem for the first time -- dare we say it -- positive (or at least not entirely disquieting). Still, there remain some questions about just how well the various operations are proceeding underwater. To answer them, Surge Desk rounds up the latest news on the status of the containment effort. 1. What's the status of the seepage? The seep that scientists found near the well on Sunday is naturally-occurring, BP says. 2. What's this "static kill" or "bullhead kill" they keep ...
British PM Meets Obama: The Key Talking Points
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON (July 20) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron makes his first official U.S. visit today. Behind closed doors, he and President Barack Obama are expected to engage in blunt, tough talks on everything from the BP oil leak to the war in Afghanistan. Here are the key talking points that will dominate this trans-Atlantic summit: The Lockerbie Bomber The ongoing oil-for-terrorism scandal is sure to be high on the Cameron-Obama agenda. There are allegations that BP lobbied the U.K. government to free a Libyan intelligence agent convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103, so it could secure ...
Seep Detected Near BP Well: What Could It Mean for Oil Spill Capping Efforts?
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(July 19) -- A mysterious seep detected near the BP well has the government on edge and investors nervous: It could indicate that the Macondo well is damaged in places other than the well head, causing additional oil and gas leaks. The government has allowed the new containment cap to stay on today as tests continue, but BP shares fell 2.6 percent because of the news. Surge Desk answers the three most important questions about the seep and gives you the latest on the oil spill in the gulf. 1. What's a seep? A seep, as defined in this context, is a stream of hydrocarbons flowing from the ...
Other Things Saved by Plumbers
By David Knowles - AOL News(July 16) -- All hail the plumber. After reports that a plumber's sketch may have provided the inspiration for BP and U.S. Coast Guard engineers to finally come up with a way to stop the Deepwater Horizon well from gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Surge Desk put in a call to UA Plumbers Local Union 78 in Los Angeles to see if the notion seemed credible. Though unfamiliar with the specifics of BP's well, Douglas Marian, the union's business representative, said that on-the-spot analysis is an inherent part of a plumber's job. "You walk into a house, find a leak and you problem solve," ...
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