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Oil Spill Crisis

who BP U.S. Government U.S. Coast Guard is resolving the oil spill crisis and what are International Governments they doing? April 25 April 20 The Coast Guard approved a plan to have remote underwater vehicles activate a An explosion blowout preventer; however, it proved unsuccessful. occurs on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. April 30 April 29 Chairman Tony Hayward said BP will take full responsibility for the spill and would pay all claims and the cost of the cleanup. Barack Obama pledged every single available resource, including the U.S. military, to contain the spreading spill. April 30 May 6 BP started to drill a relief well alongside the failed well, a process that could take 2 to 3 months to United Nations, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, the Nether- lands, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the U.K. offered assistance. But the U.S. declined the offers. complete. May 31 May 16 BP estimated that the blown- out oil well may not be stopped until August as the company prepares a new attempt to capture leaking crude. BP succeeds in inserting a tube into the leaking well and capturing some oil and gas. June 2 June 14 U.S. authorities estab- lished fishing restric- tions to cover 37% of U.S. federal waters in the Gulf. The U.K. Government voiced concern about the environment. The country takes practical measures, including the offer of dispersants. June 19 June 16 The Coast Guard requested skimming boats and equipment from the Netherlands, Norway, France, and Spain. BP agrees to set up a $20 billion fund for damage claims from the spill. June 29 The U.S. State Department accepted 22 offers of assistance from 12 coun- tries and international bodies, including two high-speed skimmers and a fire containment boom from Japan. howcost? much has it $3.1 billion is the cost for the spill response, containment, relief well drilling grants to the Gulf states, and federal costs $69 million the US.government's clean-up effort $100 million the cost to drill the relief well $700 million the cost to replace the rig TRAVEL Sources: CNBC. Wikipedia Information provided by: Travellnsurance.org who BP U.S. Government U.S. Coast Guard is resolving the oil spill crisis and what are International Governments they doing? April 25 April 20 The Coast Guard approved a plan to have remote underwater vehicles activate a An explosion blowout preventer; however, it proved unsuccessful. occurs on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. April 30 April 29 Chairman Tony Hayward said BP will take full responsibility for the spill and would pay all claims and the cost of the cleanup. Barack Obama pledged every single available resource, including the U.S. military, to contain the spreading spill. April 30 May 6 BP started to drill a relief well alongside the failed well, a process that could take 2 to 3 months to United Nations, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, the Nether- lands, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the U.K. offered assistance. But the U.S. declined the offers. complete. May 31 May 16 BP estimated that the blown- out oil well may not be stopped until August as the company prepares a new attempt to capture leaking crude. BP succeeds in inserting a tube into the leaking well and capturing some oil and gas. June 2 June 14 U.S. authorities estab- lished fishing restric- tions to cover 37% of U.S. federal waters in the Gulf. The U.K. Government voiced concern about the environment. The country takes practical measures, including the offer of dispersants. June 19 June 16 The Coast Guard requested skimming boats and equipment from the Netherlands, Norway, France, and Spain. BP agrees to set up a $20 billion fund for damage claims from the spill. June 29 The U.S. State Department accepted 22 offers of assistance from 12 coun- tries and international bodies, including two high-speed skimmers and a fire containment boom from Japan. howcost? much has it $3.1 billion is the cost for the spill response, containment, relief well drilling grants to the Gulf states, and federal costs $69 million the US.government's clean-up effort $100 million the cost to drill the relief well $700 million the cost to replace the rig TRAVEL Sources: CNBC. Wikipedia Information provided by: Travellnsurance.org who BP U.S. Government U.S. Coast Guard is resolving the oil spill crisis and what are International Governments they doing? April 25 April 20 The Coast Guard approved a plan to have remote underwater vehicles activate a An explosion blowout preventer; however, it proved unsuccessful. occurs on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. April 30 April 29 Chairman Tony Hayward said BP will take full responsibility for the spill and would pay all claims and the cost of the cleanup. Barack Obama pledged every single available resource, including the U.S. military, to contain the spreading spill. April 30 May 6 BP started to drill a relief well alongside the failed well, a process that could take 2 to 3 months to United Nations, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, the Nether- lands, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the U.K. offered assistance. But the U.S. declined the offers. complete. May 31 May 16 BP estimated that the blown- out oil well may not be stopped until August as the company prepares a new attempt to capture leaking crude. BP succeeds in inserting a tube into the leaking well and capturing some oil and gas. June 2 June 14 U.S. authorities estab- lished fishing restric- tions to cover 37% of U.S. federal waters in the Gulf. The U.K. Government voiced concern about the environment. The country takes practical measures, including the offer of dispersants. June 19 June 16 The Coast Guard requested skimming boats and equipment from the Netherlands, Norway, France, and Spain. BP agrees to set up a $20 billion fund for damage claims from the spill. June 29 The U.S. State Department accepted 22 offers of assistance from 12 coun- tries and international bodies, including two high-speed skimmers and a fire containment boom from Japan. howcost? much has it $3.1 billion is the cost for the spill response, containment, relief well drilling grants to the Gulf states, and federal costs $69 million the US.government's clean-up effort $100 million the cost to drill the relief well $700 million the cost to replace the rig TRAVEL Sources: CNBC. Wikipedia Information provided by: Travellnsurance.org who BP U.S. Government U.S. Coast Guard is resolving the oil spill crisis and what are International Governments they doing? April 25 April 20 The Coast Guard approved a plan to have remote underwater vehicles activate a An explosion blowout preventer; however, it proved unsuccessful. occurs on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. April 30 April 29 Chairman Tony Hayward said BP will take full responsibility for the spill and would pay all claims and the cost of the cleanup. Barack Obama pledged every single available resource, including the U.S. military, to contain the spreading spill. April 30 May 6 BP started to drill a relief well alongside the failed well, a process that could take 2 to 3 months to United Nations, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, the Nether- lands, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the U.K. offered assistance. But the U.S. declined the offers. complete. May 31 May 16 BP estimated that the blown- out oil well may not be stopped until August as the company prepares a new attempt to capture leaking crude. BP succeeds in inserting a tube into the leaking well and capturing some oil and gas. June 2 June 14 U.S. authorities estab- lished fishing restric- tions to cover 37% of U.S. federal waters in the Gulf. The U.K. Government voiced concern about the environment. The country takes practical measures, including the offer of dispersants. June 19 June 16 The Coast Guard requested skimming boats and equipment from the Netherlands, Norway, France, and Spain. BP agrees to set up a $20 billion fund for damage claims from the spill. June 29 The U.S. State Department accepted 22 offers of assistance from 12 coun- tries and international bodies, including two high-speed skimmers and a fire containment boom from Japan. howcost? much has it $3.1 billion is the cost for the spill response, containment, relief well drilling grants to the Gulf states, and federal costs $69 million the US.government's clean-up effort $100 million the cost to drill the relief well $700 million the cost to replace the rig TRAVEL Sources: CNBC. Wikipedia Information provided by: Travellnsurance.org who BP U.S. Government U.S. Coast Guard is resolving the oil spill crisis and what are International Governments they doing? April 25 April 20 The Coast Guard approved a plan to have remote underwater vehicles activate a An explosion blowout preventer; however, it proved unsuccessful. occurs on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. April 30 April 29 Chairman Tony Hayward said BP will take full responsibility for the spill and would pay all claims and the cost of the cleanup. Barack Obama pledged every single available resource, including the U.S. military, to contain the spreading spill. April 30 May 6 BP started to drill a relief well alongside the failed well, a process that could take 2 to 3 months to United Nations, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, the Nether- lands, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the U.K. offered assistance. But the U.S. declined the offers. complete. May 31 May 16 BP estimated that the blown- out oil well may not be stopped until August as the company prepares a new attempt to capture leaking crude. BP succeeds in inserting a tube into the leaking well and capturing some oil and gas. June 2 June 14 U.S. authorities estab- lished fishing restric- tions to cover 37% of U.S. federal waters in the Gulf. The U.K. Government voiced concern about the environment. The country takes practical measures, including the offer of dispersants. June 19 June 16 The Coast Guard requested skimming boats and equipment from the Netherlands, Norway, France, and Spain. BP agrees to set up a $20 billion fund for damage claims from the spill. June 29 The U.S. State Department accepted 22 offers of assistance from 12 coun- tries and international bodies, including two high-speed skimmers and a fire containment boom from Japan. howcost? much has it $3.1 billion is the cost for the spill response, containment, relief well drilling grants to the Gulf states, and federal costs $69 million the US.government's clean-up effort $100 million the cost to drill the relief well $700 million the cost to replace the rig TRAVEL Sources: CNBC. Wikipedia Information provided by: Travellnsurance.org who BP U.S. Government U.S. Coast Guard is resolving the oil spill crisis and what are International Governments they doing? April 25 April 20 The Coast Guard approved a plan to have remote underwater vehicles activate a An explosion blowout preventer; however, it proved unsuccessful. occurs on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. April 30 April 29 Chairman Tony Hayward said BP will take full responsibility for the spill and would pay all claims and the cost of the cleanup. Barack Obama pledged every single available resource, including the U.S. military, to contain the spreading spill. April 30 May 6 BP started to drill a relief well alongside the failed well, a process that could take 2 to 3 months to United Nations, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, the Nether- lands, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the U.K. offered assistance. But the U.S. declined the offers. complete. May 31 May 16 BP estimated that the blown- out oil well may not be stopped until August as the company prepares a new attempt to capture leaking crude. BP succeeds in inserting a tube into the leaking well and capturing some oil and gas. June 2 June 14 U.S. authorities estab- lished fishing restric- tions to cover 37% of U.S. federal waters in the Gulf. The U.K. Government voiced concern about the environment. The country takes practical measures, including the offer of dispersants. June 19 June 16 The Coast Guard requested skimming boats and equipment from the Netherlands, Norway, France, and Spain. BP agrees to set up a $20 billion fund for damage claims from the spill. June 29 The U.S. State Department accepted 22 offers of assistance from 12 coun- tries and international bodies, including two high-speed skimmers and a fire containment boom from Japan. howcost? much has it $3.1 billion is the cost for the spill response, containment, relief well drilling grants to the Gulf states, and federal costs $69 million the US.government's clean-up effort $100 million the cost to drill the relief well $700 million the cost to replace the rig TRAVEL Sources: CNBC. Wikipedia Information provided by: Travellnsurance.org

Oil Spill Crisis

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The BP oil crisis caused much damage to the Gulf coast and it is still recovering. Not only was the environment greatly affected but millions of dollars went into restoring everything back to normal. ...

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