*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 massive vessel called the A Whale Skimmer that was dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico to assist in the oil spill clean up process was relieved of duty yesterday by the Coast Guard stating that the vessel was ineffective at capturing and processing spilled oiled. The A Whale Skimmer was unable to capture large amounts ...
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 ...
Yesterday was the day that everyone affected by the BP oil spill has been praying for. BP was able to successfully shut off the 2 million gallons of oil per day that has been gushing from their broken pipe since April 20th. At around 3:30pm, BP was able to start closing valves on the seal cap ...
BP officials have just announced that they have successfully stopped oil from gushing out of it's blown out oil pipe that is 5000 feet down in the Gulf of Mexico. The spewing oil has finally been stopped after the well explosion on April 20th. From the Washington Post - Kent Wells, BP's senior vice president of exploration ...
In an effort to add a little of humor and fun to the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, someone decided to create an iPhone app that allows you to plug the gushing oil leak with your finger. The iPhone App is called Plug the BP Oil Spill and is available in the iTunes App ...