Making Progress In The Gulf Oil Spill by Magdalena Rosova

BP has placed a containment cap on an raptured oil rig which had sank into the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico. BP expects the cap to capture huge amount of oil. However, the coast in the Gulf will suffer from the spill for many more months. According to BP, the cap has captured 10,500 barrels of oil in 24 hours. Another containment system will help BP to get the rest of oil spilled in the ocean under the control. The rig exploded April 20, BP's Chief Executive Tony Hayward said he would not give up his efforts to deal with the environmental disaster. Thad Allen, the US admiral leading the government relief effort, estimated the containment could collect about 15,000 barrels of! oil a day. But Allen warns not to be very happy about the progress. For CBS he said that there is an urgent need to stop the wellbore, then pump mud down, which would decrease the pressure of oil coming up from the reservoir. This id definitely an uneasy task. People living in the coastal area are angry and mad. The environmental catastrophe is just the last one of the series of disasters. First there were the hurricanes that had destroyed the houses of people, then the situation in markets had taken their job. Now people are angry and disappointed that the oil leak will kill their tourism, wildlife and fisheries. BP is under the pressure to stop the leak from the well and take responsibility for the cleanup and damage that the oil has caused. It is clear to everyone that the price will be extremely high.

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