News: BP delayed decision for help

Bloomberg reports that Helix Energy Solutions Inc.’s offered in April its floating platform to help with BP oil recovery, but it took BP six weeks…

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Could BP default on loans?

Bondsquawk.com reports that investors believe there is a higher probability of BP defaulting within one year than in five. BP was spending $6 million a…

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Escambia County Disaster Update: July 6

We’ve asked for six skimmers. Said we would settle for three and are getting one. Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Tuesday, July…

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BP changes Vessels of Opportunity

Just got off a BP media conference call on the Vessels of Opportunity program. After eights weeks since the first VOO contract was signed, BP…

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BP says county boom contracts excessive

BP Incident Commander Bryant Chapman sent Florida DEP Secretary Mike Sole an email on June 30 regarding a request for reimbursement of $3.5 million of…

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News: National Geographic reports BP oil under sand

During a series of digs, oil patties and tarballs were found just beneath beaches dirtied by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The discoveries suggest…

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BP offers its own update

From BP Press Relations: UPDATE ON GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil…

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$20B BP Claim fund isn’t what it seems

Remember my basic approach to any BP statement or ad is that it’s not ever completely true. The most recent BP ads tout the $20…

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Sometimes you have to laugh

Climate Progress has collected some of the best BP jokes: “Scientists say they have developed a car that can run on water. The only catch…

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Whale test results expected today

This past weekend the Coast Guard and BP tested the oil tanker, called “A Whale” and owned by Taiwan Maritime Transport Co. Ltd., that has…

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Say it ain’t so, Bobby Jindal

We found out on Friday that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has vetoed a bill that would have required him to preserve and make public all…

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“I wouldn’t go into the water today”

From Washington Post: Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson visited Pensacola Beach on Saturday, her first trip to Florida and her sixth to the gulf…

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