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BP claims ‘milestone’ as drill mud holds well shut
BP claimed "a significant milestone" on Wednesday in efforts to plug for good the well that has spewed millions of barrels of oil.
BP aims to ‘kill’ well as early as Tuesday
BP was still hoping to attempt the first of two operations to permanently plug its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well on Tuesday.
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Talk tough, act tougher
Despite his big words, not a single new idea has emerged from President Jacob Zuma’s mid-year Cabinet lekgotla.
Gulf storm puts BP spill efforts on hold
Tropical Storm Bonnie threatened efforts on Friday to plug BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil leak for good.
Capped BP Gulf well under scrutiny
The cap on BP’s stricken Gulf of Mexico oil well appeared to hold on Friday, but officials have intensified monitoring.
BP stops flow of oil into Gulf of Mexico
Oil is no longer spewing into the Gulf of Mexico — at least temporarily — as BP said it choked off the flow from its undersea well.
Crucial test starts on cap at BP’s leaking oil well
BP on Wednesday started a crucial test on its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that it hopes will lead to halting the flow of crude oil.
New cap test to stem Gulf oil flow delayed
BP on Tuesday delayed a critical test that will determine if it can close a cap atop its ruptured Macondo well.
BP starts work to install new cap on gushing well
BP removed a containment cap from its stricken Gulf of Mexico oil well on Saturday in the first step toward installing a bigger cap.
Gulf clean-up resumes as new drilling rules awaited
Washington was preparing a revised offshore oil drilling moratorium and clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico returned to normal on Friday.
Storm compounds oil spill along US Gulf Coast
High seas and winds kicked up by Hurricane Alex were propelling the landward advance of the far-flung oil slick.
Spill relief well weeks away, hurricane hinders cleanup
A relief well that might divert the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil leak is still weeks from completion, a top United States official said on Wednesday.
Hurricane Alex new blow to US oil spill efforts
Rough weather whipped up by the season’s first Atlantic hurricane is disrupting clean-up of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Enron founder Ken Lay dies
Enron founder Kenneth Lay, who was convicted of helping perpetuate one of the most sprawling business frauds in United States history, died on Wednesday in Aspen, Colorado. He…