BP: Engineers remove temporary cap that stopped oil gusher

Engineers have removed a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s blown-out well in mid-July.

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Complaints still heard over BP claim process

More than a hundred members of the Northshore fishing community brought their complaints with the oil spill emergency claims process directly to the man in charge Thursday morning.

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Bon Jovi, Brad Paisley to perform concert to boost tourism on Gulf Coast

Gulf Shores officials say Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley will perform concerts in mid-October to boost tourism on the Alabama coast after the Gulf oil spill.

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Conference focuses on environmental effects of BP oil spill

The meeting brought together scientists and agencies examining the oil’s impact on the coast.

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Blowout preventer may hold key evidence

Everyone is going to have to wait a few more days for the blowout preventer to be pulled up from the seabed, however.

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Oystermen continue to struggle, crabbers thriving

Fresh water diversions may have helped keep oil out of coastal marshes, but it may also have killed off a number of oyster beds.

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High seas interfere with BP’s mission to raise blow out preventer

BP PLC says high seas on the Gulf of Mexico have delayed operations to raise the piece of equipment from the seabed that failed to prevent the massive oil spill.

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High seas interfere with BP’s mission to raise blow out preventer

BP PLC says high seas on the Gulf of Mexico have delayed operations to raise the piece of equipment from the seabed that failed to prevent the massive oil spill.

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High seas interfere with BP’s mission to raise blow out preventer

Feds to remove temporary cap from Gulf well

The federal government said it will start work Monday to remove the temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing out of BP’s blown-out Gulf well so that engineers can raise a key piece of equipment from the seabed.

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Experts: Moratorium may no longer be needed

A ban on deepwater drilling may no longer be needed now that the oil industry and the government appear to have developed safer drilling regimes, an expert panel said Thursday in a report to the presidential commission investigating the oil spill.

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