BP Stops Oil Capture as Ship Catches Fire
BP has shut down siphoning efforts from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico after a ship collecting the oil caught fire, the company says. The fire is believed to have been caused by lightning. BP says the capture operation is expected to resume later Tuesday.
Government Doubles Oil Flow, Up to 60,000 Barrels Daily
The government on Tuesday revised its estimate on the number of barrels of oil flowing from the leaking BP well–as much as 60,000 barrels daily, more than double initial estimates.
Administration Beefs Up Oil Spill Disaster Coordination Capabilities
On Tuesday, following his fourth visit to the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the BP oil spill disaster, President Obama has directed National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen to establish three Deputy Incident Commanders to lead oil impact mitigation and cleanup efforts in Florida, as well as Alabama and Mississippi.
We’re Not Going to Go Away, Obama tells Fearful Florida Business Owners
President Obama was briefed for about 50 minutes by Incident Commander Thad Allen, Gov. Charlie Crist and local area officials on the challenges that Florida is facing on account of the BP oil catastrophe.
Obama in Pensacola on Day 2 of Gulf Coast Tour, Crist rides Along
President Obama, on the second day of his tour to the Gulf Coast, left the Crowne Plaza hotel in Pensacola Beach early this morning. Riding along with the president is Gov. Charlie Crist and Carol Browner, the White House advisor on the environment.
Obama Names Members to BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Commission
On Monday, President Barack Obama announced his intention to appoint five individuals to complete the membership of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
Obama Ratchets Up the Pressure on BP, Slightly
President Obama in a bid to take charge of the BP oil spill catastrophe now in its 56th day, said in remarks after visiting the staging facility at Theodore, Alabama, that he is keeping the pressure on the oil giant to move faster and more aggressively to cap the leaking well.
President to Workers Laying Boom: Not a One-day Affair
Marine One landed in Theodore around 1:50 p.m. Ten minutes later, President Barack Obama arrived at Patriot Environmental Services Inc. in Theodore. Patriot, an environmental management and cleanup firm based in Long Beach, Calif., has been hired by BP to clean, stage and repair boom at the facility on the Theodore Industrial Canal. The president [...]
One Lemon-Lime Snow Cone for Obama, Assures Local Biz they would be “Made Whole”
On his second stop in Mississippi, President Barack Obama chatted with local business owners on the Ken Combs Pier in Gulfport and assured them that the federal government is in this for the long haul.
