BP oil crisis continues on in the gulf
BP oil crisis continues on in the gulf Oil Nears Florida as BP Tries Risky Cap Move PORT FOURCHON, La. -- As submersible robots made another risky attempt to control the underwater Gulf oil gusher, the crude on the surface spread, closing in on Florida. BP's stock plummeted and took much of the market down with it, and the federal government announced criminal and civil investigations into the spill. The stakes couldn't be higher. After six weeks of failures to block the well or divert the oil, the latest mission involved using a set of tools akin to an oversized deli slicer and garden shears to break away the broken riser pipe so engineers can then position a cap over the well's opening. But it's a big gamble: Even if it succeeds, it will temporarily increase the flow of an already massive leak by 20 percent -- at least 100,000 gallons more a day. That's on top of the estimated 500,000 to 1 million gallons gushing out already. www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/02/oil-spill-nears-florida-state-braces-impact/ CNN's Wolf Blitzer talks to Adm. Thad Allen about the risks of the "cut and cap" procedure to slow the oil in the Gulf. www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/06/01/tsr.cutting.riser.pipe.cnn?hpt=T1 Obama Vows "Justice" For Oil Spill Crimes www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006435-503544.html Obama gives six-month deadline to Gulf oil spill commission www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/01/obama.gulf.commission/
