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- BP: Crews lifting key device from Gulf face delay
- Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:35:08 -0700ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) -- Icelike crystals had formed Saturday on the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, forcing BP crews to wait before they could safely hoist the device to the surface.
- Blowout preventer still underwater
- Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:22:12 -0700It's taking a little longer than planned to raise a 300-ton piece of oil well equipment from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico.
- Carnahan Calls On Senate To Act After Gulf Oil Explosion
- Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:05:36 -0700(St. Louis) -- U.S. Congressman Russ Carnahan is calling on the U.S. Senate to start discussions on new oil safety measures and regulations following another oil explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
- BP Replaces Blowout Preventer and Moves Toward Plugging Well
- Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:01:06 -0700After a new blowout preventer was latched to the wellhead, BP prepared to conduct tests that should allow the company to finish permanently plugging the well.
- Tropical Storm Gaston may reform over Atlantic
- Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:51:05 -0700Tropical Storm Gaston could soon come swirling back to life over the central Atlantic Ocean, U.S. forecasters said on Saturday.
- BP's Blowout Preventer Hits Snag On Way To FBI Custody [Evidence]
- Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:32:03 -0700FBI agents are waiting on board a ship for BP's blowout preventer to be pulled up later today in the Gulf of Mexico . More »
- Driller in latest Gulf mess fought new safety rules
- Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:26:43 -0700Associated Press WASHINGTON — The company whose Gulf of Mexico oil platform erupted in flames this week cited the industry’s “excellent safety record” when it opposed a proposed federal rule last year that would require offshore oil and gas operators to have safety systems aimed at reducing workers’ mistakes.
- Failed blowout preventer detached from BP well
- Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:25:21 -0700Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company’s well on Friday afternoon.
- 30 dead after 2 shootouts in Mexico
- Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:24:10 -0700Associated Press MONTERREY, Mexico — Mexican soldiers killed at least 30 suspected cartel members in two shootouts near the U.S. border in a region that has become one of biggest battlegrounds in the country’s drug war, authorities said Friday.
- PHOTOS Labor Day tourism for Collier, Lee relies heavily on Florida travelers
- Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:22:51 -0700Hoteliers in Southwest Florida continue to struggle, plagued by false impressions of dirty water and oily beaches. The long holiday weekend, however, will fill up some local hotels and resorts, with many visitors planning to come from Florida’s east coast, where there’s a better understanding of where the oil went and where it didn’t.