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BP has launched a serious accusation, incriminating Halliburton of destroying important evidence that could shed some light on the case of the major Gulf of Mexico oil spill that took place in 2010.
BP has tried to shift responsibility, affirming in court that the US oil services company failed in providing “... |
6 December 2011
03:54 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) have just released a new study, which was able to identify the bacteria responsible for breaking up a large chunk of the natural gas that was released in the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon spill last summer.
The investig... |
4 October 2011
01:34 GMT |
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Investigators at the Louisiana State University (LSU), led by scientists Fernando Galvez and Andrew Whitehead, report in a new study that the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill which affected the Gulf of Mexico had drastic consequences for fish populations and species living in the area.
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27 September 2011
06:45 GMT |
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A major collaboration of scientists says that it finally managed to establish the chemicals that made up the vast plumes of oils that were spilled in the Gulf of Mexico during the devastating 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The data will help experts understand event's effects in more detail. Investigators led... |
19 July 2011
10:57 GMT |
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Experts in the United States anticipated that this year's Gulf of Mexico dead zone will be the largest ever recorded. The phenomenon's usual spread will be augmented by the Mississippi River floods that scarred the central United States earlier this year. University of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scav... |
15 June 2011
08:40 GMT |
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High-profile cases such as the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill draw attention to the damage produced to the environment in the Gulf of Mexico, but analysts say that numerous, smaller leaks occur constantly. However, these events escape the public eye, and remained ignored by authorities. When the Deepwater Horizo... |
30 April 2011
05:36 GMT |
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Researchers with governmental agencies in the United States are continuing to keep an eye out for contaminants that may have made their way into marine animals living in the Gulf of Mexico. They want to reassure people that fish and other seafoods are now safe to eat.The ecosystem was severely affected by the massive... |
25 March 2011
06:41 GMT |
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A group of investigators has recently developed a new approach for studying how much oil and natural gas were spilling out from the BP/Deepwater Horizon spill site last spring. This is now possible by analyzing air chemistry measurements taken at the time.The method was created by scientists at the US National Oceani... |
15 March 2011
06:04 GMT |
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Officials with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that they reopened an additional 4,213 square miles of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to royal red shrimping. All the reopened surface is located off the coast of Louisiana, in federal waters. The new decision significantly reduces th... |
2 February 2011
06:46 GMT |
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Marine biologists and ocean scientists are currently trying to figure out a mystery that has been surrounding the Gulf of Mexico these past few weeks. Chemical analysis reveal little traces of methane, the most common hydrocarbon that was produced in these water following the 2010 oil spill. According to the results ... |
7 January 2011
10:06 GMT |
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Following a 9-day scientific sortie in the Gulf of Mexico, researchers in the United States found extensive damage on coral reef populations. The massive oil spill the began in April spread over a huge surface on top of the water, but also produced massive plumes underneath the waves.The investigation was conducted b... |
21 December 2010
09:24 GMT |
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In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill that affected the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA closed down significant portions of the area for commercial and leisure fishing, so as to protect the health of the general public. Now, officials say that eight shrimp trawlers made runs into the forbidden waters. The US Na... |
23 November 2010
03:53 GMT |
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A collaboration of researchers in the United States has just finished conducting a multi-week expedition in the Gulf of Mexico, which sought to determine the health status of coral reefs and other related marine communities. Multiple signs of recent damage were discovered.Scientists from governmental agencies, univer... |
5 November 2010
05:23 GMT |
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A team of independent scientists has started a new investigations campaign in the Gulf of Mexico, that will provide additional insight into how the BP oil spill affected corals living deep under the surface. This type of reeds are relatively unstudied, when compared to their shallow-water brethren, because they are a... |
21 October 2010
04:25 GMT |
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Between January and June of each year, bluefin tuna populations swim in the Gulf of Mexico to breed. This year, they were caught unprepared by the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and decimated. Investigators say that the oil spill, which began in late April, surprised the tuna as they were spawning in the waters of the G... |
18 October 2010
09:02 GMT |
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Officials at NOAA announced that a new swath of ocean has been reopened to commercial and recreational fishing. There were no contaminants found in the region to justify keeping it closed anymore.The decision was taken by experts at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Food and Drug Admi... |
16 October 2010
05:02 GMT |
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A new section of Gulf of Mexico waters that had been close to commercial and amateur fishing has now been reopened, announce experts with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.They say that a swath of ocean surface covering some 5,628 square miles is now safe for fishermen. The area is located in Gul... |
2 October 2010
03:58 GMT |
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A team of experts at MIT believes that instances such as the disastrous oil spill that affected the Gulf of Mexico a few months ago may be avoided in the future, provided that the necessary lessons are learned.The chance of something like this happening ever again should be growing increasingly slimmer with each pass... |
1 October 2010
04:26 GMT |
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Experts at NOAA announce that they have just reopened a large swath of ocean surface for fishing. The area covers nearly 8,000 square miles, and is now opened for commercial and recreational fishermen.The region is mostly located alongside the southern border of the federal waters that were closed until now. Federal ... |
22 September 2010
05:45 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that numerous marine creatures, perhaps numbering in the thousands, are still at risk of suffering heavily from the disaster that affects the Gulf of Mexico. Even if the oil leak caused by the collapse of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform h... |
20 September 2010
10:54 GMT |
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According to officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it would appear that no dead zones have developed around the area of the Gulf of Mexico where the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blew up a few months ago. These conclusions did not come as a surprise for the science team, which was expe... |
8 September 2010
01:44 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today that they have reopened some 5,130 square miles of Gulf water to commercial and leisure fishing.The area includes the far eastern coast of Louisiana, all the way through Mississippi, Alabama, and the western Florida panhandle. ... |
3 September 2010
08:24 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced yesterday that they will be reopening 4,281 square miles of Gulf waters off western Louisiana to commercial and recreational fishing. The decision was agreed upon by researchers at NOAA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and... |
28 August 2010
05:03 GMT |
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Though it's been five years since the devastating tropical storm that struck New Orleans and the entire Gulf of Mexico area, the effects that Katrina left behind are still obvious to the untrained eye.For example, in the remote, uninhabited Chandeleur Islands chain, located east of New Orleans, all sand dunes we... |
27 August 2010
10:06 GMT |
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Experts at the American space agency have already begun the first stage of the study they plan to conduct throughout this hurricane season, which will see them flying a high-tech airplane straight in the middle of the most impressive storms. The goal is to produce viable data on tropical storms, which may finally hel... |
27 August 2010
05:40 GMT |
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Officials at British Petroleum announce that they have just awarded a research grant to experts studying the effects of the massive oil spill that took place in the Gulf of Mexico.The disaster began unfolding on April 20, when the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible drilling rig blew up, and then sunk. Oil began spill... |
25 August 2010
10:12 GMT |
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In a series of new scientific investigations, researchers learned that an unclassified, previously-unknown species of microbes is leading the way for microorganisms in the Gulf of Mexico to break down the massive underwater oil plume contaminating the area. The structure developed after the Deepwater Horizon semi-sub... |
25 August 2010
03:24 GMT |
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A group of experts analyzing the area around the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill site discovered a massive underwater hydrocarbon plume lurking below the waves. The work, which was funded by US National Science Foundation (NSF) and was affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), discovered the plu... |
20 August 2010
05:16 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) announce that they have just awarded a rapid response grant to researchers at the Louisiana State University (LSU), for conducting a study on the effects of the BP oil spill on salt marshes in Louisiana. These are extremely sensitive ecosystems, and even the small... |
17 August 2010
04:21 GMT |
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More than 5,144 square miles of water from the Gulf of Mexico have been opened for fishing. The area was part of the region affected by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but now officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say that fish here is safe to eat.The decision to allow commercial and... |
11 August 2010
03:57 GMT |
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Investigations conducted in the Gulf of Mexico have revealed that the dead zone which developed there this year is the fifth largest on record. The formation covers an area about the same size as the state of New Jersey.Scientists with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted a recent s... |
10 August 2010
10:00 GMT |
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Experts at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that the organization will be supporting a team of researchers in developing computer models capable of predicting the effects and impact of sea level rise in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Knowing how the elevated water levels may affect... |
6 August 2010
02:56 GMT |
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Officials at the National Incident Command (NIC) announce the release of a new report, which details the faith of the oil that was spilled in the Gulf of Mexico starting April 20. Investigators from the cross-agency task force determined that only 26 percent of the crude can still be found as light sheens or weathere... |
5 August 2010
03:01 GMT |
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Experts at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have recently released a new report on the state of the Gulf of Mexico. The document shows that the oil slick generated by the Deepwater Horizon accident is far from reaching Southern Florida, the Florida Keys and the East Coast, given that it&#... |
31 July 2010
04:07 GMT |
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Scientists are aware of the dramatic environmental impact the oil slick is having on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. In addition to killing wildlife on the surface, in protected areas, and starving areas in the deep ocean of oxygen, the crude is also posing an increasing threat to the already-dwindling whale population... |
29 July 2010
10:04 GMT |
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Since April 20, the area around the site of the former BP-operated Deepwater Horizon drilling rig has been under the influence of heavy contaminants. Countless barrels of oil have spilled into the water of the Gulf of Mexico, and federal agencies in the United States have been keeping an eye on the situation ever sin... |
24 July 2010
05:47 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that they finally arrived to a decision concerning vast tracts of the Gulf of Mexico. They say that, after consultations with colleagues from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), they determined that about one third of the area ... |
23 July 2010
09:05 GMT |
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A group of researchers has recently determined that the Mississippi River delta may in fact be playing a beneficial role in protecting the delicate Louisiana coastlines from the effects of crude oil contamination. With the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, about two months ago, the delicate ecosystems ... |
18 June 2010
08:18 GMT |
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With the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a great deal of attention is now being given to preventing instances such as this from happening. But researchers say that disasters of this magnitude are not only possible, but very likely, especially during the hurricane season. In a new study, a team of investigato... |
14 June 2010
10:56 GMT |
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Investigations conducted by American researchers in the Gulf of Mexico have determined that a large plume of crude oil has made its way into a corner of the Loop Current. This is a deep-water current that passes through the Gulf, heading east towards Florida, and then onwards into the Gulf Stream. Experts from the Mi... |
14 June 2010
09:56 GMT |
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A group of more than 60 universities in the United States was recently awarded a new research grant from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The money will go to studying a large number of phenomena related to the oceans, and their effect on deep-water and coastal regions alike. All the uni... |
12 June 2010
06:08 GMT |
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A collaboration of scientists in the United States has recently pooled its resources together to produce the most up-to-date estimate of precisely how much oil is flowing in the Gulf of Mexico. The crude has been pouring into the waters since April 20, when the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible drilling rig, operate... |
11 June 2010
10:17 GMT |
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Recently, two research teams working in the Gulf of Mexico, near and around the Deepwater Horizon accident site, managed to find an underwater plume of oil each. Low concentrations of hydrocarbons and other toxic chemical compounds have been found at various locations, and at multiple depths. Although the scale of th... |
10 June 2010
08:21 GMT |
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Representatives from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that they have just dispatched a new research airplane to the Gulf of Mexico. The measure was taken in order for experts to ensure that the best available data of the ongoing disaster are collected. These sets of information w... |
10 June 2010
05:04 GMT |
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Between May 22-28, the University of South Florida (USF) dispatched its R/V Weatherbird II to the Gulf of Mexico, in order to follow up on the devastation produced by the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The investigators there collected samples from three locations across the Gulf, including 4... |
9 June 2010
04:13 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that they have just allowed for the reopening of no less than 16,000 square miles of formerly-closed fishing zones in the Gulf of Mexico. The areas were locked out of public and commercial use because there was a real danger that fish... |
5 June 2010
06:43 GMT |
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According to new data derived from computer simulations of the current Gulf of Mexico situation, it would appear that oil from the slicks is bound to pass by Florida, and then go up the East Coast of the United States in coming months. Unfortunately, there is little authorities can do to prevent this even if they som... |
4 June 2010
04:49 GMT |
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Scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that they have extended the area in the Gulf of Mexico that is closed for fishing. The measure was taken because experts discovered oil sheens at previously undetected locations. Federal authorities and oil company BP are struggling... |
4 June 2010
03:08 GMT |
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More than six weeks ago, oil began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from three wellheads more than a mile under the surface of the sea. Since then, vast amounts of crude have risen to the surface, and have also formed massive underwater plumes, of which only a handful were discovered thus far. This massive ecological ... |
2 June 2010
04:47 GMT |
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Officials at British Petroleum, the company in charge of operating the former Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible drilling rig, announced that they were in the midst of devising a new plan to halt the oil leaks currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico. The crude has been spewing into the waters for about six weeks... |
1 June 2010
04:08 GMT |
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