Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico reported to have reached coast; offshore drilling ban announced by Obama administration
Correction — August 24, 2015 This article incorrectly describes BP as 'British Petroleum'. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
As reports came out yesterday that the oil spill caused by the explosion and sinking of an oil rig in Gulf of Mexico...