Deepwater Horizon; Gulf of Mexico

Source report excerpt: “D8 External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard News Release Date: April 21, 2010 Contact: External Affairs Office (504) 671-2020 UPDATE 1: Coast Guard responding to oil drilling platform fire NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Multiple Coast Guard helicopters, planes, and cutters are responding to an explosion and fire aboard a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) approximately 52 miles Southeast of Venice. Watchstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard District Eight command center here received a report at approximately 10 p.m. Tuesday of an explosion and fire aboard the MODU Deepwater Horizon. Updated reports are that the estimated 126 people on board have gotten off the rig. Seven critical injuries were reported. Three […]”

Source report excerpt: “Date: April 21, 2010 Contact: External Affairs Office (504) 671-2020 UPDATE 2: Coast Guard to conduct joint press conference regarding oil drilling platform fire Who: U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Secretary for the Department of the Interior, BP, and Transocean What: Press Briefing to discuss ongoing operations surrounding the Deepwater Horizon mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) explosion, fire, investigation, SAR (search and rescue), and pollution response Where: Hale Boggs Federal Building. Coast Guard representative will be in the foyer at 2:45 p.m. to escort media. When: 3 p.m. CST. The call-in number for press unable to attend: (866) 857-0581; Passcode - 8868760. RSVP: Media interested in […]”

Source report excerpt: “Date: April 21, 2010 Contact: External Affairs Office (504) 671-2020 UPDATE 3: Coast Guard responding to oil rig platform fire NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Coast Guard continues the search for 11 missing crewmembers from the mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Deepwater Horizon. Watchstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard District Eight command center here received a report at approximately 10 p.m. Tuesday of an explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon, approximately 42 miles Southeast of Venice, La. Reports indicate that there were 126 people on board the MODU at the time of the explosion. Of the 126 people, 115 crewmembers have been accounted for. Of those accounted for: * Seventeen […]”

Source report excerpt: “Date: April 22, 2010 Contact: External Affairs Office (504) 671-2020 UPDATE 4: Coast Guard responding to oil rig fire NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Coast Guard continues the search for 11 missing crewmembers from the mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Deepwater Horizon. Overnight, the Coast Guard continued active search and rescue operations with two cutters that remained on scene: * Coast Guard cutters Cobia, an 87' patrol boat homeported in Mobile, Ala. * Coast Guard cutter Zephyr, a 179' coastal patrol boat homeported in Pascagoula, Miss. Two aircraft are scheduled to be on scene at first light to continue the search efforts and two Coast Guard cutters are expected to be on scene later in […]”

Source report excerpt: “New media contact information for Deepwater Horizon Explosion Response Joint information center moves to Robert, La. ROBERT, La. - The joint information center established to assist members of the media requesting oil spill response information has relocated to the area command post in Robert, La., Saturday. If you are a member of the media and require information regarding the incident, please use (985) 902-5231 or (985) 902-5240 to contact the joint information center.”

Source report excerpt: “DATE: April 24, 2010 15:46:34 EST Unified command to conduct Deepwater Horizon Explosion Response joint press conference Who: U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry, Mineral Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Regional Director Lars Herbest and representatives from the Department of Fish and Wildlife, BP, Transocean and the State of Louisiana. What: Press briefing to discuss the results of technical data collected on the condition of the riser and other sub-surface infrastructure as well as updates to the pollution clean-up and recovery efforts. Where: Shell Robert Training and Conference Center, 23260 Shell Lane in Robert, La., 70455-1928. A joint information center representative will be […]”

Source report excerpt: “DATE: April 27, 2010 10:58:39 CST UPDATE 10 - Deepwater horizon incident update April 27 - 9:00 AM CST Unified Command continues with a comprehensive oil well intervention and spill response plan following the April 22 sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 130 miles southeast of New Orleans. More than 1,000 personnel are involved in the response effort both on and offshore with additional resources being mobilized as needed. Incident Facts: An overflight on Monday, April 26 at 1:30 PM CST determined there was a 600-mile circumference rainbow sheen with areas of emulsified crude approximately 36 miles offshore the coast of Louisiana. More than 29,280 feet of boom (barrier) […]”

Source report excerpt: “For the latest breaking news, visit the Joint Information Center (JIC) website and Deepwater Horizon websites (links are provided in the section “Public Information Contacts and Incident-Related Links” at the bottom of the incident page).”

Source report excerpt: “Factsheet describing the forms of the oil you might see on shorelines in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida during this spill, offered by Deepwater Horizon Response External Affairs.”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 13, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Sunday 13 June — RESPONSE OR&R’s modeling team continues to generate daily trajectories for the nearshore and offshore surface oil. Overflights are also conducted on a daily basis (weather permitting) to provide field verification of model trajectories. To facilitate the removal of heavy oil that has begun to come ashore in Orange Beach, Alabama, Gulf State Park, […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP Oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 14, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Monday 14 June — RESPONSE OR&R’s modeling team continues to generate daily trajectories for the nearshore and offshore surface oil. Overflights are also conducted on a daily basis (weather permitting) to provide field verification of model trajectories. GEOPLATFORM.GOV Site The public GeoPlatform site (GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse) was launched today. The site employs […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 15, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Tuesday 15 June — The collection of oil from the containment cap on the leaking MC 252 well pipe in the Gulf of Mexico was interrupted today when lightning struck the Discovery Enterprise, the drillship where the oil is processed and stored. Following the strike a fire occurred in a vent pipe leading from a storage tank. There was no significant damage to the […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 16, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Wednesday 16 June — BP succeeded today in collecting oil and gas through a second containment system attached to the Deepwater Horizon failed blow out preventer (BOP). The new system is connected directly to ports on the BOP and carries oil and gas to the Q4000 vessel at the surface where it is flared using a clean-burning system. The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 17, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Thursday 17 June HOUMA, La. – The vacuum barges in Louisiana have been deemed safe to re-join the fight against the oil spill in the Gulf. The vacuum barges were temporarily removed from service after safety concerns occurred, including stability and the lack of lifesaving and firefighting equipment. The Coast Guard Incident Commander in Houma, responsible for the […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 18, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Friday 18 June — RESPONSE Over 25,000 barrels of oil were recovered yesterday. The Enterprise is now producing above what was originally anticipated. More than 40 Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Teams (SCAT)—federal, state and BP officials are working to assess and determine how cleanup will be conducted, and oversee cleanup operations—continue to monitor and cleanup […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 19, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Saturday 19 June — The offshore trajectory maps will be suspended because the northern end of the Loop Current has been pinched off into a large eddy (Eddy Franklin), so there is no clear path for oil to enter the Loop Current from the source. Also, there have been no reports of recoverable oil in the Loop Current or Eddy Franklin, and the oil has moved to the north and […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 20, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Sunday 20 June — Under the direction of the federal government, BP continues to capture some oil and burn gas at the surface using its containment dome technique. In addition to the Discoverer Enterprise, which is linked by the riser pipe to the wellhead, a second recovery vessel, the Q4000, continues to flare off additional oil and gas being brought up through the […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 21, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Monday 21 June — The NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson returned to Galveston, Texas, on June 11 from an eight-day research mission to investigate the presence and distribution of subsurface oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill. The mission collected water samples for chemical analysis and tested the feasibility of using acoustic and flourometric scanning to help find […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 22, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Tuesday 22 June — Under the direction of the federal government, BP continues to capture some oil and burn gas at the surface using its containment dome technique. In addition to the oil collection aboard the Discoverer Enterprise, which is linked by the riser pipe to the wellhead, and the Q4000, which continues to flare off additional oil and gas being brought up […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 23, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Wednesday 23 June — While the capture of oil and gas through the blowout preventer’s choke line to the Q4000 vessel on the surface continues, the use of the lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap was temporarily suspended today when a discharge of liquids was observed from a diverter valve on the drill ship Discoverer Enterprise. As a precautionary measure, […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 24, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Thursday 24 June — ADMINISTRATION RELEASES ITS FIRST SCIENTIFIC REPORT ON SUBSEA MONITORING DATA Yesterday, NOAA, EPA and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released the first peer-reviewed analytical summary report (http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100623_brooks.html) about the subsea monitoring in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 25, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Friday 25 June — FIFTH NOAA SHIP ADDS TO ONGOING RESEARCH EFFORTS IN THE GULF COAST NOAA Ship Delaware II departed Key West, Florida, to collect tunas, swordfish, and sharks and compile data about the conditions these highly migratory species are experiencing in the Gulf of Mexico. During its two-week mission, the research vessel will use longline fishing gear to […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 26, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Saturday 26 June — OIL-SPILL RESPONSE PLAN TO PROTECT SEA TURTLE NESTS AND HATCHLINGS RELEASED Unified Command Wildlife Branch scientists and partner organizations are implementing an extraordinary plan to protect sea turtle nests and eggs from potential impacts of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The plan, entitled Sea Turtle Late-Term […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 27, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Sunday 27 June — BP CONTINUES TO OPTIMIZE OIL RECOVERY RATES FROM ITS LEAKING WELL Under the direction of the federal government, BP continues to capture some oil and burn gas at the surface using its containment dome technique—collecting oil aboard the Discoverer Enterprise, which is linked by a fixed riser pipe to the wellhead, and flaring off additional oil and gas […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 28, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Monday 28 June — NOAA NRDA - NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT(effective June 26, 2010) NOAA’s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) continues to coordinate data collection efforts with natural resource trustees in five states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Texas), the Department of Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 29, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Tuesday 29 June — NOAA, FDA, AND GULF COAST STATE OFFICIALS AFFIRM COMMITMENT TO ENSURING SAFETY OF GULF COAST SEAFOOD Federal and State Agencies will use Joint Protocol for Reopening Closed Waters Gulf state health and fisheries officials joined with senior leaders from several federal agencies to affirm a shared commitment to ensuring the safety of seafood coming out […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update June 30, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Wednesday 30 June — NOAA SENDS TWO SHIPS TO STUDY LOOP CURRENT AND COASTAL FLORIDA WATERS A NOAA research ship and a university-owned vessel left Miami this week to begin two complementary studies gathering data on the Loop Current and area ecosystems in response to the Deepwater Horizon / BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA Ship Nancy Foster begins today a […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 1, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Thursday 01 July — NOAA AND UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS LAUNCH RESEARCH CRUISE TO DETERMINE EFFECTS OF OIL SPILL ON ENDANGERED WHALES NOAA ship Gordon Gunter will depart today to continue its mission to evaluate the effects of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill on whales and dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, including the endangered sperm whale. This project includes leading […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 2, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Friday 02 July — NOAA MODELS LONG-TERM OIL THREAT TO GULF AND EAST COAST SHORELINE As part of the ongoing effort to use the state-of-the-art technology and scientific tools to aid response operations, NOAA is using modeling of historical wind and ocean currents to project the likelihood that surface oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill will impact additional U.S. […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 3, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Saturday 03 July — BP CONTINUES TO OPTIMIZE OIL RECOVERY RATES FROM ITS LEAKING WELL Under the direction of the federal government, BP continues to capture some oil and burn gas at the surface using its containment dome technique—collecting oil aboard the Discoverer Enterprise, which is linked by a fixed riser pipe to the wellhead, and flaring off additional oil and gas […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 4, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Sunday 04 July — HOUMA, La. – Crews throughout the Deepwater Horizon response branches in Louisiana are checking deployed boom and surveying for additional oil deposits after heavy weather moved through the area beginning Sunday, June 27. Heavy winds and waves have blown sand across beaches, burying oil and boom. Reports of damaged and stranded boom have been received […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 5, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Monday 05 July — MOBILE, Ala. -- Just weeks after the first Heavy Oil Recovery Device (HORD) was successfully tested in the Gulf of Mexico off the shores of Alabama, the innovative devices are greatly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the cleanup operation. The HORD, originally dubbed Tarball Retrieval Device, is being manufactured at the rate of 8-10 units […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 6, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Tuesday 06 July — HOUSTON, TX -- Tar balls collected from the Crystal Beach area of the Bolivar Peninsula on Saturday came from the Deepwater Horizon spill, tests have confirmed, but it is unclear how the material got to Texas. Investigators discovered very small tar balls in the surf, but not on shore, Saturday evening. The tar balls were collected and sent to the lab […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 7, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Wednesday 07 July — WASHINGTON—National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen today announced the launch of a new federal web portal—RestoreTheGulf.gov (http://www.restorethegulf.gov)—dedicated to providing the American people with clear and accessible information and resources related to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and recovery. RestoreTheGulf.gov is […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 8, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Thursday 08 July — PROTECTING WILD DOLPHINS DURING THE GULF OIL SPILL NOAA has received calls from concerned citizens to help coastal populations of bottlenose dolphins. NOAA is working closely with its state and local partners to assess and respond to distressed dolphins or dolphins found in areas affected by oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP spill event. While this […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 9, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Friday 09 July — PROTECTING WILD DOLPHINS DURING THE GULF OIL SPILL NOAA has received calls from concerned citizens to help coastal populations of bottlenose dolphins. NOAA is working closely with its state and local partners to assess and respond to distressed dolphins or dolphins found in areas affected by oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP spill event. While this event […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 10, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Saturday 10 July — AT THE ADMINISTRATION'S DIRECTION, BP BEGINS "CAPPING STACK" PROCEDURE After receiving approval from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, BP began its “capping stack” procedure—designed to capture even greater quantities of oil than the current “top hat” system. Admiral Allen issued the following statement on his decision to allow BP to […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 11, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Sunday 11 July — LARGEST OIL SPILL RESPONSE CONTINUES; SKIMMERS MASS AT WELL SITE New Orleans--The Unified Area Command announced Sunday that the skimmer fleet supporting the Deepwater Horizon Response Operations doubled the volume of oil skimmed near the well site Saturday. The skimming armada capitalized on good weather conditions and surged to the site to confront […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 13, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Tuesday 13 July — NOAA RESPONSE New Fact Sheet: What to Expect in South Florida from the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill (http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/2244_what_to_expect_in_southflo rida.pdf; PDF, 400K). NOAA provides coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state, and local organizations. Experts from across the […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 14, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Wednesday 14 July — SKIMMING UPDATE On Saturday, July 10, skimmers doubled the amount of oily water collected over the previous day. The aggressive skimmer response, with continued use of in- situ burning and dispersants, is part of a surge to take advantage of the mild weather. There are more than 580 skimmers employed in the response. A skimmer is defined as any […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 15, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Thursday 15 July — STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL INCIDENT COMMANDER ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN ON WELL INTEGRITY TEST Admiral Thad Allen, National Incident Commander: "We're encouraged by this development, but this isn't over. Over the next several hours we will continue to collect data and work with the federal science team to analyze this information and perform additional seismic […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 16, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Friday 16 July — MOBILE INCIDENT COMMAND POST (ICP) OPENS NEW BRANCH OFFICE IN PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA The Mobile Incident Command Post (ICP) today opened a new branch office in Florida to help speed any potential response efforts along the Panhandle. The new Port St. Joe branch office is responsible for four Florida counties – Gulf, Franklin, Wakulla, and Jefferson. This […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 17, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Saturday 17 July — "A WHALE" OPERATIONAL REVIEW COMPLETED NEW ORLEANS - After an extended trial period during which the supertanker skimming vessel, “A Whale,” was given an opportunity to demonstrate its capability to remove oil in open seas of the Gulf of Mexico, Federal On-Scene Coordinator Admiral Paul Zukunft today announced that it will not be deployed as a part of […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 18, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Sunday 18 July — STATEMENT BY NATIONAL INCIDENT COMMANDER ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN ON WELL INTEGRITY TEST WASHINGTON - Per my conversation with BP Executive Bob Dudley as recently as 11 a.m. EST today, nothing has changed about the joint agreement announced yesterday between BP and the US government. The ongoing well integrity test will continue until 4 p.m. EST today, with […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 19, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Monday 19 July — PRESIDENT OBAMA GIVES AN UPDATE ON THE BP OIL SPILL IN THE GULF This morning, the President spoke on the news from the Gulf (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-press), emphasizing that while there may be good news, the work is not done containing the leak, and will not be until the relief wells are finished and functioning. He […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 20, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Tuesday 20 July — NOAA RESPONSE Fact Sheet: What to Expect in South Florida from the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill (http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/2244_what_to_expect_in_southflo rida.pdf; PDF, 400K). NOAA provides coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state, and local organizations. Experts from across the agency […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 21, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Wednesday 21 July — NOAA Releases Data Report on Air Quality Measurements Near the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill Area Findings are consistent with EPA, OSHA data NOAA scientists today released a data report on air quality measurements taken in June in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill area (http://www.noaa.gov/sciencemissions/bpoilspill.html). The […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 22, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Thursday 22 July — STATEMENT BY NATIONAL INCIDENT COMMANDER ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN ON TROPICAL STORM BONNIE "Due to the risk that Tropical Storm Bonnie poses to the safety of the nearly 2,000 people responding to the BP oil spill at the well site, many of the vessels and rigs will be preparing to move out of harm's way beginning tonight. This includes the rig drilling the […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 23, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Friday 23 July — SECOND FEDERAL ANALYSIS GIVES FURTHER CLUES ABOUT LOCATION AND MOVEMENT OF SUBSURFACE OIL NEW ORLEANS — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy today released its second peer-reviewed, analytical summary report […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 24, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Saturday 24 July — ADMIRAL ALLEN AND ADMINISTRATOR LUBCHENCO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE BP OIL SPILL RESPONSE National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen and NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on Tropical Depression Bonnie and its impacts on the […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 25, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Sunday 25 July — ADMIRAL ALLEN PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE BP OIL SPILL RESPONSE National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. A full transcript is available at http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/822531/. Admiral Allen discussed […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is an update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 26, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Monday 26 July — NOAA RESPONSE Fact Sheet: What to Expect in South Florida from the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill (http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/2244_what_to_expect_in_southflo rida.pdf; PDF, 400K). NOAA provides coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state, and local organizations. Experts from across the agency […]”

Source report excerpt: “Included here, and attached as a PDF file at page bottom, is the final update of NOAA's support activities for the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) BP oil spill incident. Credit: NOAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Web Update July 27, 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident Situation: Tuesday 27 July — NOAA RESPONSE Fact Sheet: What to Expect in South Florida from the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill (http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/2244_what_to_expect_in_southflo rida.pdf; PDF, 400K). NOAA provides coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state, and local organizations. Experts from across the […]”