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How much oil remains in the Gulf of Mexico? – USA Today 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bp complaints

MiamiHerald.com

How much oil remains in the Gulf of Mexico?
USA Today
Nearly 80 percent of the oil that spewed into the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion on could still remain, according to a report
Deepwater Horizon: 'residual' vs 'remaining'Nature.com (blog)
Mexico eyes deeper oil drilling in shadow of Gulf disasterAFP
Scientists: Toxic oil settling on Gulf floorCNN (blog)
ThomasNet Industrial News Room –Christian Science Monitor –ABC Action News
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deepwater horizon – Google News

BP pledges $52 million for Gulf mental health care – Alaska Dispatch 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bp complaints

TopNews United Kingdom (blog)

BP pledges million for Gulf mental health care
Alaska Dispatch
As we've noted, in the aftermath of the Gulf oil disaster, mental health advocates [4] and state agencies [5] repeatedly [6] called [7] on BP to fund mental
Oil spill recovery grant includes million for mental health care in FloridaPalm Beach Post
Oil spill takes toll on mental healthSunHerald.com
The Influence of the Oil Spill on Coastal Louisiana Salt MarshesSoftpedia

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gulf oil disaster updates – Google News

Oil spill recovery grant includes $3 million for mental health care in Florida – Palm Beach Post 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bp complaints

TopNews United Kingdom (blog)

Oil spill recovery grant includes million for mental health care in Florida
Palm Beach Post
Get updates on the latest Lotto drawings plus coverage of the new multi-state Powerball game. Winning numbers More than 200 men and women with ties to
BP provides mln to fund mental health support across Gulf coastXinhua
BP gives M to Louisiana for mental health careMiamiHerald.com
The Influence of the Oil Spill on Coastal Louisiana Salt MarshesSoftpedia
UPI.com –NOLA.com –National Science Foundation (press release)
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gulf oil spill updates – Google News

Reports focus on lingering effects of Gulf oil spill – CNN (blog) 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bp complaints

CNN

Reports focus on lingering effects of Gulf oil spill
CNN (blog)
Meanwhile, researchers at the University of South Florida have concluded that oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill may have settled to the bottom of the
Government report on Gulf oil spill inaccurate, scientists say at least 79% of New York Daily News
Gulf oil spill: Are con artists posing as fishermen to scam BP?Christian Science Monitor
BP Pays Three Times 2009 Interest for Loans Amid Billion Spill CostsBloomberg
Bizjournals.com (blog) –BusinessWeek –Wall Street Journal (blog)
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gulf oil spill updates – Google News

Feds Tightening Rules For Deepwater Drilling – Talk Radio News Service 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bp complaints

CBC.ca

Feds Tightening Rules For Deepwater Drilling
Talk Radio News Service
A new government report indicated that BP, whose Deepwater Horizon well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, killing 11 workers and rupturing a well
Federal rules on deep-water drilling grow tougherHouston Chronicle
White House Orders Environmental Reviews for Deepwater DrillingTIME (blog)
Interior halts deepwater environmental exemptionsThe Associated Press
BBC News –RTT News –San Antonio Express
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deepwater horizon – Google News

Plumes of Gulf oil spreading east on sea floor – CNN (blog) 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bp complaints

Telegraph.co.uk

Plumes of Gulf oil spreading east on sea floor
CNN (blog)
A new report set to be released Tuesday renews concerns about the long-term environmental impact of the Gulf Coast oil disaster, and efforts to permanently
Gulf oil spill: Are con artists posing as fishermen to scam BP?Christian Science Monitor
Gulf Oil Spill Brings Concerns about Skin, Breathing Troubles and CancerBloomberg
Oil disaster has lessons for investorsThe Australian
1340 WGAU –Salon
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gulf oil disaster updates – Google News

US Fish and Wildlife release birds-1.wmv 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bp complaints

HOUMA, La. – Wildlife response teams from US Fish & Wildlife release birds from rehab at the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Louisiana. Each day, multi-agency bird recovery teams led by US Fish and Wildlife Service respond to reports from cleanup workers and citizens of injured and oiled birds. The birds are captured and transported to rehabilitation facilities with the eventual goal of returning them to the wild. US Fish and Wildlife Service video.
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PHOTO RELEASE: Vessels of Opportunity Undergo Safety Inspections 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bp complaints

Key contact numbers

  • Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
  • Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511 
  • Submit a claim for damages: (800) 440-0858
  • Report oiled wildlife: (866) 557-1401

Deepwater Horizon Incident
Joint Information Center

Phone: (713) 323-1670
(713) 323-1671

 

GRAND ISLE, La. - Local Grand Isle-based fishing vessels participating in the vessels of opportunity program moor up to check in at the incident command post dock, Aug. 14, 2010. About 134 vessels ranging from shrimpers to oyster boats are working in the response providing platforms for boom, skimming, safety and logistics operations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

GRAND ISLE, La. – Local Grand Isle-based fishing vessels participating in the vessels of opportunity program moor up to check in at the incident command post dock, Aug. 14, 2010.

Of the 1,430 response-wide vessels of opportuntiy, approximately 134 vessels ranging from shrimpers to oyster boats are working for the Grand Isle incident command providing platforms for boom, skimming, safety and logistics operations.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

GRAND ISLE, La. - Tracey Allemand, a contractor working with the Grand Isle logistics branch, checks in vessels at the incident command dock as they return to work on the response following Tropical Depression Five, Aug. 14, 2010. Approximately 134 vessels of opportunity are working for the incident command in Grand Isle. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

GRAND ISLE, La. – Tracey Allemand, a responder working with the Grand Isle logistics branch, checks in vessels at the incident command dock as they return to work on the response following Tropical Depression Five, Aug. 14, 2010.

Of the 1,430 response-wide vessels of opportunity, approximately 134 vessels of opportunity are working for the incident command in Grand Isle.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

GRAND ISLE, La. - Contractors from the safety branch of logistics check in vessels of opportunity at the incident command post dock in Grand Isle, Aug. 14, 2010. The safety team inspected the vessel for fire extinguishers, sound producing devices, operational running lights and obvious safety hazards among other things. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

GRAND ISLE, La. – Responders from the safety branch of logistics check in vessels of opportunity at the incident command post dock in Grand Isle, Aug. 14, 2010.

The safety team inspected the vessel for fire extinguishers, sound producing devices, operational running lights and obvious safety hazards among other things.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

GRAND ISLE, La. – A crewman aboard the local fishing vessel After Dark secures boom prior to a safety exam at the vessel’s check in at the Grand Isle incident command post dock by safety personnel from the branch command, Aug. 14, 2010.

Safety personnel checked in the branch’s vessel of opportunity fleet as they returned to work following relocation for storm avoidance of Tropical Depression Five.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

 


Recent Updates for Unified Command for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill | Deepwater Horizon Response

U.S. To Require Environmental Reviews For Deepwater Drilling – Update – RTT News 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bp complaints

CBC.ca

U.S. To Require Environmental Reviews For Deepwater Drilling – Update
RTT News
The cost of drilling in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, currently under a temporary moratorium following BP's disastrous oil spill, is expected to
US to require oil drilling reviewBBC News
White House Orders Environmental Reviews for Deepwater DrillingTIME (blog)
Federal rules on deep-water drilling grow tougherHouston Chronicle
National Post –News 8 Austin –Talk Radio News Service
all 764 news articles »

gulf oil spill updates – Google News

Operations and Ongoing Response – August 17, 2010 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bp complaints

Deepwater Horizon Response – August 17, 2010

Monday, August 16 Statistics

RESPONSE VESSELS

Vessels of Opportunity: 1,424

Barges: more than 530

Skimmers: more than 830

Other Vessels: more than 1,500

Total active response vessels: more than 4,200

Aircraft: 76

BOOM DATA

Boom deployed: more than 2.1 million feet

Boom staged: more than 1.2 million feet

Total boom: more than 3.3 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: more than 28,200 personnel responding

Recent Updates for Unified Command for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill | Deepwater Horizon Response



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