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US, BP see hope of capping oil spill soon
BP’s efforts to place a new containment cap over the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well could effectively stop the disastrous spill as early as Monday, a US official said.
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Recent Updates for Unified Command for the BP Oil Spill | Deepwater Horizon Response

In this narrated clip you can see a large plume of red fluid in front of the ROV (remotely operated vehicle). When the view clears you can clearly see the riser top cap shaking back and forth. It looks like it is about to come off or get blown off by pressure.
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April 27, 2010 (2:29) Oil off the coast of Louisiana is proving to difficult to stop, and could have a big impact on environmental policy debates.
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26 June 2010: More info on the oil impacting Pensacola Beach, Florida. Vice President Joe Biden will be visiting Pensacola or nearby areas in 3 days. Tropical Storm Alex soon to be in the Gulf of Mexico, but probably will not impact oil spill. US District Judge Martin Feldman’s absurd decision to overturn the deepwater drilling moratorium.

New Deepwater Horizon images:

Deepwater Horizon from FL430

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Oil Slick, June 12

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EMERGENCY.louisiana.gov

en.wikipedia.org 4.1 1965: Sea Gem offshore oil rig disaster 4.2 1993–1995: Hazardous substance dumping 4.3 2005: Texas City Refinery explosion 4.4 2006–2007: Prudhoe Bay 4.5 2006-2008: Texas City refinery fatalities 4.6 2007: Propane price manipulation 4.7 2008: Oil price manipulation 4.8 2009: North Sea helicopter accident 4.9 2010: Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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It’s either Haley’s comet to 2012 or GOP kingmaker
Hurricane Katrina curtailed Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s presidential aspirations last time around. His response to the devastation from the Gulf oil spill and his work to elect Republican governors this year are stirring talk of a White House bid in 2012.
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Oil spill ‘could be stopped by Monday’
BP’s efforts to place a new cap over the Gulf of Mexico oil well could effectively stop the disastrous spill as early as Monday.
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