Oil and gas are leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well but the cork will stay in place for now, the federal government's point man on the spill said Monday. The leaks — which started ...

Updated 6:37 p.m. ET. Oil and gas are leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well but the cork will stay in place for now, the federal government's point man on the spill said Monday.

As early as Wednesday, BP will begin its first attempt to seal the deep ocean well that is spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, using a series of high-risk maneuvers that has never been attempted ...

PARIS (Reuters) – French oil major Total said it would pump mud into a well to stop a gas leak at its Elgin platform in the North Sea, after a reconnaissance team found that conditions were safe ...

A White House spokesman says BP's ruptured oil well is leaking at the top, along with seepage about two miles away. Robert Gibbs also says officials are monitoring bubbles that can be seen on an ...

NEW ORLEANS — Live underwater video shows a new cap has been placed onto the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, offering hope of containing the gusher for the first time since BP’s deepwater ...

A cap over the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico has recovered about 6,000 barrels in 24 hours, Adm. Thad W. Allen of the Coast Guard said. Skip to content Skip to site index U.S.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP finally choked off the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday — 85 days and up to 184 million gallons after the ...

BP is drilling two relief wells so it can pump mud and cement into the leaking well for a permanent fix. The new 150,000-pound metal cap was dubbed the "Top Hat 10." ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Oil and gas are leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well but the cork will stay in place for now, the federal government's point man on the spill said Monday. The leaks ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Live underwater video shows a new cap has been placed onto the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, offering hope of containing the gusher for the first time since BP’s ...