GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 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 Two containment systems continue to collect oil and gas flowing from the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP) and transport[Read More…]
BP/Gulf Oil Gusher
Tar Balls Along Texas Coast are From Deepwater Horizon
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. Tar balls collected from the Crystal Beach area of the Bolivar Peninsula on Saturday came from the Deepwater Horizon spill, tests have confirmed, but it is unclear how the material got to Texas. Investigators discovered very small tar balls in the surf, but not on shore, Saturday[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 5, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Crews Continue to Assess the Effects of Recent Weather on Response Operations; Skimming Operations Resume Crews in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast continue to repair boom and survey for additional oil deposits after heavy weather moved through the area last week. Heavy[Read More…]
Oil Reported in Lake Pontchartrain
HOUMA, La.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. Oil observers reported sheen and tar balls in the Rigolets and Lake Pontchartrain this morning to the Slidell Forward Operating Base of the Deepwater Horizon Response. Response crews placed a combined 600-feet of hard and soft boom at a natural choke point in the Rigolets to[Read More…]
New Heavy Oil Recovery Device Improves Oil Recovery Efforts in the Gulf
MOBILE, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. Just weeks after the first Heavy Oil Recovery Device (HORD) was successfully tested in the Gulf of Mexico off the shores of Alabama, the innovative devices are greatly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the cleanup operation. The HORD, originally dubbed Tarball Retrieval Device, is being[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 4, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 4, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Crews Assess the Effects of Recent Weather on Response Operations Crews in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast are checking deployed boom and surveying for additional oil deposits after heavy weather moved through the area. Heavy winds and waves have blown sand across[Read More…]
Unified Command Surveys, Repairs Boom Damaged by Heavy Weather
HOUMA, La.–(ENEWSPF)–July 4, 2010. Crews throughout the Deepwater Horizon response branches in Louisiana are checking deployed boom and surveying for additional oil deposits after heavy weather moved through the area beginning Sunday, June 27. Heavy winds and waves have blown sand across beaches, burying oil and boom. Reports of damaged[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 3, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Administrator Jackson Continues Her Sixth Visit to the Gulf Coast In her sixth visit to the Gulf Coast, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson today traveled to Florida to inspect the ongoing response to the BP oil spill. She visited Pensacola, Fla., to[Read More…]
Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft on Current Weather, its Effect on Oil Spill Response, July 2, 2010
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2010. Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft briefed the media today on the current weather and its effect on the oil spill response. Jim McPherson: Good afternoon. I’m Captain Jim McPherson with the unified command. In the interest of providing you the latest information on the oil spill assessment,[Read More…]
Unified Area Command Continues to Build a Sea Turtle Observer Program for On-Water Oil Clean-up
New Orleans–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2010. The Unified Area Command (UAC) continues to build a sea turtle observer program for all on-water oil clean-up operations. The observers will primarily focus on controlled burn and skimmer fleet operations. The command’s Wildlife Branch is working now to determine when, where, and how observers can[Read More…]
