The Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Recovering from the oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
BP falling far short of claims on oil removal
In the 77 days since oil from the ruptured Deepwater Horizon began to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, BP has skimmed or burned about 60 percent of the amount it promised regulators it could remove in a single day. The disparity between what BP promised in its March 24 filing with federal regulators and the amount of oil recovered since the April 20 explosion underscores what some officials and environmental groups call a misleading numbers game. | Full article »
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Recovering from the spill
BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of gallons of oil spewing in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Cleanup
Containment efforts at the Gulf of Mexico.
Animals
Local wildlife struggle to survive as the spill continues.
Hearings
Oil companies stress one another's failures.
Key Coverage
- A floating city springs up to contain gulf oil spill (June 28)
- BP, Transocean tap a well of Washington lobbyists and consultants (June 21)
- Lawmakers attack plans oil companies had in place to deal with a spill (June 16)
- Obama to demand vast fund from BP for victims' claims (June 14)
- Poll: Support plunges for offshore drilling (June 10)
- BP cap trapping substantial amounts of oil, gas (June 8)
- Obama knocks BP for paying out dividends after spill (June 5)
- Fishing, tourism industries keep eye on oil spill (June 3)
- Deepwater Horizon captain testifies at spill inquiry (May 28)
- Pressure to save time, money may have contributed to oil disaster (May 25)
- Flaws in key oil rig device (May 13)
- BP caps one of three oil leaks in gulf (May 5)
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Explore all of our oil spill graphics to track the spill, see its effects, and learn its possible solutions.
Discussions
- Q&A: Gulf Coast reacts to Obama speech and BP
- Q&A: Philippe Cousteau on Gulf oil spill
- Q&A: Will the spill stop on its own?
- Debate: How will the oil spill affect America's energy future?
- Q&A: Gulf oil spill update
- Q&A: Bill Nye discusses top kill
- Q&A: Questions on new oil industry regulations
- Q&A: Oil spill spreads to shore
- Debate: How will coal, oil disasters affect the climate bill?
- Debate: What does the spill mean for offshore drilling?
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