Aug 03 Watch BP Starts ‘Static Kill’: Beginning of the End for Gulf Oil Well? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hit a stumbling block in an effort to pass a bill that would have lifted an oil spill liability cap. Judy Woodruff speaks with Washington Post reporter Joel Achenbach about the latest on efforts to… Continue watching
Aug 02 New Estimate Puts Gulf Oil Leak at 205 Million Gallons By Maureen Hoch After weeks of calculating and revising, the group of scientists appointed by the government to estimate the size of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak have released new figures that, if correct, will make the leak the world's largest… Continue reading
Aug 02 Going Aboard the Drillship Discoverer Enterprise in the Gulf By Tom Bearden For months, the eyes of the world were focused on the images coming from the drillship Discoverer Enterprise. Cameras aboard the ship's ROVs, or remotely operated vehicles, provided part of the video stream from the blown out well,… Continue reading
Aug 02 Monday: BP Set for ‘Static Kill’ on Well Updated 11:30 a.m. EST BP's President Kent Wells said Monday that crews will likely start the so-called "static kill" attempt Tuesday if tests Monday determine the well can withstand the mud, the AP reports. Posted 9:15 a.m. EST BP… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch As BP Looks to Start Static Kill, a Firsthand Look at Discoverer Enterprise Ship In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, crews are confident that they are close to finally killing the oil well that's been gushing for months. Tom Bearden reports from a ship that has played a key role in the… Continue watching
Jul 30 From Gulf Oil Well to Landfill: The Journey of a Tarball By Matthew Kielty Workers clean tarballs from a beach July 20 in Pass Christian, Miss.; Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Tarballs, the marble-like bits of oil that have been washing up on Gulf of Mexico beaches since May, have become one of… Continue reading
Jul 29 Timeline: The Oil Spill at 100 Days By Lea Winerman As the Deepwater Horizon oil leak surpasses the 100-day mark, here is a timeline of some key events from the past few months with links to NewsHour coverage (click on images for a larger view):… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 100 Days Into Oil Disaster, What’s in the Gulf Waters? The oil has stopped gushing from the BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well -- at least for now -- but the damages are apparent along the beaches and marshlands. However, little oil can be seen on the water. Jim Lehrer… Continue watching
Jul 27 Coast Guard Photos of Newest Oil Leak By Travis Daub Earlier Tuesday, a barge collided with an abandoned oil well in Barataria Bay, La., just north of an area already hit by oil from the Deepwater Horizon leak. The 20-foot gusher of oil and natural gas is… Continue reading
Jul 27 Tuesday: BP’s Hayward Exits as CEO as Company Reports $17B Loss By Maureen Hoch After days of speculation, BP made it official early Tuesday: embattled CEO Tony Hayward will step down from his post and be replaced by American Robert Dudley on Oct. 1. The news comes as the company, which is still… Continue reading