Mobile Incident Commander to Provide Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill Response Operational Update 0
Federal Judge Blocks 6-Month Ban On Deepwater Drilling 0
Federal Judge Blocks 6-Month Ban On Deepwater Drilling
In a ruling that is likely to generate significant debate, U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. With the ruling, Feldman sided with several companies that provide services and supplies to offshore drilling rigs, who argued that the moratorium would lead to …
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US judge blocks deepwater drilling ban 0
US judge blocks deepwater drilling ban
A US judge ruled against a six-month freeze imposed on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, in a blow to the White House which said it would appeal.
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response to Hold Open House in Orleans Parish, La. 0
Giant underwater dome to stop oil spill after Deepwater Horizon rig blows 25
Efforts are continuing in the Gulf of Mexico to stop the oil leak from a US oil rig that exploded and sank last week. Heavy seas however are hampering the works. During a previous attempt, four robotic submErsibles conducted an unprecedented operation to shut the leak with a giant state-of-the-art device. BP plans to collect leaking oil on the ocean bottom by lowering a large dome to capture the oil and then pumping it through pipes and hoses into a vessel on the surface. Around 160 thousand litres of oil is pouring into the sea from the well, causing a massive oil slick that could pose an environmental disaster.
Florida Deepwater Horizon response, June 17 0
Florida Deepwater Horizon response, June 17
TALLAHASSEE – The State Emergency Response Team and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are actively coordinating and responding to the Deepwater Horizon incident.
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Early completion of deepwater drilling report appears unlikely 0
Early completion of deepwater drilling report appears unlikely
Panel will not hold its first meeting until the middle of July
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