BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill timeline
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Representative Joe Barton (R-Texas) Presents, then Retracts Apology to BP Over Establishment of Relief Fund
Well that was fast. The Tony Hayward grilling hasn't even finished in Congress, and Joe Barton already is walking back his earlier apology to BP.... Read more
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BP Chairman Removes BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward from Gulf Oil Spill Duties
Looks as though Tony Hayward’s getting his life back after all. The BP CEO is handing over operations in the Gulf of Mexico to managing director... Read more
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Oil-Sucking Barges Delayed for Procedural Checks
Bobby Jindal is furious. Last week, he commissioned a fleet of 16 barges to comb the Gulf with vacuum equipment and suck up crude oil, and they had... Read more
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BP Joint-Venture Partner, Andarko, Blames BP for Spill, Refuses to Contribute Relief Funds
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., which owns a quarter of BP PLC's blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, late yesterday blasted BP's "reckless... Read more
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Internal BP Document Released Showing Estimate of 100,000 Barrels (4.2 Million Gallons), Almost Double Earlier Assessments
BP's doomsday scenario was that a ruptured well could gush up to 100,000 barrels of oil a day, according to internal documents released today by... Read more
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BP Announces Appointment of Bob Dudley to Head Oil Spill Response
On June 21 BP announced that it has spent about two billion dollars in its response to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, sending its... Read more
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Celebrity Telethon Raises $1.7M for Gulf Oil Spill Relief
Thanks in part to Bieber Fever, last night’s CNN telethon raised at least $1.7 million for Gulf oil spill relief efforts. The Bieb was joined by... Read more
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Judge Ruling in Drilling Moratorium Sells Portion of His Oil Stock
The Louisiana federal judge who struck down a six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling has sold many of his energy investments, a financial... Read more
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Boat Captain in Gulf Spill Cleanup Commits Suicide
A charter boat captain hired to help with the Gulf cleanup effort killed himself on board his vessel yesterday. Allen "Rookie" Kruse had been... Read more
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Third-Largest Public Pension Fund in United States Initiates Lawsuit Against BP
New York's public pension fund is suing BP over huge losses caused by the oil giant's plunging stock price, CNNMoney reports. The New York State... Read more
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Obama Administration Seeks New Deepwater Drilling Ban
A U.S. judge on Tuesday overturned a six-month ban on drilling in water deeper than 500 feet (152 metres) after an appeal by drillers who stand to... Read more
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Judge Martin Feldman Lifts Deepwater Drilling Ban, Owns Stock in Oil Industry
A New Orleans federal judge lifted the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed by President Barack Obama following the largest oil spill... Read more
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BP Forced to Remove Containment Cap After Vent Hit by Robotic Submarine, Causing Increased Oil Flow
Another BP glitch in the Gulf has sent what appears to be significantly more oil gushing into the ocean. The company had to remove its containment... Read more
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BP Replaces Containment Cap Over Broken Oil Well
A cap was back in place on BP's broken oil well after a deep-sea blunder forced crews to temporarily remove what has been the most effective method... Read more
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Pensacola Beach Officials Lift Swimming Ban, 400 People Fall Ill
Santa Rosa Island officials flew the double-red flag – no swimming – over Pensacola Beach in Florida after a swath of thick oil washed ashore from... Read more
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2010 Hurricane Season Begins in Gulf of Mexico with Formation of Tropical Storm Alex
Cross your fingers: The first tropical storm of the season has formed in the Caribbean. Alex is expected to pass over the Yucatan Peninsula this... Read more
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Gulf Oil Spill Reaches Mississippi
Large hunks of thick crude from the BP oil spill washed ashore on a Mississippi beach for the first time Sunday. The town victimized was Ocean... Read more
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US Wildlife Experts Begin Unprecedented Massive Turtle Rescue from Gulf Oil Spill
Last week wildlife officials approved an unprecedented plan that could save thousands of sea turtles impacted by the BP oil spill, and a Georgia... Read more
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Hurricane Alex Forces Ships in Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup to Return to Port
The first hurricane of the season has put the brakes on the oil clean-up operation around the Gulf of Mexico. Oil-skimming ships have returned to... Read more
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Giant Oil Skimmer "A Whale" Arrives in Gulf of Mexico for Testing
The latest hopes are riding on a massive new skimmer to clean oil from near the spewing well in the Gulf of Mexico, while a local Louisiana... Read more
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All Five Gulf States Affected by Oil Spill as Tar Balls Reach Texas Beaches
Oil from the BP spill has now reached the shores of every Gulf state. Tar balls from the spill were found over the weekend on a Texas beach 400... Read more
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Oil Found Seeping into Lake Pontchartrain
Experts say that the newly discovered oil in Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans is not likely to cause much environmental damage. But the presence... Read more
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BP Claims Well Could Be Capped Weeks Ahead of Schedule
The relief well that is supposed to finally stanch the oil flow from the Deepwater Horizon may be ready as early as July 27, BP is now telling the... Read more
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First Oil Rig Exits Gulf in Wake of Drilling Ban
Diamond Offshore announced Friday that its Ocean Endeavor drilling rig will leave the Gulf of Mexico and move to Egyptian waters immediately —... Read more
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BP Places New Containment Cap Atop Leaking Gulf Oil Well
A new containment cap has just moved into position atop the ruptured oil well beneath the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and officials are... Read more