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…]
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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…]
UN Leading Efforts to Ramp Up Rebuilding of Haiti’s Telecom System
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 July 2010 – A global effort led by the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is endeavouring to accelerate the reconstruction of Haiti’s information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, which was destroyed in the devastating January earthquake. “Let’s do everything we can to ensure that Haiti gets state-of-the-art[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander July 2, 2010
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, briefed the media Friday. Adm. Thad Allen: Good morning, folks. Let me start off with a summary of recovered oil for the last 24 hours ending at midnight last night. We[Read More…]
Admiral Allen Highlights Fivefold Increase in Skimmers Since Early June
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2010. National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen today provided an update on the federal government’s aggressive skimming strategy—specifically addressing efforts to surge skimmers to the Gulf of Mexico that will continue to increase the amount of oily water that can be collected from the surface of the water.[Read More…]
