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Industry Task Forces Issue Recommendations

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 7, 2010

After several weeks of intense study into the Deepwater Horizon accident, two industry task forces released their recommendations today. 

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Cap Removal Delayed

blowout preventer  bop  bp  containment cap  deepwater horizon  domestic energy  macondo well  moratorium  offshore moratorium  drilling fluids  spiil response 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 30, 2010

High seas have forced BP to postpone efforts to remove the containment cap on the Macondo well. The company says engineers are standing by, waiting to remove the cap and the battered blowout preventer (BOP) before replacing the BOP with one from the Deepwater Driller II. No oil is expected to be spilled during the operation. 

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More Rules Mean More Delays

bp  deepwater drilling  deepwater horizon  department of the interior  domestic energy  energy policy  macondo well  offshore drilling  oil well  spill response  deepwater well  offshore development  relief well 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 17, 2010

The Department of the Interior yesterday announced new deepwater drilling requirements that could further delay offshore development and job creation. 

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Moratorium Melancholy

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 10, 2010

BP got the green light over the weekend to proceed with drilling the relief well that is expected to put the final nail in Macondo's coffin. As of Monday, August 9, the well had reached a depth of 17,909 feet. BP says it is likely to intersect Macondo's wellbore on August 15. 

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Cementing Job Completed

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 6, 2010

"Not with a bang but a whimper." - T.S. Eliot

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D-Day for Macondo

bp  deepwater drilling moratorium  deepwater drilling regulations  deepwater horizon  domestic energy  energy legislation  energy policy  gulf oil spill  house spill bill  liability  macondo well  moratorium  spill response  static kill 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 2, 2010

Today could be D-Day for the Macondo well. According to reports, BP is conducting a test to determine the likely success of killing the well from the top, while getting in position to assault the well from the bottom. 

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Seismic Studies Monitoring Seepage near Macondo Well

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 19, 2010

Engineers and government officials are watching the Gulf seabed closely today after seepage was discovered in the vicinity of theMacondo well.

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BP Caps Deepwater Horizon Well

bp  containment cap  deepwater horizon  domestic energy  oil leak  oil spill  oil spill cleanup  spill response 

Mark Green
Posted July 15, 2010

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Oil Stops Flowing in the Gulf

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 15, 2010

For the first time in more than two months, the Macondo well is not leaking oil and gas into the Gulf.

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Moratorium Not a Solution

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 14, 2010

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made good on his promise Monday and issued a new drilling moratorium. As he stated in a news release: 

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