Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Photos

Cleanup workers gather plasitc bags containing oil washed ashore from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill on Grand Isle in southern Louisiana, the United States, June 7, 2010. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)

NASA MODIS satellite image, taken May 23, 2010, of the Gulf of Mexico shows the extent of the oil released from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The oil can be seen as a sheen on the water surface. BP was weighing whether to stick with the tricky "top kill" maneuver or try something else to plug the gushing well that has caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history, its chief operating officer Doug Suttles said on May 29, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

An aerial view of the area where BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded last month and sank in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana May 27, 2010. More than 24 hours into its crucial "top kill" plan, London-based BP Plc said on Thursday it was still too early to assess the success or failure of its best short-term hope of plugging a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. (Xinhua/Reuters)

Protestors condemn oil spill in NY

Aerial view of BP drilling rig explosion area

NASA: Oil slick off coast of Mexico Gulf

Experts clean oil-tainted bird in Louisiana

Closed fishing area in Gulf of Mexico extends

Hard work: clean up oil contaminated beach in Louisiana

Discoverer Enterprise drill ship burns natural gas, oil from BP oil spill site

Heavily oil hits Louisiana's wetland

Gulf spilled oil cleanup in full swing

Leaked oil sucked in Gulf of Mexico

BP: progress made in oil spill containment

Oil containment boom placed to protect marshes from BP oil spill

Seaside area faces potential pollution due to Gulf oil spill

Fishing banned due to BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

Louisiana governor gives press conference on Gulf oil spill

Hearing held in Washington D.C. on offshore oil drilling

Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens widelife

Videos

BP places cap over leaking well

Obama vows to punish oil spill culprits

Workers clean up oil in Louisiana

BP launches new attempt to plug leak

U.S. oil leak could continue into August

Cuba, Mexico on alert over oil spill

BP begins "top kill" operation to plug oil leak

BP tries "Top Kill" to stop oil leak

U.S. gov't putting pressure on BP over spill

Obama names oil spill commission

U.S. gov't asks BP to be more transparent over oil spill

BP releases new video of oil spill as congressional hearing continues

BP: First success in containing oil

Mexico begins oil spill probe in Gulf of Mexico

Blame game starts over Mexican Gulf oil disaster

BP hits snag with containment dome

BP sends giant oil containment dome to Gulf of Mexico

Obama to do everything "humanly possible" on oil spill

Situation

The oil slick off the coast of Mexico Gulf is shown in this photo shot by NASA satellite on May 24, 2010. (Photo: CRIonline)

160-km Louisiana shoreline affected by oil spill: governor

Gulf oil spill moving in unpredictable underwater currents

Thick oil reaches Louisiana's wetland, threatening coastal species

Oil slick approaching U.S. coastlines, worst disaster feared

Editor: Wang Guanqun

Long road to recover ahead of Gulf coast as spill cap collects more oil

HOUSTON, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Energy giant BP has doubled the amount of oil being captured from the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico but the continuing damage to the environment and regional economy could take years to repair. Full story

BP makes initial progress in containing oil leaking

LONDON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- More than half of the oil leaking each day in the Gulf of Mexico is now being captured and the British Petroleum (BP) will restore the gulf to its original state, BP's chief executive Tony Hayward said Sunday. Full story

Obama vows to push energy bill

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to find the votes to pass a stalled energy bill in the Senate, using the huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill to advance efforts to boost production of renewable fuels. Full story

U.S. authorities launch criminal, civil probes into BP oil spill: attorney general

HOUSTON, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday. Full story

BP Efforts

Boats are seen clearing up the leaked oil, which was caused by an explosion of a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, on May 5, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters photo)

BP crews begin cutting pipe, moving towards next attempt to cap Gulf oil spill

Obama vows to bring justice to oil spill culprit

U.S. spill accident rings alarm for oil companies

BP crews begin cutting pipe, moving towards next attempt to cap Gulf oil spill

"Top kill" fails to stop oil leak in Gulf: BP

BP resumes "top kill" effort after pause

BP: "Top kill" operation goes as planned

BP starts "top kill" operation to plug Gulf oil leak

BP readies "top kill" to plug oil leak in Gulf of Mexico

BP pledges 500 million dollars for research into impact of Gulf oil spill

Oil from Gulf gusher captured by tube rises to 5,000 barrels a day: BP

BP plans to use "top kill" to stop oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

BP plans to stop oil spill with "top kill"

BP says tube siphons 2,000 barrels of oil a day from Gulf ruptured undersea well

BP to give 75 million dollars to four U.S. states for tourism promotion after oil spill

BP says tube begins siphoning oil in Gulf of Mexico

BP expects tube to be inserted after earlier setback

BP lowers "top hat" into Gulf of Mexico

BP Claims Center set up for fishmen banned from fishing

Oil containment dome for Gulf of Mexico oil spill hits snag: report

BP forced to back off plan to contain oil with steel dome

BP dispatches steel "dome" to help clean-up in Gulf of Mexico

Analysis

Mexico and the United States have agreed to create a work group to evaluate whether a spreading Gulf oil spill damaged the ecosystem they both share. (Photo: people's daily online)

BP oil spill eclipsed by global scramble for fuel

Gulf oil spill lesson for China

U.S. spill accident rings alarm for oil companies

Gulf leak worse than Exxon Valdez

U.S. oil spill a man-made disaster on an epic scale

Gulf of Mexico catastrophe linked with oil-friendly legislation: report

BP oil spill's impact likely to last longer, says observer

Oil spill bad for world oil supplies and U.S. economy: U.S. expert

Methane gas bubble triggered oil rig blast: media

Could oil spill impact future of U.S. offshore drilling?

U.S. Responses

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement at Rose Garden of the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, June 1, 2010. Obama vowed here on Tuesday that if laws were broken in the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill, those responsible will be brought to justice.(Xinhua/Zhang Jun)

Obama vows to push energy bill

U.S. authorities launch criminal, civil probes into BP oil spill: attorney general

Obama vows to bring justice to oil spill culprit

Obama says laws may need to be changed in wake of oil spill

Obama vows to pursue any means to stop oil spill into Gulf of Mexico

Obama inspects beach threatened by Gulf oil spill

Obama announces suspension of new oil drilling

Obama vows to do everything to protect Gulf coast

Head of U.S. offshore oil drilling oversight agency quits

Activists gather at BP's U.S. headquarters protesting Gulf oil spill

Louisiana's governor blames BP, gov't for slow response

Obama establishes presidential commission to investigate oil spill