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Gulf Pol Rages Away as BP Swaps in Junior Spill Boss

(Aug. 7) -- "I'm trying to be nice and stay off TV. That's what they want," said the man who spent weeks tethered to Anderson Cooper, ranting on CNN with equal rancor about government indifference and BP arrogance. Yet for Plaquemines Parish president Billy Nungesser, lowering his profile has proved impossible. A few days...

BP May Return to Ruptured Gulf Well for More Oil

(Aug. 6) -- BP may eventually try to tap the oil in its Macondo well, which spewed 4.1 million barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico in the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. "There's lots of oil and gas here," Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles told reporters today. "We'll have to think about what to do...

Day 100: Little Oil on Surface, Long Road Ahead

(July 28) -- On Day 100, the worst of the BP oil spill appears to be over, although the cleanup remains a huge challenge. Crude stopped flowing freely from BP's broken well two weeks ago, and the company's new CEO says the well may be permanently capped by next week, raising hopes that the worst environmental disaster in...

Oil Spill Cleanup Halted as Storm Approaches

(July 23) -- Work at the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster had come to a standstill before the storm slammed into the Florida coast today with 40 mph winds, sparking fears that the cap may not hold in the storm. The oil company halted drilling on a relief well that's burrowed within 5 feet of the undersea source of...

US Allows BP to Keep Cap on Oil Well Despite Leaks

(July 19) -- The U.S. government is allowing BP to keep a cap on its damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well for now, although federal officials said this afternoon that oil and gas are leaking from the seal. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, who is in charge of the government's response to the disaster, said the leaks are not...

Background on Doug Suttles

Doug Suttles is Chief Operating Officer of BP's Exploration and Production. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983 with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, he joined the global oil and gas industry.

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