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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (75860)	5/24/2010 5:11:04 PM
From: manalagi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

According to reports, the rig that costs $ 3/4 B sank. Does it mean it is gone forever or can it be resurfaced and used to drill a second hole?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (75860)	5/24/2010 5:15:40 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

BP Exhausting All Means Possible on Leak, Allen Says May 24, 2010, 4:11 PM EDT By Edwin Chen and Kim Chipman May 24 (Bloomberg) -- The federal government is making sure BP Plc is doing all it can to stop the company’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen said. He said only the private sector has expertise on a leak at that depth, and the company is “exhausting every technical means possible to deal with that leak.” BP is seeking to seal the well, which is about 5,000 feet (1,524 meters) underwater. Allen briefed reporters at the White House today amid questions about whether the Obama administration has reacted forcefully and swiftly enough to contain the oil spill. In response to a reporter’s question, Allen said that “to push BP out of the way would raise a question: replace them with what?” “We need to make sure they execute their responsibilities because they are the responsible party,” Allen said. “We are accountable from the federal government to make sure they do it.” President Barack Obama is “still frustrated” that the leak is continuing, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said at the briefing. Allen said that the U.S. is “exerting more pressure” on the company to stem the leak from the April 20 well explosion and clean up the spill. “We ask a lot of hard questions” of BP, Allen said. Asked if there’s a blame game going on, Allen replied, “If there is, I’m not playing it.” Gibbs said Interior Secretary Salazar will deliver his 30- day report on the causes of the spill to Obama by May 27, and the president is likely to speak about it publicly. Jindal’s Critcism Earlier today, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal criticized the response to the spill. “Simply telling us they’re going to come in after the fact and try to clean up is not enough,” he told reporters in Louisiana. Allen said it would take six to nine months to build barrier islands in the gulf off Louisiana, as requested by Jindal. The request is under consideration, Allen said. White House energy and environment adviser Carol Browner said there is a moratorium in place on deepwater oil drilling that applies to 23 permits where drilling hasn’t begun. “We’re going to stop those,” she said. The president said, “no new holes,” she said. David Axelrod, the president’s top political adviser, responded to critics on MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” today, saying that President Barack Obama and his administration “share that sense of urgency, and there is a desire to do something, anything, to intervene here.” At the same time, Axelrod said, “what we want to make sure is whatever we do is effective and that it will work.” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said “some forward motion” is evident in efforts to stop the flow of oil from the BP well. The U.S. will “stay on BP” until the oil leak is stopped, Napolitano said today at a Louisiana news conference. businessweek.com