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BP finally stops oil spewing from Gulf gusher
The oil has stopped. For now. After 85 days and up to 184 million gallons, BP finally gained control over one of America's biggest environmental catastrophes Thursday by placing a carefully fitted cap over a runaway geyser that has been gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico since early spring. Though a temporary fix, the accomplishment was ...
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US says BP well is finally 'dead'
The US government declared BP's Macondo oil well dead on Sunday, nearly five months after the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico began."We can finally announce that the Macondo 252 well is effectively dead," Thad W Allen, the former Coast Guard admiral who leads the federal spill response, said in a statement. The well, he said, "poses no...
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Mumbai oil spill stops but environmental threat remains
The oil slick off Mumbai coast is a serious worry and the government is trying its best to contain the damage, that's what Maharashtra Chief Minister, Ashok Chavan told NDTV, as an environmental disaster threatens the Maharashtra coast. (In Pictures: Mumbai oil slick)After Saturday's ship collision, the oil slick off the Mumbai Harbour has been spr...
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Oil leak off Mumbai coast has stopped: Coast Guard sources
In a big relief, two days after two ships collided off the coast of Mumbai, Coast Guard authorities have said the oil leak from the MSC Chitra has now been plugged. But the oil already in the sea along the Mumbai coast line will take a month to clear, according to environmental authorities and is still a serious worry. Meanwhile, the government is ...
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BP begins attempt to seal oil leak with new procedure
The procedure involves pumping thousands of pounds of heavy fluids into a five-story stack of pipes in an effort to clog the well and stop the torrent of oil.
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BP finally stops oil spewing from Gulf gusher
The oil has stopped. For now. After 85 days and up to 184 million gallons, BP finally gained control over one of America's biggest environmental catastrophes Thursday by placing a carefully fitted cap over a runaway geyser that has been gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico since early spring. Though a temporary fix, the accomplishment was ...
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US says BP well is finally 'dead'
The US government declared BP's Macondo oil well dead on Sunday, nearly five months after the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico began."We can finally announce that the Macondo 252 well is effectively dead," Thad W Allen, the former Coast Guard admiral who leads the federal spill response, said in a statement. The well, he said, "poses no...
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Mumbai oil spill stops but environmental threat remains
The oil slick off Mumbai coast is a serious worry and the government is trying its best to contain the damage, that's what Maharashtra Chief Minister, Ashok Chavan told NDTV, as an environmental disaster threatens the Maharashtra coast. (In Pictures: Mumbai oil slick)After Saturday's ship collision, the oil slick off the Mumbai Harbour has been spr...
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Oil leak off Mumbai coast has stopped: Coast Guard sources
In a big relief, two days after two ships collided off the coast of Mumbai, Coast Guard authorities have said the oil leak from the MSC Chitra has now been plugged. But the oil already in the sea along the Mumbai coast line will take a month to clear, according to environmental authorities and is still a serious worry. Meanwhile, the government is ...
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BP begins attempt to seal oil leak with new procedure
The procedure involves pumping thousands of pounds of heavy fluids into a five-story stack of pipes in an effort to clog the well and stop the torrent of oil.
