*UPDATE - The oil rig is owned by Vermillion Energy - 13 people hit the water at the time of the explosion - 1 injury only - no dead - all people accounted for. There has been another oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. 12 people were reported to have fallen into the water and ...
BP has been through a lot lately. Filling the Gulf of Mexico with millions of barrels of oil for one. Then CEO Tony Hayward resigned over pressure from the way he handled (or didn't handle) the oil spill. Finally, BP just announced that so far, the company has lost $17 billion dollars because of the oil disaster in ...
The testing so far of the new containment seal is encouraging, according to BP and government officials. Pressure in the well has been increasing steadily since BP stopped the gushing pipe on Thursday with a seal and cap containment system. Pressure rising in the BP oil pipe is what the engineers are looking for. Increased pressure ...
After testing the Gulf waters over a week ago, the massive oil skimming vessel call A Whale Skimmer has been given one more week to test the effectiveness of it's oil skimming capabilities. Previous tests of the A Whale Skimmer were proven to be "inconclusive" after the ship was unable to take in and process the ...
Yesterday marked a turning point in BP's efforts to contain the gushing oil from busted oil pipe 5000 feet in the Gulf of Mexico. BP was able to place a new containment seal onto the broken pipe, allowing engineers to attempt to finally shut down the gushing oil. BP shares rose 2.9% to 410.35 pence in ...
Did you know that BP sponsored museums? Who would've thought... Apparently, a protest group who calls themselves Culture Beyond Oil thought that pouring black molasses around a 3000 year old statue would be a great way to make a statement. Culture Beyond Oil stated that they were demonstrating against BP's sponsorship of the museum amid the massive ...
BP Oil Spill Live Feed, Amazing Video Shows BP Stopping Oil Leak (Video) This amazing new video shows BP underwater robots plugging the gushing oil well that is 5000 feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico. BP announced earlier today that the new seal cap could be in place by the end of today, but from ...