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North Sea tanker sent to Gulf spill
ANDREW CLARK, NEW YORK
June 11, 2010
BP IS sending a giant oil tanker from its North Sea operations off the Shetland Islands to help with the clean-up operation in the Gulf of Mexico as thousands of barrels of oil collected from its leaking well on the ocean floor threaten to overwhelm the capacity of its US vessels.
The move came as the company revealed it had spent about $US1.43 billion ($A1.72 billion) on efforts to contain the oil spill and related costs.
The oil already collected is filling tankers on the scene and BP is also looking at burning off some of the oil as it reaches the surface of the ocean.
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GUARDIAN, WASHINGTON POST
http://www.theage.com.au/world/north-sea-tanker-sent-to-gulf-spill-20100610-y0dw.html
ANDREW CLARK, NEW YORK
June 11, 2010
BP IS sending a giant oil tanker from its North Sea operations off the Shetland Islands to help with the clean-up operation in the Gulf of Mexico as thousands of barrels of oil collected from its leaking well on the ocean floor threaten to overwhelm the capacity of its US vessels.
The move came as the company revealed it had spent about $US1.43 billion ($A1.72 billion) on efforts to contain the oil spill and related costs.
The oil already collected is filling tankers on the scene and BP is also looking at burning off some of the oil as it reaches the surface of the ocean.
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GUARDIAN, WASHINGTON POST
http://www.theage.com.au/world/north-sea-tanker-sent-to-gulf-spill-20100610-y0dw.html