Showing posts with label ocean oil spill burn-off. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ocean oil spill burn-off. Show all posts

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Gulf oil spill 'five times' larger than estimated

Gulf oil spill 'five times' larger than estimated

Clip from Article: "...Robot submarines have so far failed to shut off the flow, 1,500m (5,000ft) below the surface, but the coastguard said a test burn on an isolated area of the spill was successful. The revision came after a new leak was discovered and strong winds were forecast which NOAA said would push the oil towards the US shoreline...."

Reference Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Uncontrolled Massive Oil Leak

New Oil Leak in Area of Sunken Drilling Rig


Clip from Article: "...Crews late Wednesday afternoon started a test burn on the massive spill, which Landry noted was successful. Rig operator BP PLC had planned to continue the oil fires after the test, but as night fell, no more were lit. The burns were not expected to be done at night. No details about when more fires would be lit were mentioned during the late night news conference...."


Reference Source: abcnews.go.com burn-off