Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2010.  On Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, the Unified Area Command, formed in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will consolidate Incident Command Posts in Houma, La., and Mobile, Ala., into a Gulf Coast Incident Management Team located in New Orleans. The planned reorganization of the command[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2010.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Energy Secretary Steven Chu issued the following statement yesterday regarding the permanent plugging of BP’s Macondo well. “With the successful first intercept by the relief well and our confirmation through pressure tests that the cement plugs are secure, we[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Setember 19, 2010.  “Today, we achieved an important milestone in our response to the BP oil spill – the final termination of the damaged well that sat deep under the Gulf of Mexico. I commend Admiral Thad Allen, Secretaries Salazar, Chu, Napolitano, Administrators Jackson and Lubchenco, Carol Browner, the[Read More…]

HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2010.  BP today confirmed that well kill operations on the MC252 well in the Gulf of Mexico are now complete, with both the casing and annulus of the well sealed by cement. The MC252 well has been shut-in since July 15 and cementing operations in August, following the[Read More…]

HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2010.  The following statement was released by BP America Chairman and President Lamar McKay on completion of the MC252 Relief Well in the Gulf of Mexico. Today’s completion of relief well operations on the Macondo well is a significant technological accomplishment and another important milestone in our continued[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2010.   Statement from Admiral Allen on the Successful Completion of the Relief Well: “After months of extensive operations planning and execution under the direction and authority of the U.S. government science and engineering teams, BP has successfully completed the relief well by intersecting and cementing the well[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS  Statement from Admiral Allen on Relief Well Intercept Last night, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen released the following statement on the relief well intercept. “I have received extensive briefings over the last 24 hours regarding the final effort to intercept the Macondo[Read More…]

HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2010.  BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. BP continues to work with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander and in cooperation with the federal government. Subsea Source Control Relief well[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS  FWS Personnel Continue Wildlife Rescue and Recovery Missions Across the Region From Houma, La., Incident Command Post, 23 personnel and 19 vessels have been deployed for reconnaissance and recovery operations. From the Mobile, Ala., Incident Command Post, 43 people and six vessels participated[Read More…]

By Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | Report Shirley and Don Tillman, residents of Pass Christian, Mississippi, have owned shrimp boats, an oyster boat and many pleasure boats. They spent much time on the Gulf of Mexico before working in BP’s Vessels Of Opportunity (VOO)[Read More…]