Noam Cohen Nyt News Service

On Thursday morning, BP tried to communicate with its nearly 12,000 followers on Twitter that something promising may have happened in the Gulf of Mexico, where its oil  well has been gushing out of control for more than a month: "Admiral Allen shares the 'good news' of the successful LMRP riser cutting and outlines the next steps on @CNN." No...

On Thursday morning, BP tried to communicate with its nearly 12,000 followers on Twitter that something promising may have happened in the Gulf of Mexico, where its oil  well has been gushing out of control for more than a month: "Admiral Allen shares the 'good news' of the successful LMRP riser cutting and outlines the next steps on @CNN." No...