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Oil spill is ‘environment’s 9/11′
US President Barack Obama says the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will have the same impact on the US psyche as 9/11. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Obama likens oil spill to 9/11 impact
US President Barack Obama says the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will have the same impact on the US psyche as 9/11. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
PM and Obama to discuss oil spill
Prime Minister David Cameron is due to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster with President Barack Obama later. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
BP spill ‘double early estimates’
The BP spill may have sent twice as much oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico as previously thought, US experts estimate. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Spill ‘will not harm’ UK-US ties
The BP oil spill will not damage ties between the US and the UK, senior officials from both countries insist. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Stopping the spill
Using a nuclear bomb and other ideas from readers This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
US begins criminal probe of spill
Oil firm BP says its latest attempt to cap the oil spill is under way, as the US government announces a criminal investigation. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
BP prepares new bid to curb spill
Oil firm BP begins preparations for a new attempt to cap the huge flow of oil from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
What do you think of the oil spill response?
BP has resumed pumping mud into the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. What are your thoughts on the response by BP and the US government to the disaster? It has emerged that far more oil has poured from the well than was previously thought, which would make this the biggest spill in US... »
Obama defends oil spill response
US President Barack Obama has unveiled a series of measures in response to the oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr Obama confirmed a six-month extension of the moratorium on permits for new deepwater oil drilling. Speaking at the White House, he defended against criticism that his administration had been slow to act. He vowed to... »
Obama unveils oil spill response
US President Barack Obama has unveiled a series of measures in response to the oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr Obama confirmed a six-month extension of the moratorium on permits for new deepwater oil drilling. Speaking at the White House, he defended against criticism that his administration had been slow to act. He vowed to... »
BP begins ‘top kill’ on oil spill
BP says it has begun pumping mud into a breached Gulf of Mexico oil well to try to stem the flow of oil caused by a rig explosion last month. Chief Executive Tony Hayward had earlier said the company would go ahead with the "top kill" measure, which has never been tried at such a... »
BP shows oil spill probe details
BP gives details of its internal inquiry into the Gulf oil spill to the US government, as it works to stem the oil flow. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
US toughens talk over Gulf spill
The US toughens its stance on BP, with one official pledging to “keep our boot on their neck” until the Gulf oil leak is stopped. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
BP pledges $500m to study spill
BP says it will fund a 10-year, $500m effort to study the impact on the Gulf of Mexico of the oil spill and clean-up effort. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Obama names oil spill panel heads
Two political veterans are named to head an independent US commission to investigate the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and BP’s role. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Oil spill commission takes shape
Two political veterans will head a US commission investigating a huge oil spill, reports say, amid criticism of the response. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Obama to set up oil spill panel
US President Barack Obama will set up a commission to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, officials say. They say the panel will also examine industry practices and the government’s role in the disaster. The news comes as a top coast guard official warned the leaking oil may reach the southern Florida... »
US demands BP spill clarification
There has been a fresh setback for BP in its attempts to contain the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, a company official says. Initial efforts by the firm to insert a long tube into the broken pipe to funnel oil to the surface have failed. A week ago, BP tried to cap the well... »
‘Top hat’ dome at oil spill site
A new steel dome has been placed beside the damaged oil well that has been polluting the Gulf of Mexico since last month’s drilling rig disaster, BP says. Dubbed the "top hat", it is smaller than a first container dome which had to be set aside after becoming blocked by crystallised gas hydrates. It is... »
BP wrestles with oil spill hitch
Engineers from oil company BP are scrambling to find a way to contain oil gushing from a well on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico. BP has met problems with a containment box it tried to lower over the blown-out well in order to funnel the leaking oil to the surface. Oil has been... »
Oil spill crew describes accident
The deadly blast on board an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by an exploding bubble of methane gas, according to a US media report. Workers on the rig described hearing "screaming and hollering" and said people leapt into the sea to escape. The accounts came from a BP report into the... »
Funnel ‘poised over’ US oil spill
Work is continuing to lower a giant funnel onto the bed of the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to contain oil gushing from leaks in a blown-out well. A crane is lowering the 90-tonne device, which is hoped to be operational by Monday. The operation is complicated by the great depth – 5,000 ft... »
Funnel plan to battle Gulf spill
Welders in Louisiana are working against the clock to build a giant iron funnel for BP in a bid to halt the huge spill from a Gulf of Mexico well. The 98-tonne, dome-topped box being built by steel workers is to be ready on Wednesday and may be shipped to the site by the end... »
US spill ‘threatens way of life’
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has warned that the sprawling Gulf of Mexico oil slick threatens the very way of life of people in his state. As President Barack Obama prepared to fly in to see the devastation for himself, experts said the slick had tripled in size in just days. Attorneys general from five affected... »
BP under fire over US oil spill
Criticism of BP is mounting in the US over its handling of the giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Calls for swifter action were led by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who urged BP to commit more resources to tackling the catastrophe. The British energy giant was also criticised by President Barack Obama... »
Oil spill sparks new drilling ban
The US administration has banned oil drilling in new areas of the US coast pending investigations into the cause of the oil spill off Louisiana. "No additional drilling has been authorised and none will until we find out what happened," White House adviser David Axelrod told ABC television. Last month President Barack Obama eased a... »
Oil ‘reaches’ coast in US spill
The US Coast Guard is investigating reports that oil has started washing ashore on the Gulf Coast from a leaking offshore well. Up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day are thought to be spilling into the water after last week’s explosion on a BP-operated rig, which then sank. President Barack Obama has pledged "every... »
Environmental fears over US spill
Oil is leaking from a damaged well feeding a rig that sank off Louisiana on Thursday, in what US officials are calling "a very serious spill". The well is estimated to be leaking at a rate of about 1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons) of oil per day. Although the US coastguard said on Friday that no... »
‘Serious spill’ from US oil rig
Oil is leaking from a damaged well feeding a rig that sank off Louisiana on Thursday, in what US officials are calling "a very serious spill". The well is estimated to be leaking at a rate of about 1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons) of oil per day. Although the US coastguard said on Friday that no... »
US fears ease over oil rig spill
The US Coast Guard says that no oil appears to be leaking from a rig that sank off Louisiana on Thursday. Crews will continue to monitor the rig closely amid concerns over a possible environmental disaster. BP chief executive Tony Hayward vowed that the company would do everything in its power to contain any spills... »