LONDON—(ENEWSPF)—20 July 2010. BP announced today that it has entered into several agreements to sell upstream assets in the United States, Canada and Egypt to Apache Corporation. The deals, together worth a total of $7 billion, comprise BP’s Permian Basin assets in Texas and south-east New Mexico, US; its Western[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides an Update on the Well Integrity Test and Response Efforts National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the progress of the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. He[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2010.  Conservation groups urged the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to pass President Obama’s budget proposal to begin funding coastal Louisiana restoration projects when it marks up the spending bill for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other public agencies for Fiscal Year 2011.  Last week, the House[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS President Obama Gives an Update on the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf This morning, the President spoke on the news from the Gulf, emphasizing that while there may be good news, the work is not done containing the leak, and will not[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2010.  As part of the federal government’s continued efforts to ensure that additional responsibility for BP oil spill response plans and actions is placed at the state and local levels, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen has told BP to ensure that representatives are in place no later[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2010.  Michael R. Bromwich, Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEM), announced today that he will be leading a series of public meetings to collect information and views about deepwater drilling safety reforms, blowout containment, and oil spill response. Bromwich will be[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2010. Statement by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen: “Yesterday I sent BP a letter stating that there were a number of unanswered questions about the monitoring systems they committed to as a condition of the US government extending the well integrity test. Last night a conference[Read More…]

HOUMA, La.–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2010.  With large numbers of birds being rescued, treated, and relocated in the Gulf States as a result of the BP oil spill, people seeing banded birds are asked to report sightings. As part of this unprecedented unified response to the BP oil spill, we are asking[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2010.  Per my conversation with BP Executive Bob Dudley as recently as 11 a.m. EST today, nothing has changed about the joint agreement announced yesterday between BP and the US government. The ongoing well integrity test will continue until 4 p.m. EST today, with the potential for additional extensions[Read More…]

HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2010.  BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment BP continues to work cooperatively with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander and the leadership and direction of[Read More…]