OIL SPILL ARTICLES

MP, NB, AB:  Fallout From the Gulf Oil Spill


By BETH GARDINER

When the hearings are forgotten and the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico has dropped from headlines, the most surprising thing about the oil spill may be what it does not change about the industry.



May 17, 2010

JY, SP: Scientists Warn Oil Spill Could Threaten Florida

By JOHN M. BRODER

Oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico is moving toward a current that could carry it into the Florida Keys and the Atlantic Ocean, scientists said on Monday.



May 17, 2010
SB, RT: .Gap in Rules on Oil Spills From Wells

By KATE GALBRAITH

An oil spill off the southern U.S. coast could spread into the Atlantic, exposing gaps in international rules governing these accidents.



May 16, 2010

MC, IY, LO:BP Reports Some Success in Capturing Leaking Oil

By SHAILA DEWAN

Engineers achieved some success by using a mile-long pipe to capture some of the oil flow and to divert it to a drill ship on the surface, company officials said.



May 16, 2010

RT, TM: The Oil Spill 'Catastrophe'

The Gulf of Mexico spill is not a "catastrophe," "disaster" or "crisis." It is a predictable outcome of a massive fossil-fuel economy.



May 16, 2010

RB, AT: Officials Ask BP to Assure It Will Cover Spill Claims

By SHAILA DEWAN

As efforts to reduce the flow of oil met another obstacle, the White House sought assurances from BP that it would not attempt to limit its liability to $75 million.



May 15, 2010

EP, GK, SD: Giant Plumes of Oil Forming Under the Gulf

By JUSTIN GILLIS

The discovery of the plumes, one as large as 10 miles long, is evidence that the leak could be substantially worse than estimates.