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No sign of oil leak after Gulf of Mexico rig blast: company

No sign of oil leak after Gulf of Mexico rig blast: company

There is no sign of an oil spill after a rig caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico, a spokesman for rig operator Mariner Energy said.

 

US President Obama to Meet Families of Oil Rig Workers

US President Barack Obama is due to meet relatives of the 11 workers killed in an explosion on the BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.A presidential spokesman said he would express his condolences to relatives.

 

White House: No new offshore drilling for now

Administration wants investigations into a rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico to be completed before any expansion of offshore oil drilling.

 

BP CEO says will pay oil spill claims

BP Plc will clean up an oil spill from one of its wells in the Gulf of Mexico and compensate those affected, its chief executive said, accepting that the disaster could hit plans to open new areas off the U.S. coast to drilling.

 

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