All Entries Tagged With: "Gulf of Mexico"
NOAA Reopens More Than 5,000 Square Miles of Closed Gulf Fishing Area
Today NOAA reopened 5,144 square miles of Gulf waters to commercial and recreational finfish fishing. The reopening was announced after consultation with FDA and under a reopening protocol agreed to by NOAA, the FDA, and the Gulf states.
Since July 3, NOAA data have shown no oil in the area, [...]
BP Oil Spill: Further Analysis to be Carried Out Before Integrity Test Commences on MC252 Well
Following a meeting with Secretary Chu and his team of scientific and industry experts, the National Incident Commander announced that additional analysis of the well testing procedure should be performed before starting the well integrity test. This analysis will be conducted tonight and into tomorrow. Consequently, the well integrity [...]
BP in new operation to contain oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico
Following approval from the National Incident Commander, BP began replacing the existing lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap over the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer with a new sealing cap assembly.
Installation of the sealing cap is proceeding as planned. The Discoverer Enterprise removed the LMRP cap at approximately 12:40 PM [...]
DOMETIC MARINE ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS IN WATERS AFFECTED BY OIL SPILLS
In response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Dometic Marine, the world’s leading supplier of marine air conditioning systems, has issued Guidance Notes regarding the operation of any water-cooled air conditioning and refrigeration systems affected by oil spills in general.
Frank Marciano, President of Dometic Marine, comments: “While the effects [...]
BP Oil Spill: Update on Improvements to Vessels of Opportunity Program
Today Doug Suttles, Chief Operating Officer of BP Exploration and Production, met with Vessels of Opportunity (VoO) participants to view operations and discuss a number of enhancements made to the VoO program. Through these modifications, the program will more effectively deploy boats to oil recovery activity and better utilize [...]
BP update on the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster
BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico.
Subsea Source Control and Containment
Two containment systems continue to collect oil and gas flowing from the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP) and transport them [...]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico.
Subsea Source Control and Containment
Two systems continue to collect oil and gas flowing from the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP) and transport them to vessels on the surface.
The lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment [...]
Volvo Penta of the Americas Addresses Customers Concerns Regarding the Oil Spill in the Gulf
Since the April 20, 2010, oil rig explosion, millions of gallons of crude oil have spewed into the Gulf of Mexico.
Since the April 20, 2010, oil rig explosion, millions of gallons of crude oil have spewed into the Gulf of Mexico. The oil has reached the shore in Louisiana, and is likely [...]
