Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS The President Meets with the Family Members of the Victims of the Oil Rig Disaster In the Red Room and the State Dining Room, the President had individual discussions with family members of the victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster. He[Read More…]
BP/Gulf Oil Gusher
Incident Command Post Activated for Florida Peninsula for Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill
MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2010. Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of the Interior, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and BP have stood up a Florida Peninsula Command Post in Miami Thursday. This command post provides a command and control structure to plan and deliver oil spill preparedness and response activities across the Florida[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander for Deepwater BP Oil Spill Response, June 10, 2010
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, briefed the media Thursday morning. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TONY RUSSELL: Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us again. Good morning, everybody on the phone conference line. Again, thank you for joining us.[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with the Family Members of the Victims of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Disaster
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2010. In the Red Room and the State Dining Room, the President had individual discussions with family members of the victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster. He was joined by Secretary Ken Salazar, Carol Browner, Valerie Jarrett and Admiral Thad Allen. The President expressed his[Read More…]
DHS Testimony Re: ‘Deep Impact: Assessing the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on States, Localities and the Private Sector’
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2010. Testimony of Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, “Deep Impact: Assessing the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on States, Localities and the Private Sector.” (Remarks as Prepared) Chairman Pryor, Senator Ensign and Members of the Subcommittee:[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, June 10, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 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 The lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap, installed on June 3, continues to collect oil and gas flowing from[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander for Deepwater BP Oil Spill Response, June 8, 2010
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, joined Dr. Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in briefing the media Tuesday morning. ADMIRAL ALLEN: Good morning. Here for the daily operations brief. I’m joined by[Read More…]
DOE Makes Public Detailed Information on the BP Oil Spill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2010. As part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing commitment to transparency surrounding the response to the BP oil spill, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that Department is providing online access to schematics, pressure tests, diagnostic results and other data about the malfunctioning blowout preventer. Secretary Chu[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama After Meeting with Cabinet Members to Discuss the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2010 – 12:08 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I just completed a meeting with the Cabinet that is directly in charge of dealing with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. From the beginning, we activated 15 agencies for what is now the largest national response ever to an[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, June 7, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 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 The lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap, installed on June 3, continues to collect oil and gas flowing from[Read More…]
