WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, briefed the media Friday afternoon. MODERATOR: Good afternoon, we’ll follow the standard format for today’s briefing, Admiral Allen will give the daily update. We’ll take a few questions here from the[Read More…]
BP/Gulf Oil Gusher
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, June 25, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 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 systems continue to collect oil and gas flowing from the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP) and transport them[Read More…]
NOAA Ship Delaware II to Collect Tunas, Swordfish, Water Samples on Deepwater Horizon Spill Study
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2010. NOAA ship Delaware II departs Key West, Fla., today to collect tunas, swordfish and sharks, to gather data about the conditions these highly migratory species are experiencing in waters around the Gulf of Mexico spill site. During the two-week mission, the research vessel will use longline[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, June 24, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Carol Browner Meets with Top BP Officials Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner today met with BP executives Bob Dudley, Lamar McKay, David Nagel and Karen St. John to discuss a number of key issues, including containment, redundancy,[Read More…]
Readout of Carol Browner’s Meeting with BP Executives, June 24, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2010. Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner met with BP executives Bob Dudley, Lamar McKay, David Nagel and Karen St. John earlier today to discuss a number of key issues including containment, redundancy, claims and scientific monitoring. The meeting with Dudley was[Read More…]
Two Members of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Die in Unrelated Events
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2010. Two members of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response died today in unrelated events. At approximately 7 a.m. the Unified Command at the Incident Command Post in Mobile was notified that a master of a Vessel of Opportunity (VOO) died in Gulf Shores, Ala. The Gulf[Read More…]
Update on LMRP Cap Containment Operations
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2010. The lower marine riser package (LMRP) cap containment system was successfully reinstalled on the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP) at approximately 1830 CDT on June 23. This containment system is connected to the drillship Discoverer Enterprise on the surface. The system resumed collecting oil and gas[Read More…]
NOAA Opens More Than 8,000 Square Miles of Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2010. NOAA has opened more than 8,000 square miles of previously closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico, because the agency has not observed oil in the area. The most significant opening is an area due south of Mississippi which was closed Monday, June 21. Additionally,[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander, June 22, 2010
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, briefed the media Tuesday afternoon. ADMIRAL ALLEN: Good afternoon. Here to give you a quick update on the last 24 hours of operations. We’d like to answer any questions you might[Read More…]
Sierra Club to Join Obama Administration in Appealing Moratorium Decision
New Orleans, LA–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2010. Today, a federal judge blocked a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling put in place by President Obama following the BP disaster in the Gulf. On June 7, 2010, Hornbeck Offshore Services, a company that provides vessel support to offshore oil and gas drilling in the[Read More…]
