Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides an Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. Admiral Allen discussed ongoing preparations for[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2010. Based on new pressure readings, data, and analysis, the U.S. scientific teams charged by National Incident Commander Thad Allen with determining the flow of oil from BP’s leaking well have refined their estimates of the oil flow prior to the well being capped on July 15. Today’s[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2010 – 1:45 p.m. CT Thad Allen: Obviously, the topic of the day are the tests leading to the static tests we’re going to be doing on the well. I’d like to bring you up to speed on this. I’m going to go into a little bit[Read More…]

GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2010. During final preparations to commence with the injectivity test, a small hydraulic leak was discovered in the capping stack hydraulic control system. The injectivity test, previously announced to take place today, will be rescheduled until the leak is repaired. It is anticipated that the injectivity test[Read More…]