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Why Is BP Delaying the Bottom Kill Operation Till September?

(Aug. 20) -- National Incident Commander Thad Allen said Thursday that BP's unruly well won't be killed once and for all until September. Original estimates had planned for the bottom kill -- which will kill the well for good -- to take place this month. At several points, emergency crews were even said to be ahead of...

How Much Oil Really Remains in the Gulf?

(Aug. 19) -- How much oil is still left in the gulf after the worst accidental oil spill in world history was finally stopped last month by the "static kill" procedure? That depends on who you ask. After the leak was stopped on July 15, the Associated Press reported that 184 million gallons had spilled. PBS presently...

Static Kill, the Movie: Video Breaks Down Much-Anticipated Oil Spill Operation

(Aug. 2) -- It's being touted as the possible "beginning of the end" for the gulf oil spill. But how exactly does a "static kill" work? The short answer: by pouring dense drilling mud into the broken Macondo well, followed by a layer of cement. Approximately a week after the static kill is complete comes the next part...

Crews Fight to Contain New Leak Near Gulf of Mexico

(July 27) -- Not again! A new oil leak has hit the Gulf Coast Tuesday after a small boat collided with a wellhead in Bayou St. Dennis, just north of the ecologically diverse Barataria Bay in Louisiana. There were no reported injuries, but morale in nearby Jefferson Parish, where oil from BP's well has already caused...

BP's 'Static Kill' Solution for the Oil Spill, Explained

(July 26) -- Meet the "static kill," BP's latest solution to the oil spill conundrum. On Monday, BP and the federal government announced they were set to begin implementing the static kill plan beginning Aug. 2, just days before a new relief well is scheduled to be completed. But how does this latest attempt to seal the...