BP’s containment problem is unprecedented
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 19:00
in Earth & Climate
The company must stop a relentless gush of oil nearly a mile below the surface, in a situation that hasn’t been dealt with before. The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico presents BP Exploration and Production with a problem of unprecedented severity — a limitless gush in very deep waters — forcing the London-based company to grasp for fixes that have never...