Telegraph.co.uk Underwater unknowns about oil spill complicate assessmentsWashington PostELMERS ISLAND, LA. — Three weeks after crude oil began billowing into the Gulf of Mexico, this much is clear: The gulf's oil slick has not fulfilled environmentalists' nightmares, and re-created the Exxon …BP could begin siphoning oil leak overnightReutersObama Rebukes Companies on 'Spectacle' of Spill BlameBusinessWeekBP [...]
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Underwater unknowns about oil spill complicate assessments – Washington Post
May 14th, 2010 
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No Comments »Obama Rebukes Companies on ‘Spectacle’ of Spill Blame – BusinessWeek
May 14th, 2010 BBC News Obama Rebukes Companies on 'Spectacle' of Spill BlameBusinessWeek(Updates with Obama comments, details on leak, testimony starting in third paragraph. For more on spill, {EXT4 }.) By Nicholas Johnston and Kate Andersen Brower May 14 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama singled out executives from BP Plc, …Obama slams finger-pointing as oil spill continuesMarketWatchBP Trying [...]
Posted in Front Page Tags: 'Spectacle', Blame, Businessweek, companies, Obama, rebukes, spill No Comments »BP to Try ‘Top Hat’ to Contain Spill – Wall Street Journal
May 14th, 2010 Reuters BP to Try 'Top Hat' to Contain SpillWall Street JournalMOBILE, Ala.—BP PLC is expected Friday to deploy its "top hat" device to contain the large oil leak a mile down in the Gulf of Mexico, said Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen, the government's crisis commander. …Obama Meets With Aides on BP Spill, Plans [...]
BP Spill May Exceed Estimates, US Congressman Says – BusinessWeek
May 14th, 2010 BBC News BP Spill May Exceed Estimates, US Congressman SaysBusinessWeek(Updates with BP spokesman comment in fifth paragraph, cost of spill to BP in eighth. For more on the Gulf of Mexico spill, see {EXT4 }.) By James Paton May 14 (Bloomberg) — US Representative Edward Markey said he is concerned BP Plc's well in the [...]
Size of Oil Spill in Gulf Underestimated, Scientists Say – New York Times
May 13th, 2010 Telegraph.co.uk Size of Oil Spill in Gulf Underestimated, Scientists SayNew York TimesTwo weeks ago, the government put out a round estimate of the size of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico: 5000 barrels a day. Repeated endlessly in news reports, it has become conventional wisdom. But scientists and environmental …Dolphin, turtle deaths eyed [...]
As Gulf oil spill spreads, a rush to stop the gush – MiamiHerald.com
May 13th, 2010 Globe and Mail As Gulf oil spill spreads, a rush to stop the gushMiamiHerald.comA new attempt to contain the oil spill in the Gulf could be tried as early as Thursday and represents one of the last immediate solutions to halting the massive leak. BY DANIEL CHANG AND JENNIFER LEBOVICH BP engineers will put to [...]
BP Says Costs On US Gulf Oil Spill Rise To $450 Mln – Wall Street Journal
May 13th, 2010 Telegraph.co.uk BP Says Costs On US Gulf Oil Spill Rise To $450 MlnWall Street JournalLONDON (Dow Jones)–BP PLC (BP) said Thursday it has shelled out $450 million troubleshooting the oil spill in the US Gulf of Mexico, up $100 million since the start of the week, though analysts said the costs …Canada Should Seek 'Pause' [...]
