Professor Concerned By Unequal Pressure Between Kill Line And Drill Pipe In BP Rig

Dr. John Rogers Smith, associate professor at Louisiana University’s Department of Petroleum Engineering, says evidence of unequal pressure between the BP rig’s kill line and drill pipe raised concerns.  (0:16)

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Fluid Could Have Clogged BP Rig's Kill Line, Says Petroleum Engineering Professor

Associate Professor at Louisiana University’s Department of Petroleum Engineering Dr. John Rogers Smith says that fluid could have clogged the Deepwater Horizon oil rig’s kill line. (1:14)

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Professor of Petroleum Engineering: Fluid Leak In Test Showed Damaged BP Well

A negative pressure test on the BP’s Deepwater Horizon demonstrated that there was no integrity to the well, says Associate Professor at Louisiana State University’s Department of Petroleum Engineering Dr. John Rogers Smith. (0:19)

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Unequal BP Pipeline Pressures A Sign Of Danger, Claims Professor of Petroleum Engineering

The fact that the drill pipe and the kill line never shared the same pressure was a clear sign that there was a problem with BP’s Mocando Well claims Dr. John Rogers Smith, associate professor at the Louisiana State University’s Department of Petroleum Engineering. (0:40)

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Obama To "Stay On BP" Until Damage Is Reversed

In a speech delivered in New Orleans on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Obama reminds Gulf Coast residents that he has pledged to “stay on BP” until the damage done by the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been reversed. (0:51)

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Obama Renews Pledge To Support Gulf Coast Until Restoration Is Complete

President Obama tells crowds gathered in New Orleans, Sunday, that the administration will not stop working to right the damage caused by the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill, “until this region is all the way back on it’s feet.” (0:23)

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Allen: BP Would Be "Delighted" To Finish Relief Well

National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen tells reporters in a conference call, Friday, that despite pressure test results showing a possible situation in which conducting a bottom kill could endanger the well’s integrity, BP officials would be “delighted” to show that they could, “drill down over 17,00 feet below sea level and hit a 7-inch pipe.” (0:29)

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Zukunft To Discuss Transition From Spill Response To Gulf Restoration With Local Leaders

Federal on-scene coordinator Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft talks about meetings he will have Friday with parish presidents along the Gulf Coast to discuss their long term transition plan from response to restoration of the Gulf Coast areas affected by the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (0:46)

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Mexican Response To Gulf Oil Spill Baffling, Says Expert

Lourdes Melgar, an independent energy consultant and public policy expert at the Woodrow Wilson Center, says that many scholars and members of the petroleum industry are confused by Mexico’s lack of response to the Gulf oil spill. (0:45)

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Thad Allen: Well Kill "Important Step," But Not Complete

The administration’s point man on the BP-Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, tells a White House press conference Wednesday that, although the static kill is a “very important step,” the Macondo well kill will not be complete until BP has effectively conducted the bottom kill procedure once the relief wells have been finished. (0:22)

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Vast Majority Of Oil Gone From Gulf, Says NOAA Official

NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco tells a White House press conference Wednesday that most of the oil that leaked into the Gulf of Mexico during the BP-Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has evaporated, dispersed, or been collected.  (0:22)

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NOAA Admin Says 50% Of Oil Already Out Of Ecosystem

NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco tells a White House Press Conference Wednesday that at least half of the oil leaked during the BP-Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has already been removed from the ocean and from beaches and marshes, and that the rest is “degrading rapidly.” Teams remain in the Gulf, working aggressively to assess the current state of oil, where and what it has been in the Gulf, and how and how fast it is degrading. (0:35)

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Energy Official: Oil Spill In New Phase, Not Over

Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner tells the media in a White House press conference Wednesday that although the static kill was a success, the disaster is far from over. The official explains that the focus must shift toward restoration and toward holding BP accountable to the people and the ecosystems of the Gulf. (0:28)

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BP's Lack Of Oversight Key Factor In Gulf Coast Disaster, Says Official

Former Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne says BP was not given enough oversight and the assumption that the industry can monitor itself is one of the main factors that led to the Deepwater Horizon spill. (0:12)

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Feds Failed America On Oil Spill, Says Boehner

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) tells reporters Thursday that there is no reason the US should have rejected the help of foreign skimmers, and should have acted on local officials' requests more efficiently. Although BP is responsible, says Boehner, the "federal government failed the American people here as well." (0:37)
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BP's Chemical Dispersants Causing Oil Plumes, Says NY Dem

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) expresses his concern over BP's use of toxic chemical dispersants on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, saying that dispersants only hide the problem, and in fact create enormous toxic underwater plumes, whose existence is denied by the petroleum mogul. (0:30)
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"Mr. Hayward, I Want My Brother's Life Back," Says Brother Of Oil Rig Victim

Chris Jones, brother of Gordon Jones, one of the 11 men killed on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, gave an emotional response to BP CEO Tony Hayward's now infamous comment "I want my life back" during a hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday. (0:16).
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BP President Unsure Of Long-Term Environmental Consequences Of Oil Spill

BP CEO and President Lamar McKay testifies on Monday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about his company's ongoing efforts to help clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (:11)
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BP Will Cover All Legitimate Claims, Says Company's CEO

BP CEO and President Lamar McKay testifies on Monday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about his company's ongoing efforts to help clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (:21)
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