gulf of mexico oil leak
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has closed roughly 4,123 miles of the Gulf of Mexico to royal red shrimping after a shrimper discovered tar balls in his net.
Documents released to the government panel investigating the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil leak reveal the White House made a decision not to disclose the worst-case scenario regarding the rate of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
After four months of internal investigation, BP has released the Deepwater Horizon Accident Report [pdf], a 190-page treatise on the causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and subsequent
U.S. National Incident Commander Thad Allen has stated that a new blowout preventer has essentially secured BP's Macando oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.
Another offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.
A new report from Grant Thornton, a tax and advisory firm, states the BP oil leak and the ensuing political reaction to it could consolidate the Uni
A 22-mile long oil plume has been found lurking beneath the surface in the Gulf of Mexico. The plume, which is currently located near the blown out Macondo oil well, is more than a mile wide and 650 feet tall.
Initial test results show that the dispersed oil from BP's Gulf of Mexico oil drilling blowout may be more toxic to marine microorganisms than first thought.
Speculation about the amount of oil floating in the Gulf of Mexico continues to run rampant.
After conducting tests on the condition of the oil pipe in its blown out Macando oil well, BP has decided that completing the drilling of a relief well is necessary to "kill" the well.
