BP Complaints

This is Coast Guard footage of the controlled burns they’ve had to do as part of containing the massive oil spill that continues to grow out of control in the Gulf of Mexico.

The US coast guard is searching for 11 missing workers after an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Authorities say a boat carrying over 100 survivors has docked in Louisiana. Several others were airlifted to hospitals, and at least three are in a critical condition. The platform remains ablaze hours after the blast. It’s unclear what caused the explosion.
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Huge Oil Plumes Found Under Gulf as BP Struggles
Huge oil plumes discovered underwater in Gulf as BP struggles with latest fix BP – Gulf of Mexico – Mexico – Oil spill – Business
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Huge oil plumes found in Gulf as BP fix struggles
Oil from a blown-out well is forming huge underwater plumes as much as 10 miles long below a visible slick in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists said as BP wrestled for a third day Sunday with its latest contraption for slowing the nearly month-old gusher.
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Report finds early concerns about BP
A firm hired by BP substantiated complaints about policy violations on another Gulf rig, Atlantis.
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Substantial safety concerns raised about the Atlantis, another BP oil rig
The company most closely linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill also owns a rig that operated with incomplete and inaccurate engineering documents, according to records and interviews, a deficiency that one company official warned could “lead to catastrophic operator errors.” BP – Business – Social Sciences – Archaeology – Alternative
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Giant Dome, Fires Aimed At Huge U.S. Oil Spill
VENICE, La., May 6 (Reuters) – Workers toiled above and below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in attempts to plug a gushing oil leak and protect the U.S. coast in one of the biggest spill containment efforts ever mounted.

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