Gulf Oil Spill

Gulf oil well 'kill' plan on hold

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:00:42 +1100

A long-standing deadline for sealing the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well deep below the seabed will be missed.

Obamas show support for Gulf tourism

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:40:58 +1100

US President Barack Obama and his family have gone on a weekend trip to Florida aimed at showing support for tourism in a region still struggling due to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +1100

Oil spill lawsuits sent to Louisiana

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:47:22 +1100

Civil lawsuits related to the BP oil spill have been sent to a Louisiana judge as an impending storm delayed efforts to finally kill the runaway well deep in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP makes first deposit in spill fund

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:36:54 +1100

BP has made its first deposit into the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster fund, while top executives were asked to pledge their long-term commitment to restoring the region.

More study of oil spill damage needed

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:26:16 +1100

US officials have urged further study of the damage to sea life wreaked by the broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, and warned that BP would face a "large financial penalty."

BP cements damaged Gulf oil well

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:12:46 +1100

BP poured cement into its runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the final steps to plug the gusher at the center of the worst US environmental disaster on record.

Engineers rush to seal ruptured BP oil well

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:46:23 +1100

Engineers readied a plan to permanently seal the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, despite delays to the process caused by debris left behind by a recent tropical storm.

BP reports huge losses as chief goes to Russian affiliate

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:25:58 +1100

Oil giant BP plunged into the red for the first time in 18 years after racking up a huge $36bn bill for the Gulf of Mexico spill.

Storm derails BP oil spill efforts

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:35:43 +1100

A storm has threatened to force the evacuation of the drilling rigs that are the final solution to a three-month environmental and economic nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico.

Democrats put US Climate Change legislation on hold

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:58:11 +1100

Democratic lawmakers have scrapped plans to introduce climate change legislation and are instead preparing an energy bill that will address the BP oil spill, a senior US senator said.

BP extends tests on oil well

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:49:33 +1100

Amid cautious optimism after capping a months-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP extended tests to check for potential leaks in the seabed.

Senators push BP to halt Libya wells

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:47:18 +1100

A group of US senators called on BP to freeze projects in Libya until claims that the British firm pushed for the release of the Lockerbie bomber can be investigated.

BP partners won't pay for clean up

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:01:53 +1100

BP's partners in its blown-out Gulf well have turned their backs on the company, as the US government sends another bill demanding payment amid hopes the latest cap has worked.

BP hopes to finally stem oil spill

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:09:50 +1100

BP has put a new cap over the ruptured oil pipe in the Gulf of Mexico, hoping to stem the catastrophic flow of toxic crude once and for all.

BP 'pleased' with progress of oil fix

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:53:24 +1100

BP reported good progress on its high-stakes effort to fully contain the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by fixing a tighter cap over the giant gusher.

BP spill won't affect Iraq projects: oil minister

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:30:48 +1100

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's oil minister said on Saturday he sees no impact from the massive oil spill at a BP well in the Gulf of Mexico on Iraq's current or future projects to develop its giant oilfields.

Efforts to cap oil well at 'critical stage'

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:44:52 +1100

US officials have given BP 24 hours to outline its next steps in the fight to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying efforts to cap a fractured well were entering a "critical stage."

Falling BP shares create 'opportunity'

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:46:20 +1100

The head of Libya's National Oil Corporation has said troubled oil giant BP was an "opportunity" for investors, after the company's shares fell by half since April.