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Why did the Obama Administration feel the need to?

Question by Sepp Blatter: Why did the Obama Administration feel the need to? Blame the BP oil disaster on the British. (I know this is old news) I’m just wondering why did he feel that by shifting the blame onto one of America’s allies was a good move? Politically speaking. To me it seems to […]

Q&A: Is Obama going to take credit for BP’s “top kill” plan that worked?

Question by Mary Jane: Is Obama going to take credit for BP’s “top kill” plan that worked? ‘Top kill’ halts flow of oil and gas, admiral says http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-oil-spill-stopped-top-kill-link,0,1045555.story?track=rss Best answer: Answer by Keith LOf course he will. Presidents always get the blame when things go wrong and take credit when things go right. Of course […]

DIdn’t BP say the top kill was working? What happened?

Question by Art W: DIdn’t BP say the top kill was working? What happened? Best answer: Answer by barrythey had to wait and watch the where the hole is for a while to tell if it worked or not, its really dark down there ya know Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Tuesday preview: BP, BG, IMPs

Tuesday preview: BP, BG, IMPs In a week of big results, the biggest of the big is Tuesday’s announcement from stricken oil giant BP. Not only has the company got to withstand comparison with Shell’s announcement of an 88% increase in underlying third quarter earnings but much of the UK pension fund industry will be […]

BP’s Top Kill Method has Failed_May 30, 2010

The video shows that BP’s “Top Kill” Method has failed, and that they are now planning a containment exercise ; rather than immediately trying to cap the leak. They should, however, be able to solve the oil leak problem in August, 2010, when they drill another oil well, nearby. The video shows the problems that […]

BP Prepares `Top Kill’ to Stem Spill in Gulf of Mexico

May 26 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Eric Coleman reports on BP Plc’s efforts to stem the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil began flowing into the Gulf after an April 20 explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which London-based BP leased from Transocean Ltd. BP shares have dropped 25 percent since then. Copyright […]

Oil and water

Oil and water It’s a rainy Saturday morning in late July at the Mockingbird Café in Bay St. Louis, Miss., and Michael “Mike” Carron M.S. ’76, Ph.D. ’79 is doing his best to describe the impact of the BP oil spill on the Gulf Coast region where he grew up. Read more on The Virginia […]

BP’s Static Kill labelled successful in Gulf of Mexico

BP says it’s reached a ‘significant milestone’ after apparently controlling the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico with its latest effort. The new operation employs a ‘static kill’ process which uses heavy mud to push the oil back down into the reservoir. The US government says 75 percent of the spill has now been […]

what is this “top kill” process that BP is using?

by Nuclear Winter Question by j: what is this “top kill” process that BP is using? what exactly are they doing? how does it work? Best answer: Answer by Andrew S Word warriorHere is a live video feed of the leak: http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/homepage/STAGING/local_assets/bp_homepage/html/rov_stream.html The leak is 5000 feet from the water surface. The water pressure at […]

Kalamazoo River Oil Spill, 7-28-2010 024

A few nice oil spill disasters images I found: Kalamazoo River Oil Spill, 7-28-2010 024 Image by The Sierra Club Kalamazoo River Oil Spill, 7-28-2010 057 Image by The Sierra Club