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06 Aug 2010 14:42

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Biz: Does BP has its sights on drilling around the Macondo well again?

  • YES they have to pay for those lawsuits somehow source
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04 Aug 2010 09:46

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U.S.: Oil spill: Is BP’s static kill procedure reportedly working?

  • YES nothing like making a permanent seal source
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02 Aug 2010 20:34

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U.S.: Feds: The oil spill’s final tally is somewhere between a lot and A LOT

  • 5
    million     the number of barrels that U.S. scientists estimates came out of the Gulf Oil Spill
  • 3.3
    million     the number of barrels that reportedly came out of the next biggest oil spill –way back in 1979 source
  • Not perfect, but … While the oil spill certainly isn’t the easiest thing in the world to narrow down, but the federal science and engineering teams on the case claim their number is within ten percent. It’s the difference between huge and HUGE.
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02 Aug 2010 10:50

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U.S.: BP hopes to plug the oil well once and for all by killing it – twice

  • 1st kill BP will conduct a “static kill” by pouring mud and cement into the oil well from above, a process held back by storms.
  • 2nd kill After a relief well is built, BP will confirm the “static kill” by using a “bottom kill” to seal it once and for all. source
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01 Aug 2010 11:37

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U.S.: Michigan’s oil spill: Do oil-industry regulators lack teeth?

  • 800k gallons of oil flooded Michigan’s Kalamazoo River this week
  • yes regulators had warned the owner of the leaky pipe to fix it
  • yes the owner of the pipe just ignored the regulator (great job!) source
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01 Aug 2010 11:02

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Biz: BP station owners in the U.S. really want “Amoco” branding back

  • Poor Amoco. A decade ago, BP decided to ditch the old workhorse brand and replace it with BP’s sun-looking thingy, which seemed like a good idea back then, but now that the oil spill has dragged BP’s brand through the mud for a solid three months, gas station owners want to switch back. Because, let’s face it – BP station owners are on the front lines of this mess. They have to deal with the pissed-off consumers and lower sales caused by the oil spil. BP might as well make it easier on them. (Photo by theogeo on Flickr) source
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28 Jul 2010 09:13

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U.S.: With no new oil coming, the oil slick is starting to dissipate

  • good The oil slick seems to be clearing up a lot quicker than anyone anticipated, dissolving on its own in many spots.
  • bad This doesn’t mean that the oil is completely gone however, and it could still be harming animals below the surface. source
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27 Jul 2010 08:49

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Biz: BP’s quarterly losses huge – hey, just like the oil spill!

  • $17.2 billion the size of BP’s quarterly loss, their first since the oil spill
  • $32.2 billion the size of the pretax charge they took due to the oil spill source
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26 Jul 2010 20:22

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Biz: BP drama: Tony Hayward’s heading to Russia – with his pension!

  • $930k the amount he gets from his pension when he quits in October
  • 1 yearthe amount of salary he takes with him, or $1.4 million dollars
  • $15Mthe total value of his pension – plus his life back! source
  • » Plus, there’s more: Hayward also has a sizable amount of stock, and whenever he cashes that out, he’ll be an extremely rich man – he’ll be worth several million.
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25 Jul 2010 10:58

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Biz: Tony Hayward’s BP career so far, by the numbers

  • 28 number of years he’s worked with the company; he chose to join BP instead of going into academia
  • 3 number of years he’s served as CEO, a position he said he’d use to focus on “laser-like” safety and reliability
  • 11 men died on his watch during the Gulf Oil Spill, which leaked millions of gallons of oil and he took the heat for source
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