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BP spill nears a somber record as Gulf's biggest
Thursday, July 1, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP's massive oil spill will become the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday based on the highest of the federal government's estimates, an ominous record that underscores the oil giant's dire need to halt the gusher.
The oil that's spewed for two and a half months from a blown-out well a mile under the sea is expected to surpass the 140 million gallon mark, eclipsing the record-setting Ixtoc I spill off Mexico's coast from 1979 to 1980. Even by the lower end of the government's estimates, at least 71.2 million gallons are in the Gulf.
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CNN Amplifies Clinton's Call: To blow up the well
Should Obama Blow Up The Oil Well?
CRIST ON FMR. PRES. CLINTONS CALL ON CNN: To blow up oil well
Here's my take (for what it is worth) - Blowing up the well will not stop the flow.
World’s largest oil skimmer heads to Gulf spill « Colonel6's Blog
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The Taiwanese-flagged former tanker named the “A Whale” is the length of 3 1/2 football fields and stands 10 stories high. It just emerged from an extensive retrofitting to prepare it specifically for the Gulf, where officials hope it will be able to suck up as much as 21 million gallons of oil-fouled water per day.
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World’s largest oil skimmer heads to Gulf spill - BostonHerald.com
Unified Command for the BP Oil Spill | Flow Rate Group Provides Preliminary Best Estimate Of Oil Flowing from BP Oil Well
The Oil Drum | Storm Watch, 28 June 2010 and BP's Deepwater Oil Spill Open Thread
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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