Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. Today, a bill aimed at holding oil companies like BP accountable for covering the costs of disasters like the offshore drilling blowout in the Gulf of Mexico was blocked by Senator Murkowski (R-Alaska) The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act was introduced by Senators Robert Menendez, Bill[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS The President Introduces Legislation to Enhance the Response As part of the administration’s commitment to pursue full compensation for damages from BP and other responsible parties, the President sent a legislative package to Congress that will enable the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response[Read More…]

GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 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 Subsea efforts continue to focus on, firstly, progressing options to stop the flow of oil from the well through interventions[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2010. The Deepwater Horizon explosion and BP oil spill presents us with challenges on a number of fronts – from capping the flow at the well head and containing the spill on the ocean’s surface, to controlling the impact of the oil on the coastal shoreline and[Read More…]

Gulf of Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–May 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 Subsea efforts continue to focus on two fronts: first, reducing the flow of oil spilled by physical containment and[Read More…]

From the Chicago Tribune: A novel but risky attempt to use a 100-ton steel-and-concrete box to cover a deepwater oil well gushing toxic crude into the Gulf of Mexico was aborted Saturday after ice crystals encased it, an ominous development as thick blobs of tar began washing up on Alabama’s[Read More…]

Venice, Louisiana–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2010 – 3:25 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  First let me say a few words about the incident in New York City.  I want to commend the work of the NYPD, the New York Fire Department, and the FBI, which responded swiftly and aggressively to[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2010.  NOAA is restricting fishing for a minimum of ten days in federal waters most affected by the BP oil spill, largely between Louisiana state waters at the mouth of the Mississippi River to waters off Florida’s Pensacola Bay (click here for map).  The closure is effective immediately. [Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2010.  As part of the designation of the BP Oil Spill as a Spill of National Significance, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen will serve as the National Incident Commander for the administration’s continued, coordinated response—providing[Read More…]

ROBERT, La.–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2010.   The unified command continues with a comprehensive oil-well intervention and spill-response plan following the April 22 sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 130 miles southeast of New Orleans.  Nearly 2,000 personnel are involved in the response effort with additional resources being mobilized as needed.[Read More…]