The US government has said the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the biggest accidental oil leak ever, as BP prepares its "static kill" operation to permanently seal its well.
A new government estimate suggests BP's Macondo well leaked 4.9m barrels of oil before being capped last month...
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...
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...
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Oil giant BP says it is unsure whether its latest attempt to plug a gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has succeeded.
Chief operating officer Doug Suttles said the "top kill" operation had not yet stopped the flow and it was preparing its next plan.
Millions of gallons of oil have leaked...