Aug 03 The Oil Spill Put in Perspective In an effort to better understand the magnitude of the gulf oil disaster, we've taken the newly published spill total and compared it against several real-world numbers. We'll be adding to this list throughout the day. If you have… 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 Watch Brooks and Marcus on Fallout From Immigration, Rangel, WikiLeaks Columnists David Brooks of The New York Times and Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post speak with Jim Lehrer about the week's biggest news including part of Arizona's immigration law being struck down, ethics charges facing Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.,… Continue watching
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 Watch Feinberg: Indirect Oil Claims Will Be Tougher to Resolve Kenneth Feinberg, who was chosen to administer the $20 billion fund established by BP to settle near-term oil disaster claims, faces both skepticism from Gulf Coast residents and a daunting task in deciding which direct and indirect claims to approve. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch BP Finalizes Leadership Shakeup, Replacing Hayward With Dudley BP confirmed that Bob Dudley will take over as CEO of the embattled oil giant in October and announced a $17 billion loss in earnings, saying it paid out at least $32 billion for compensation and cleanup of the Gulf… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Risk Analyst: Oil Liability Tough to Tally, But BP Will Likely Survive Soon-to-be CEO of BP, Bob Dudley, is set to take over for Tony Hayward on Oct. 1. Gwen Ifill speaks with Holly Pattenden of Business Monitor International in London about the leadership switch, the company's liability in the oil disaster… Continue watching
Jul 25 Despite Skeptics, Feinberg Enthusiastic to Put $20B Oil Disaster Fund to Work BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. | At 7 a.m. Saturday, Kenneth Feinberg stood in front of a standing-room only crowd at the municipal building in Bayou La Batre, Ala., and told people "I am your lawyer." He didn't get… Continue reading
Jul 24 Crews Return to Kill Oil Well as Tropical Storm Bonnie Fizzles With Tropical Storm Bonnie downgraded to a tropical depression, a drilling rig and ships associated with the effort to kill the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well reversed course Saturday when the weather forecast improved. "We are going to continue… Continue reading