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Source of persistent Gulf sheen remains a mystery
December 18, 2012 6:17 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Officials say underwater inspections at the site of BP's Deepwater Horizon rig disaster have failed to identify the source of a persistent sheen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard said Tuesday that the recent inspections confirmed BP's Macondo well remains secure... more » -
Body found in Gulf; may be missing oil rig worker
November 27, 2012 7:19 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A coroner is trying to determine whether the decomposed body of a man recovered from the Gulf of Mexico is a worker missing since a fire erupted on an offshore oil platform on Nov. 16. The Coast Guard says the body was spotted Monday by the... more » -
Company vows continued search near burned Gulf rig
November 18, 2012 1:14 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Company officials say they have brought in another dive vessel in the search for a worker who went missing after an oil platform caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Black Elk Energy CEO John Hoffman says in an email sent Sunday morning that the second... more » -
Evacuations continue at offshore oil rigs ahead of Isaac
August 26, 2012 4:03 PM
The federal government says oil and gas operators continue to evacuate offshore platforms and rigs in Tropical Storm Isaac's likely path through the Gulf of Mexico. The bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement says 39 production platforms and eight drilling rigs have been evacuated. That's about 6.5 percent of the... more » -
Gov't finalizes safety rule for offshore drilling
August 15, 2012 8:40 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government regulators are finalizing safety rules for offshore drilling put in place after the BP oil spill. The Interior Department put emergency regulations in place after the drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people in 2010. Those regulations have been fine-tuned to... more » -
More environmental attention given to delicate Gulf coast
January 29, 2012 10:42 AM
TIVOLI, Texas (AP) - It took BP PLC's well blowing out in the Gulf of Mexico for the nation to turn its attention to the slow, methodical ruin of the ecosystem that had been happening for years. Last month, more than a year and a half after the oil spill... more » -
Environmental groups challenge Shell drilling plan
June 9, 2011 11:57 AM
ATLANTA (AP) - Environmental groups are asking a federal appeals court to throw out a U.S. government decision to approve a Shell oil exploration plan that involves five proposed wells under more than 7,000 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation... more » -
Reports of strange substance in the water in the Gulf of Mexico
March 20, 2011 6:10 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says there's some sort of substance in the water in the Gulf of Mexico, after reports of a sheen on the water off the coast of Louisiana. Officials are collecting samples. Officials say dredging has been going on not far away at... more » -
Gulf corals in oil spill zone appear healthy
October 22, 2010 8:24 AM
ON THE FLOOR OF THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - On the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, just 20 miles north of BP's blown-out well, life appears bountiful despite initial fears that crude could have wiped out many of these delicate deepwater habitats. Scientists are currently in the... more » -
Experts: Gulf of Mexico far from cured
August 18, 2010 9:59 AM
More than a month after oil stopped spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, big questions remain about where it is. Scientists who've just finished a cursory examination of the Gulf are disputing government claims that half the leaked oil is completely gone from the ecosystem. They've been looking... more » -
Colorado Forecasters: Hurricanes' effect on oil unclear
August 4, 2010 1:12 PM
Colorado State University forecasters say a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could affect the direction of the oil spill, but they say little is known about the interaction between storms and oil. Forecasters Phil Klotzbach and William Gray said Wednesday if a hurricane goes west of the spill,... more » -
New BP chief: Priority is plugging well for good
July 27, 2010 9:49 AM
The newly named CEO of BP says his top priority is sealing its blown oil well for good and cleaning and restoring the Gulf of Mexico. Bob Dudley said he does not expect any more oil to gush into the Gulf as BP moves to permanently plug the well... more » -
Work on Gulf oil spill picks up again
July 26, 2010 8:19 AM
Efforts to plug the leaky oil well in the Gulf of Mexico are back on track after work was brought to a halt late last week because of the threat from Tropical Storm Bonnie. Workers plan to reconnect a drill rig to the relief tunnel that will be used... more » -
BP says relief well on hold for test of new cap
July 14, 2010 9:29 AM
BP says it temporarily halted drilling on a relief well meant to permanently plug its Gulf of Mexico oil leak while it prepares to test a temporary cap on the well. Kent Wells, a senior vice president in the company, said at a Wednesday morning news briefing they were... more » -
Relief well being drilled in the Gulf, but what's the back up plan?
July 5, 2010 2:33 PM
The relief well being drilled in the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico is BP's confident hope for a solution to stop the gusher fouling the region. But what if it doesn't work? At the very least, oil would continue to spill while workers try something else. The... more » -
"Whale" skimmer testing in the Gulf will have to wait
July 5, 2010 1:41 PM
Choppy seas have temporarily foiled attempts to see if a giant oil skimmer can be a silver bullet for cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. Bob Grantham, spokesman for Taiwanese shipping firm TMT, says the company's vessel, dubbed "A Whale," will need further testing off the coast of... more » -
Oil giant BP picks up tab for Durango fireworks
July 2, 2010 11:17 AM
The fireworks display in the city of Durango will go on thanks to embattled oil giant BP. The company stepped forward to pay for the annual July Fourth display back in December, five months before the start of its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The display typically costs... more » -
BP: Oil capture halted in Gulf
June 15, 2010 3:33 PM
BP says a fire believed caused by lightning has shut down a system capturing oil from a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC said the fire was spotted around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday on a drill ship called the Discoverer Enterprise. The fire was quickly extinguished.... more » -
'Drilling moratorium causes economic harm'
June 10, 2010 10:56 AM
Despite the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is reiterating her call to end the Obama administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling, saying it will cause economic hardship in the region. Speaking Thursday on ABC's "Good Morning America," Landrieu said the moratorium was issued... more » -
Trained noses to sniff out Gulf seafood for oil
June 7, 2010 8:53 AM
Some seafood inspectors working along the Gulf of Mexico are picking up a new skill to keep oil-tainted seafood from consumers. They're being trained to use their noses to sniff out offending odors. It's a daunting task to look over all the catch pulled in by thousands of fisherman... more » -
22-mile underwater oil plume nears rich waters
May 28, 2010 1:38 PM
Researchers say a newly discovered plume of thick oil in the Gulf of Mexico is nearing an underwater canyon, where it could poison the foodchain for sealife in the waters off Florida. The discovery of the plume, more than six miles wide and 22 miles long, was reported yesterday.... more » -
Scientists: Gulf spill now far bigger than Valdez
May 27, 2010 12:42 PM
Scientists say the Gulf of Mexico spill has now leaked far more oil than the Exxon Valdez disaster - maybe even three-and-a-half times as much. That makes the Gulf spill by far the worst in U.S. history. U.S. Geological Survey Director Dr. Marcia McNutt said Thursday that a government... more » -
Changes coming in offshore drilling
May 25, 2010 8:27 AM
Experts say the petroleum industry's loose regulation and failure to plan for the worst is likely to change given the focus of attention on BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Regulators are likely to make permitting, inspections and equipment requirements for rigs more stringent. Lawmakers want... more » -
Leaking oil in siphon tube cut by half
May 24, 2010 9:53 AM
The amount of oil siphoned by the mile-long tube inserted into the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico has dropped dramatically. BP spokesman John Curry said that the tube collected 47,000 gallons of oil on Sunday. That's down from 57,000 gallons on Saturday and 92,000 gallons on Friday.... more » -
Scientists try to predict gulf spill movement
May 19, 2010 8:32 AM
Scientists are anxiously awaiting signals about where a massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico may be heading next. And federal officials acknowledge the government could have been more aggressive in overseeing the drilling, while efforts to contain the spill are proving increasingly difficult. The House Transportation and... more » -
Congress to hold hearings on Gulf oil leak
May 10, 2010 8:35 AM
Several hearings on the still-gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico are set for this week. Lawmakers who flew over the Gulf on Friday came away shocked at the magnitude of the problem. Now they want straight answers not only from the oil industry but also the relevant... more » -
Icy crystals foil attempt to cap oil leak
May 9, 2010 10:13 AM
A novel but risky attempt to use a 100-ton steel-and-concrete box to cover a deepwater oil well gushing toxic crude into the Gulf of Mexico was aborted Saturday after ice crystals encased it, an ominous development as thick blobs of tar began washing up on Alabama's white sand beaches. ... more » -
Boat with containment box reaches oil site
May 6, 2010 8:58 AM
A boat carrying a 100-ton concrete-and-steel contraption designed to siphon off the oil fouling the Gulf of Mexico has arrived at the spot in the sea where a blown-out well is spewing petroleum. Engineers hope it will be the best short-term solution to controlling the leak that has only... more » -
Govt. investigates shrimpers in Gulf turtle deaths
May 5, 2010 12:55 PM
A federal fisheries official says the government is investigating whether aggressive shrimp boats are causing turtle deaths in the Gulf of Mexico. Sheryan Epperly, sea turtle team leader for the National Marine Fisheries Service, said Wednesday that officials are looking into whether some of the boats have removed devices from... more » -
Coast Guard: BP caps 1 of 3 leaks at Gulf well
May 5, 2010 9:49 AM
The Coast Guard says BP PLC has managed to cap one of three leaks at a deepwater oil well, but the work is not expected to reduce the overall flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley says the work Tuesday night... more » -
No oil found on 29 dead turtles in Gulf of Mexico
May 4, 2010 10:40 AM
The head of an organization that cares for sick marine life is saying that oil has not been found on 29 dead turtles that washed up on Mississippi beaches. Moby Solangi, director of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, said Tuesday necropsies had been completed on the turtles... more » -
Schwarzenegger ends support for California oil drilling
May 3, 2010 5:40 PM
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is withdrawing his support of a plan to expand oil drilling off the California coast, citing the environmental tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico. Speaking during a news conference Monday, Schwarzenegger said television images of the oil spill in the Gulf have changed his mind about... more » -
Oil spill reaches Louisiana coast
April 30, 2010 8:15 AM
Fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread floating barriers around marshes as a faint glaze of oil started to wash ashore along the Gulf Coast from a sunken rig. The oil slick could become the nation's worst environmental disaster in decades, threatening hundreds of species of fish,... more » -
Gulf leak may be 5 times bigger than first believed
April 29, 2010 8:14 AM
The Coast Guard says five times more oil a day than previously believed is spewing into the Gulf from the blown-out well 5,000 feet down. The Coast Guard says it's a new leak. The company trying to contain the spill disputes the figures. Rear Adm. Mary Landry says... more » -
Coast Guard will start burning some Gulf slick oil
April 28, 2010 10:04 AM
Authorities will begin burning some of the thickest oil in a massive slick from a rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana. A Coast Guard spokesman says the burn is expected to begin Wednesday morning. Petty Officer 2nd Class Prentice Danner says fire-resistant containment booms will be used to corral... more » -
Oil slick as big as Rhode Island and growing
April 27, 2010 1:20 PM
The Coast Guard said Tuesday that an oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico caused by last week's rig explosion was growing. Eleven people are missing and presumed dead since the drilling rig was hit by the blast and then sank about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. ... more »
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