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Operations and Ongoing Response – August 24, 2010 0

Posted on August 28, 2010 by bp complaints

Monday, August 23 Statistics

RESPONSE VESSELS

Vessels of Opportunity: 1,406

Barges: 511

Skimmers: 835

Other Vessels: 1,623

Total active response vessels: 4,375

Aircraft: 72

BOOM DATA

Boom deployed: more than 2.3 million feet

Boom staged: more than 1.3 million feet

Total boom: more than 3.6 million feet

OIL RECOVERED

Oily water recovered: over 34.7 million gallons

Amount estimated burned: 11.1 million gallons

Oil recovered at the source over last 24hrs: 0 gallons

DISPERSANTS

Surface dispersant used: 1,072,514 gallons

Subsea dispersant used: 771,272 gallons

Total dispersant used: 1,843,786 gallons

PERSONNEL INVOLVED

Overall personnel responding: 30,294 personnel responding

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Fulfilling President Obama’s Gulf Coast Restoration Pledge – Huffington Post (blog) 0

Posted on August 28, 2010 by bp complaints

People’s World

Fulfilling President Obama's Gulf Coast Restoration Pledge
Huffington Post (blog)
In Louisiana — the Gulf state hardest-hit by the BP oil spill — the massive spread of oil and chemical dispersants is likely to accelerate the loss of
Panel: Hurricane on heels of the BP oil spill could create chaosGovExec.com
Gulf Needs Immediate Supervision And Funding, Report SaysNational Journal (blog)
The Empire Shall Fall Create Oil Spill Relief T-ShirtNoisecreep (blog)
SU The Daily Orange (subscription) –People’s World
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Danielle may bring dangerous rip currents to US – phillyBurbs.com 0

Posted on August 28, 2010 by bp complaints

CBC.ca

Danielle may bring dangerous rip currents to US
phillyBurbs.com
In the year of our lord "1993", the Saudi's used super tankers to clean up their massive 1993 Persian gulf oil spill with great results.
Hurricane Danielle weakens away from BermudaAFP

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We’re still not ready for another Hurricane Katrina – Washington Post 1

Posted on August 28, 2010 by bp complaints

Washington Post

We're still not ready for another Hurricane Katrina
Washington Post
As we met with local elected officials, emergency planners, and nonprofit and business leaders, we found that the BP oil spill has drained communities of
Obama Marks Hurricane Katrina Anniversary as New Orleans Copes With SpillBloomberg
Poll: Bush handled Katrina better than Obama dealt with oil spillLos Angeles Times (blog)
Gulf officials hope Obama speech can help finish Katrina repairsThe Hill
The Associated Press –Human Events (blog) –Newsweek
all 3,951 news articles »

gulf oil spill updates – Google News

BP to Push Ahead on Replacing Blowout Preventer – Wall Street Journal 1

Posted on August 28, 2010 by bp complaints

Reuters

BP to Push Ahead on Replacing Blowout Preventer
Wall Street Journal
BP PLC plans to move ahead with replacing the blowout preventer that sits atop the well that unleashed the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,
US to remove temporary cap from Gulf wellUSA Today
Deepwater Horizon: Removal of capping stack, BOP gets OKOffshore Oil and Gas Magazine
Feds to start uncapping blown well Monday: reportsMarketWatch
McClatchy Washington Bureau –Oil & Gas Journal –FOXBusiness
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deepwater horizon – Google News

‘Mission Accomplished’ Declared On Gulf Spill, But The Oil Remains (VIDEO) – Huffington Post (blog) 0

Posted on August 28, 2010 by bp complaints

CBC.ca

'Mission Accomplished' Declared On Gulf Spill, But The Oil Remains (VIDEO)
Huffington Post (blog)
Back in late July, after a summer of struggle, the underwater oil spill caused by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig was finally capped.
AP ENTERPRISE: Oil cleanup both bonanza and bustThe Associated Press
U.S. urged to ensure deepwater drilling safetyReuters
UK's Premier Oil Sees Gulf of Mexico Spill Altering Drilling WorldwideBloomberg
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog) –Los Angeles Times (blog) –istockAnalyst.com (press release)
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Seafood industry battles perception problem following Gulf oil spill – al.com (blog) 0

Posted on August 28, 2010 by bp complaints

al.com (blog)

Seafood industry battles perception problem following Gulf oil spill
al.com (blog)
“We're going to have people that are going to encounter seafood with diesel, and they are going to scream 'oil spill,' and we've got to get ready for it,”
Tiny Gulf sea creature could shed light on impact of oil spillSify
University of Alabama biologist to study oil spill effects on tiny Gulf creaturesal.com (blog)

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Gulf officials hope Obama speech can help finish Katrina repairs – The Hill 0

Posted on August 28, 2010 by bp complaints

CBC.ca

Gulf officials hope Obama speech can help finish Katrina repairs
The Hill
Obama is now grappling with a new disaster in the Gulf, this one entirely man-made. The BP oil spill, which resulted in one of the worst environmental
Obama Marks Hurricane Katrina Anniversary as New Orleans Copes With SpillBloomberg
Poll: Bush handled Katrina better than Obama dealt with oil spillLos Angeles Times (blog)
Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversaryThe Associated Press
CBS News –Human Events (blog) –NewsOK.com
all 4,093 news articles »

gulf oil spill updates – Google News

Obama Marks Hurricane Katrina Anniversary as New Orleans Copes With Spill – Bloomberg 1

Posted on August 28, 2010 by bp complaints

CBC.ca

Obama Marks Hurricane Katrina Anniversary as New Orleans Copes With Spill
Bloomberg
The well spewed an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf. The spill shut down some commercial fishing areas along the Gulf Coast from Texas to
Poll: Bush handled Katrina better than Obama dealt with oil spillLos Angeles Times (blog)
Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversaryThe Associated Press
Bush's Response to Katrina Makes Obama Look Pitiful in GulfHuman Events (blog)
NewsOK.com –Reuters Blogs (blog) –Weasel Zippers (blog)
all 4,037 news articles »

gulf oil spill updates – Google News

Evidence experts to oversee blowout preventer recovery – McClatchy Washington Bureau 0

Posted on August 28, 2010 by bp complaints

Reuters

Evidence experts to oversee blowout preventer recovery
McClatchy Washington Bureau
A relief well intended to ensure that the Deepwater Horizon well is dead won't be completed until after a new blowout preventer is installed.
BP to Push Ahead on Replacing Blowout PreventerWall Street Journal
US to remove temporary cap from Gulf wellUSA Today
Deepwater Horizon: Removal of capping stack, BOP gets OKOffshore Oil and Gas Magazine
MarketWatch –Oil & Gas Journal –FOXBusiness
all 597 news articles »

deepwater horizon – Google News



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