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BP says test shuts off oil leak from Gulf well

BP says test shuts off oil leak from Gulf well

BP Plc said on Thursday it stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico from its deep-sea well for the first time since it ruptured in April, prompting hope that the leak can be plugged for good.

 

Oil flows freely as BP works to replace cap

Oil flows freely as BP works to replace cap

BP said today its attempt to place a new cap on its ruptured undersea well was proceeding as planned. But while robots replace the old cap, crude is flowing freely.

 

BP Executive Prepares to Take Over Spill Response

BP Executive Prepares to Take Over Spill Response

Robert Dudley, who will take charge of BP’s spill response, has plenty of experience dealing with a hostile government, unhappy partners and angry citizens.

 

Tony Hayward replaced by BP as head of its oil cleanup effort

Tony Hayward replaced by BP as head of its oil cleanup effort

A day after its chief executive's widely panned appearance before Congress, BP said Friday that it would replace Tony Hayward as head of its oil-spill cleanup effort.

 

BP's Tony Hayward: Gulf oil spill 'never should have happened'

BP's Tony Hayward: Gulf oil spill 'never should have happened'

In prepared testimony before a House panel that is expected to question him harshly Thursday, BP chief executive Tony Hayward says the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico "never should have happened" and has left him ...

 

BP has plenty of money to pay spill damages

The  cost of cleaning the Gulf oil spill and compensating its victims won’t be known for years.

 

Less Than 1% of Oil-Soaked Birds Survive

Less Than 1% of Oil-Soaked Birds Survive

"According to serious studies, the middle-term survival rate of oil-soaked birds is under 1 percent," says Silvia Gaus, a biologist at the Wattenmeer National Park along the North Sea in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

 

Obama says he's finding out 'whose ass to kick' over Gulf disaster

Obama says he's finding out 'whose ass to kick' over Gulf disaster

Is President Obama bowing to criticism that he hasn't shown enough emotion and outrage about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? In an interview with the "Today" show's Matt Lauer on Tuesday morning, the president offered his bluntest response yet about the disaster, telling Lauer he's been talking to experts about "whose ass to kick" when it comes to responsibility for the mess.

 

Coast Guard says more oil being captured in Gulf

Coast Guard says more oil being captured in Gulf

The cap on the damaged BP oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is now keeping up to 462,000 gallons of oil a day from leaking into the ...

 

BP: Cap gets some Gulf oil, crude still spews

BP: Cap gets some Gulf oil, crude still spews

BP reported some oil was flowing up a pipe Friday from a cap it wrestled onto its broken Gulf of Mexico well but crude still spewed and it was ...

 

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