National Geographic | Spill response vessels leaving well area Houston Chronicle Drilling rigs and support vessels over BP's troubled Macondo oil well scrambled Friday to pack up equipment and move out of the path of a tropical system as it entered the Gulf of Mexico. ... Federal records show steady stream of oil spills in gulf since 1964 BP tries to limit release of oil spill research Day 94: The Latest on the Oil Spill |
The Guardian | Sherrod offered new job, but says she'll have to 'think about it' CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign from her government job in Georgia based on incomplete and misleading reports of a speech she gave, has been offered a new job by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. ... Ousted official Shirley Sherrod blamed Fox, but other outlets ran with story Sherrod receives apology, job offer Obama Administration Apologizes, Offers to Rehire Ousted USDA Official |
Sydney Morning Herald | Scientists weighing new option for shutting down oil well CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- As tests continue Tuesday on BP's ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are weighing a new option for permanently sealing it. The "static kill" would involve pumping mud into the well to force oil ... Sm » |
Globe and Mail | BP Hopes to Keep Gulf Well Closed, but Seeping Is Detected New York Times After three days of encouraging pressure tests, a senior BP official said Sunday that the company's recently capped well in the Gulf of Mexico was holding up and that BP now hoped to keep the well closed until it could be permanently ... US Demands More Test Data From BP After Seep Found BP oil cap may not have stopped leak » |
Reuters | BP Extends Gulf Well Tests Another 24 Hours, Plans to Resume Oil Capture Bloomberg BP Plc will open its sealed Macondo gusher in the Gulf of Mexico and channel oil to vessels on the surface after extending tests on the well another 24 hours, the US government decided. BP, based in London, ... Who's Making Money From the Oil Spill? BP's testing of Gulf oil well extended for 24 hours BP extends testing of capped oil well in Gulf of Mexico |
Reuters | Gulf geyser stops gushing, but will it hold? The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS รข€" BP fin » |
Globe and Mail | British Open live; Woods at -6 and on fire; Daly finishes -6; McIlroy shoots 63 USA Today USA TODAY is following the first round of the British Open. The tournament is on ESPN. 8:05: Woods does not get his birdie on No. 15. He remains at -6 without a bogey on his round. 8:04: danjenkinsgdBeheadings have gone out of favor in Scotland, ... Tiger Woods begins 2010 British Open with bright shirt, 3 birdies on front nine Daly off to flying start at British Open Daly off to rousing start at British Open |
