Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides an Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. A full transcript is available here.[Read More…]
BP/Gulf Oil Gusher
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 31, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Drilling of the Relief Well Continues Development Driller III continues to condition the first relief well in preparation for laying the casing line, a necessary step before beginning the static diagnostics test—pumping mud and cement in through the top of the well—which will[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 30, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides an Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. He was joined by Major General[Read More…]
DOI Sensitive Lands Branch Ensures Gulf Cleanup Does Not Harm Environment, Wildlife
MOBILE, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2010. The Department of the Interior’s National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have jointly created a Sensitive Lands branch staffed by biologists and other environmental experts to ensure efforts to clean up oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill do not harm the fragile[Read More…]
Statement by FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on Reopening of some Louisiana State Waters to Commercial Fishing
LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2010. “We are pleased to be able to support the state of Louisiana as they reopen state waters to commercial fishing yesterday that span from the Mississippi River Delta to the Mississippi state line. Through close coordination with our state and federal partners, we are confident all appropriate[Read More…]
BP Fulfills Commitment to Assist Displaced Rig Workers, Establishes $100 Million Fund Through Baton Rouge Foundation
BATON ROUGE, La–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2010. BP today announced that it will establish a $100 million charitable fund to support unemployed rig workers experiencing economic hardship as a result of the moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed by the United States federal government. The Rig Worker Assistance Fund will be administered through[Read More…]
BP Hires James Lee Witt to Advise and Support Response Effort
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 302, 2010. Today BP announced it has hired Witt Associates, and its CEO James Lee Witt, to support BP’s work to restore Gulf Coast communities in the wake of the oil and gas spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Witt Associates, a public safety and crisis management consulting firm,[Read More…]
NOAA: Gulf’s Surface Oil Not a Threat to Southern Florida, Keys and East Coast
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2010. Southern Florida, the Florida Keys and the East Coast are not likely to experience any effects from the remaining oil on the surface of the Gulf as the oil continues to degrade and is hundreds of miles away from the loop current, according to a new[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 29, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides an Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. Admiral Allen provided an update on ongoing[Read More…]
Statement by White House Press Secretary on BP’s Contribution to Unemployed Rig Workers, July 29, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2010. We are pleased that BP has taken action today to fulfill their commitment to the President and provide a voluntary contribution of $100 million to support unemployed oil rig workers. Source: whitehouse.gov
