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Link RemovedA recent report in the New York Times details a myriad issues that led up to the eventual explosion that started the mess known as the "BP oil spill," but aside from obvious mishandling of warnings and red flags, one particular issue was troubling those working on the Deepwater...

BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well. It is the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig on 20 April. The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test of its integrity that could last up to 48...

Tar balls have landed on a Texas beach, meaning oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has hit all five US Gulf states.Tests identified the small amount of tar found on the Bolivar Peninsula, north-east of Galveston, as coming from BP's blown-out well off Louisiana. But officials said it was unclear...

This absolutely disgusts me. If anything, the US president should shutdown all BP PLC's assets. They don't deserve to continue operating as a petroleum company. HOUSTON (Reuters) - Drilling of a relief well seen as the most promising way to plug the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a...

The Deepwater Horizon rig disaster caused the deaths of 11 crew and a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Since the 20 April catastrophe there has been much discussion in US Congressional hearings and the media about the sequence of events that led up to it. Here is a summary of what...

NEW ORLEANS (Associated Press) - It is an overlooked danger in oil spill crisis: The crude gushing from the well contains vast amounts of natural gas that could pose a serious threat to the Gulf of Mexico's fragile ecosystem. The oil emanating from the seafloor contains about 40 percent...

Fill the well with unused Larrabees A man who makes a living selling chips for Intel has come up with a cunning plan which he thinks can stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Steven Laughlin has devised a plan to "plug the hole" of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. However he is a little...

A special cap funnelling oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill appears to be having some success, a US Coast Guard official has said. Adm Thad Allen said 6,000 barrels of oil were captured in the first 24 hours after the procedure commenced on Thursday. This represents between a third and a...

US President Barack Obama has said it is "way too early to be optimistic" as he makes his third visit to the oil-hit Gulf of Mexico coast. Earlier BP expressed confidence that a new cap placed over the ruptured well in the Gulf would capture most of the leaking oil. But it said it could...

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced, a senior official has said. White House energy adviser Carol Browner also said the US was "prepared for the worst scenario" that the leak might not be stopped before August. BP is to try a new tactic after its...