BP Complaints

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-28 02:06 CORRECTED-US to halt 33 exploration rigs in deepwater review
By Ayesha Rascoe and Tom Doggett
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-25 18:49 Transocean insurer sues to block BP oil spill claim
HOUSTON, May 25 (Reuters) – Insurer Lloyd’s of London has asked a U.S. court to block a claim filed by oil major BP seeking damages against driller Transocean, which drilled the well which is currently gushing
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-26 21:39 NOAA can now do credible calculations of oil spill
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) – New video provided by BP of its leaking underwater oil well should make it easier to calculate how much crude is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, a senior government official said on Wednesday. “It’s only been in the last couple of days that we have gotten video that was high enough resolution, long enough length and fast enough shutter speed to really do credible …
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-24 00:10 Louisiana blasts BP, U.S. govt for slow oil response
VENICE, La, May 23 (Reuters) – Louisiana’s governor on Sunday criticized energy giant BP and U.S. federal authorities for failing to act fast enough to protect the state’s coastlines from a massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The U.S. Coast Guard and BP failed to take decisions quickly enough and delayed supplying necessary clean-up equipment even as oil washed up onto the state’s fragile …
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-23 20:24 UPDATE 1-US will “push” out BP if spill response falls short
HOUSTON, May 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. government will move aside BP from the operation to try to halt the Gulf of Mexico oil spill if it decides the company is not performing as required in its response to the well leak, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Sunday. “I am angry and I am frustrated that BP has been unable to stop this oil from leaking and to stop the pollution from spreading …
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-23 18:15 Track methane to gauge size of BP spill -scientist
WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) – To figure out how much oil has spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, experts should measure the plumes of dissolved methane coming from the wrecked BP offshore rig, a marine scientist said on Sunday. Methane gas is the most abundant compound coming from the April 20 blowout and spill, making up about 40 percent of the leaking petroleum by mass, David Valentine of the …
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BP press releases

Deepwater Horizon disaster site is a vortex of activity, with focus far below
About 15 vessels are operating at the core, surrounded by a slew of supply vessels
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-19 14:24 UPDATE 1-Florida Keys tar balls are not from BP oil spill
MIAMI, May 19 (Reuters) – Tar balls found on beaches in the Florida Keys this week are not from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill leaking from a well owned by BP, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday, citing laboratory tests. The news came as a temporary relief to Florida’s tourism authorities, who are already reporting negative market impact from the month-long spillage from BP’s leaking undersea …
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-13 18:27 WRAPUP 4-BP tries new oil leak fixes, tar balls wash ashore
By Steve Gorman

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