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US asks BP to clarify cleanup intentions as Gulf spill gushes on
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 15th, 2010
Agence France-Presse: Crews worked to place a siphon tube into a ruptured pipe spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico Saturday as globs of oil washed ashore in new spots and US officials told BP to clarify what cleanup costs it will pay. The latest effort by British Petroleum to contain the thousands of gallons of oil spilling into the Gulf involves connecting an "insertion tube" to the leak site so oil can be siphoned to a container vessel at the surface. The process was supposed to be completed ...
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BP Tries Mile-Long Tube In Latest Bid To Plug Leak
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 15th, 2010
Associated Press: At first, BP tried to stop the oil rushing into the Gulf of Mexico by flipping a blowout preventer switch. A week ago, they attempted to capture the leak with a 100-ton box. The latest experiment? Trying to guide a skinny, mile-long tube into the gusher. BP PLC technicians were gingerly moving joysticks to guide deep-sea robots and thread the 6-inch tube with a rubber stopper into the 21-inch pipe spewing oil from the ocean floor. That work continued Saturday morning for a second day, ...