For the first time in 87 days since the disaster at DeepWater Horizon, oil has stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. BP has confirmed that it the new containment cap that they were testing has succesfully contained the leak starting at 3:25 p.m. ET. A Live Video feed showed that no oil was leaking [...]
More bad news for BP and the people living in the Gulf of Mexico as tests confirmed dangerous levels of arsenic in the seawater. Researchers conducting the study reports that “the oil spill stops the normal process that arsenic flows through the seawater.” They explained that arsenic is normally found in seawater and is normally [...]
The US Government has given BP 24 hours to respond to inquiries regarding the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. A letter from Admiral Thad Allen to BP’s managing director instructed the company must hand over “detailed plans and timelines” on stopping the leak. The information is needed before BP is allowed to change caps on [...]
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, United States – The combination of strong winds and tall waves have grounded clean-up boats into the docks, and the supertanker they’ve brought in specifically for siphoning the spill, halting efforts to fight the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The “Whale,” a taiwanese mega-skimmer, was in position near the site of the [...]
Panama – Tar balls from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have hit the seashores of Panama City Beach last week. According to the Bay County spokeswoman Valerie Lovett, nickel to 50-cent piece size tar balls washed ashore the beach overnight. Officials say if you see tar balls, don’t touch them. “If they do happen [...]
BP Oil Spill Live Feed Update: BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Solution Update – It’s already been two months since the explosion at the Deepwater Horizon oilrig started spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico. British Petroleum has already tried several solutions to cap the plumes of oil spilling into the blue waters of [...]
