{"id":845,"date":"2010-05-30T13:24:59","date_gmt":"2010-05-30T13:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/drilling\/2010\/05\/30\/white-house-statement-by-the-president-on-the-latest-efforts-to-contain-the-bp-oil-spill\/"},"modified":"2010-05-30T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2010-05-30T13:36:10","slug":"white-house-statement-by-the-president-on-the-latest-efforts-to-contain-the-bp-oil-spill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/drilling\/2010\/05\/30\/white-house-statement-by-the-president-on-the-latest-efforts-to-contain-the-bp-oil-spill\/","title":{"rendered":"White House: Statement by the President on the Latest Efforts to Contain the BP Oil Spill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is it time yet to contain<\/strong> the spill with tankers and oil skimmers at the source?\u00a0 DV<\/em><\/p>\n

THE WHITE HOUSE<\/p>\n

Office of the Press Secretary<\/p>\n

_______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n

May 29, 2010<\/p>\n

Statement by the President on the Latest Efforts to Contain the BP Oil Spill<\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019ve spoken with National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, as well as Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, and senior White House advisors John Brennan and Carol Browner regarding the ongoing efforts to stop the BP oil spill.\u00a0 From the beginning, our concern has been that the surest way to stop the flow of oil \u2013 the drilling of relief wells \u2013 would take several months to complete.\u00a0 So engineers and experts have explored a variety of alternatives to stop the leak now.\u00a0 They had hoped that the top kill approach attempted this week would halt the flow of oil and gas currently escaping from the seafloor.\u00a0 But while we initially received optimistic reports about the procedure, it is now clear that it has not worked.\u00a0 Rear Admiral Mary Landry today directed BP to launch a new procedure whereby the riser pipe will be cut and a containment structure fitted over the leak.<\/p>\n

This approach is not without risk and has never been attempted before at this depth. That is why it was not activated until other methods had been exhausted.\u00a0 It will be difficult and will take several days.\u00a0 It is also important to note that while we were hopeful that the top kill would succeed, we were also mindful that there was a significant chance it would not.\u00a0 And we will continue to pursue any and all responsible means of stopping this leak until the completion of the two relief wells currently being drilled.<\/p>\n

As I said yesterday, every day that this leak continues is an assault on the people of the Gulf Coast region, their livelihoods, and the natural bounty that belongs to all of us.\u00a0 It is as enraging as it is heartbreaking, and we will not relent until this leak is contained, until the waters and shores are cleaned up, and until the people unjustly victimized by this manmade disaster are made whole.<\/p>\n

###special\u00a0 thanks to Richard Charter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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