Wednesday, May 5, 2010

BP CEO Hayward tested by Gulf of Mexico spill - The Associated Press


The Hindu


BP CEO Hayward tested by Gulf of Mexico spill

The Associated Press


LONDON â€" Tony Hayward promised to focus "like a laser" on safety when he landed BP's top job three years ago, heralding a new era for the company after a series of accidents â€" including the 2005 Texas City refinery explosion that killed 15 people. ...


Oil-Soaked Crab Threatens Seafood Prices at Top-Ranked Eateries

BusinessWeek


Oil spill seen as energy opportunity for Obama

Los Angeles Times


Steffy: New regulations loom as oil slick grows

Houston Chronicle


Columbus Dispatch -CNN -Food Safety News


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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Oil Explorers Drill on, Unfazed by BP's Gulf of Mexico Spill - BusinessWeek


The Guardian


Oil Explorers Drill on, Unfazed by BP's Gulf of Mexico Spill

BusinessWeek


May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Offshore oil producers such as ConocoPhillips and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. are pressing ahead with drilling even as BP Plc struggles to contain a Gulf of Mexico spill that may cost $12.5 billion to clean up. ...


Gulf Coast watches, waits for path of oil spill

The Associated Press


BP pursues at least five ways to stop spill

Houston Chronicle


BP offers to pay for losses tied to oil spill

Detroit Free Press


CBS News -TIME -The Guardian


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Monday, May 3, 2010

BP May Manage Damage to Company From Spill, CEO Hayward Says - BusinessWeek


National Post


BP May Manage Damage to Company From Spill, CEO Hayward Says

BusinessWeek


May 3 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc., owner of the ruptured well spewing thousands of barrels a day of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, may be able to manage the damage to the company and the industry, Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward said. ...


Another week at least of unabated Gulf oil geyser

The Associated Press


Engineers working nonstop to stop Gulf oil leak

MiamiHerald.com


Obama: Oil spill may be 'unprecedented disaster'

Detroit Free Press


CNN -W »


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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Bomb Scare Reveals Another Side of Times Square - New York Times


Reuters


Bomb Scare Reveals Another Side of Times Square

New York Times


On a typical warm weekend night, Times Square teems with visitors: theater fans taking a post-show stroll down Broadway; tourists staying in high rise hotels; suburban teenagers who gather to gawk at the jumbo-sized ...


NY police defuse car bomb in Times Square

Reuters


Bomb Scare Evacuates Times Square

Voice of America


First New York City car bomb since 1993 at World Trade Center

New York Daily News


The Guardian -BBC News -The Associated Press


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Saturday, May 1, 2010

BP Is Criticized Over Oil Spill, but US Missed Chances to Act - New York Times


National Geographic


BP Is Criticized Over Oil Spill, but US Missed Chances to Act

New York Times


A team from Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research treated an oil-covered Northern Gannet on Friday in Fort Jackson, La. By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and ERIC LIPTON NEW ORLEANS â€" As oil edged toward the Louisiana coast and fears continued to grow that the leak ...


Wildlife rescue teams ready for US oil spill victims

Reuters


BP's Response to Oil Spill Lacking, Government Officials Say

Bloomberg


Analysis: Gulf leak may be harsher type of oil

Los Angeles Times


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Friday, April 30, 2010

Eritrea: Country Participating in Shanghai World Expo 2010 - AllAfrica.com


Eritrea: Country Participating in Shanghai World Expo 2010

AllAfrica.com


Asmara â€" Eritrea is participating in the Shanghai World Expo 2010 held under the theme "Better City Better Life". At the Expo currently underway in the Chinese city of Shanghai which opened on April 25 where more than 241 countries, organizations and ...



Thursday, April 29, 2010

BP Gulf Oil Well Is Leaking Five Times Faster Than Estimated - BusinessWeek


CBC.ca


BP Gulf Oil Well Is Leaking Five Times Faster Than Estimated

BusinessWeek


April 29 (Bloomberg) -- A damaged BP Plc oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is leaking as many as 5000 barrels of crude a day, five times more than previously estimated, the US Coast Guard said. “There's an additional breach ...


Oil spill five times as large as earlier thought

Los Angeles Times


Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device

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