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Marsh Island oil from Deepwater Horizon, officials say
Tests on oil found on Marsh Island a week ago have confirmed the blobs were from the BP spill, an Iberia Parish official said Friday morning.
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BP oil spill: harrowing escapes of Deepwater Horizon survivors
With hearings into the Deepwater Horizon accident ongoing in Louisiana and Washington, survivors’ tales are coming out. They paint a picture of chaos and desperation after the explosion and offer hints about what might have caused the BP oil spill.
Read more on The Christian Science Monitor

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Gulf Oil Spill Volume: BP Unsure How Much Oil Remains In Deepwater Horizon Reservoir
What’s Your Reaction? A bird flies over oil that has collected on wetlands on Elmer’s Island in Grand Isle, La., Thursday, May 20, 2010. The oil came inland despite oil booms that were placed at the wetlands’ mouth on the Gulf of Mexico.
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BP Knew of Deepwater Horizon Safety Risks Almost a Year Ago [Disasters]
# disasters Top kill has failed . As BP moves on to whatever it is they plan to do next, we’re learning executives knew there were “serious problems and safety concerns” with the rig as early as 11 months ago, and did nothing. More »
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Watch BP America’s President and Chairman testify before the US Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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US Senator Jim Risch questions oil executives about the accident in the Gulf of Mexico involving the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon during a hearing by the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 11, 2010.

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon 21 April, 2010. A US Coast Guard MH-65C Dauphin rescue helicopter and crew document the fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, while searching for survivors 21 April 2010. Multiple Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters responded to rescue the Deepwater Horizon’s 126 person crew.

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BP again stops top kill efforts without announcement during Obama visit to Deepwater Horizon leak
NEW YORK – BP’s renewed attempts to plug the geyser of oil at its unbridled well in the Gulf of Mexico were halted again on Friday when the company stopped pumping operations for the third time in three days, a technician involved in the “top kill” effort told Bellona Web.
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Blame on the failure of a cement oil-well casing built by BP contractor Halliburton/Dick Cheney. Deep-water Horizon 36 hour!!! oil-fire was the beginning of a gigantic oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. If the fire was extinguished immediately there was probably no oil spill. Lack of sophisticated equipment if an oil company only thinks of profit. www.marklevinshow.com www.youtube.com
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Footage of Marine Spill Response Corporation C-130 spraying dispersant on an oil slick off of the Gulf coast of Mississippi. The US Coast Guard working in partnership with BP PLC, local residents, and other federal agencies to prevent the spread of oil following the April 22 explosion on Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon. Scenes include aerial view of plane spraying, wide shot of ocean and inside the cockpit with pilots. Produced by Petty Officer 1st Class David G. Crawford for Navy Visual News. For more information visit www.dvidshub.net
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New footage of the oil volcano erupting in the Gulf of Mexico. This video, taken from 5/15 – 5/16, shows oil gushing out of the failed blowout preventer of the Deepwater Horizon. The first shot is far away, the second is a closeup. Video released by the office of Senator Bill Nelson of Florida.
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