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Information on Oil Spill
Kevin Davis, St. Tammany Parish President
Protecting our Lakes--Photo Essay
Joint Information Center
Ongoing, Administration-wide response
Move Forward Now
Coalition Platform
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Impacts of President Obama’s Order Halting Work on 33 Exploratory Wells
in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Potential Impact of, and Solutions to, the OCS Moratorium
State of Louisiana, Office of the Lieutenant Governor Scott Angelle
Gulf Economic Survival Team Meets with Department of Interior and White House Officials to Plead for Timely Resumption of Deepwater Drilling
Additional souces of information
http://www.louisianagulfresponse.com/go/doctype/3047/53899/
http://www.restorethegulf.gov/
http://www.bp.com/extendedsectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=40&contentId=7061813
Information from Tony Carosielli, BP Community Outreach Lead, St. Tammany Parish
Relief Wells Update – The Development Driller III, drilling the first relief well, has drilled ahead to 17,780 feet and completed its ninth “ranging” run. The rig plans to drill ahead to 17,830 feet and perform a 10th ranging run. Ranging uses magnetic signals to precisely locate the steel casing in the Macondo well bore. A video overview on the progress of the relief wells and an explanation of the bottom kill procedure is available on the BP website at: http://bp.concerts.com/gom/kwellsreliefwells062710.htm.
In addition, BP Senior Vice President Kent Wells provides technical updates on the installation sequence of the new sealing cap and discusses the status of the Helix Producer containment option as well as progress with relief wells on the BP website at:
Sealing Cap Installation Overview with Kent Wells (video)
Sealing Cap Installation Animation with Kent Wells (animation)
3 Ram Capping Stack Construction and Testing - Doug Suttles and team (video)
Claims Update – BP has now posted all claims statistics on its website at: http://www.bp.com//sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9034294&contentId=7063267. The information, which is updated daily, includes county statistics, response times, personnel deployed, amounts paid, individual and business claims statistics including reasons for claims, and more.
Enhancements to Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) Program – New operational characteristics developed by the U.S. Coast Guard and BP represent existing best practices and improvements suggested by program participants. Through these modifications, the program will more effectively deploy boats to oil recovery activity and better utilize local commercial and charter fishing vessels to advance the effectiveness of the Gulf of Mexico response. The VOO program employs local commercial fishing vessels to assist in the company's response in the Gulf of Mexico and currently has more than 3,000 vessels activated for duty across four states - Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Link to Press Release: http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7063470
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