Transcript Press Briefing and Teleconference by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen and NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (September 16, 2010 - 9:15 AM)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Expanded Reporting for Birds Captured and Collected During Deepwater Horizon Response... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (September 16, 2010 - 9:13 AM)
MEDIA ADVISORY: NOAA Administrator to Hold a Conference Call Briefing to Discuss the Reopening of Federal Waters Along Western Louisiana... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (August 27, 2010 - 9:26 AM)
Admiral Allen Issues Directive to BP Providing Authorization and Conditions for BOP Replacement Prior to Completion of the Relief Well... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (August 19, 2010 - 11:45 AM)
Questions regarding oil spill flow rates can be answered by the Department of Energy at 202.586.4940 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (August 03, 2010 - 3:05 PM)
Thanks to our esteemed panel and participants here at #turtletalk. We'll continue to respond to questions here and video will be archived. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 4:03 PM)
Q: What activities are being done for the turtle natural resource damage assessment? A: We are collecting info to feed assessment (aerial... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:51 PM)
@ThePhoenixSun A:Turtles naturally deal with hurricanes. They lay many eggs in many places. They have adapted to natural events very... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:45 PM)
Q: Are turtles being impacted by trawlers? A: We are recovering turtles nearshore and using turtle observer program. #turtletalk Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:40 PM)
Q: Are turtles in danger with the in situ burns? A: We have observers, extensive program to find turtles/wildlife #turtletalk Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:38 PM)
To pose a question to our sea turtle experts now, please use the #turtletalk hashtag or visit turtletalk.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:36 PM)
What is biggest threat to sea turtles besides oil? Many threats are out there most of which are human caused. Ask a question at #turtletalk. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:34 PM)
Q for #turtletalk panel: How can people help? A: Hotlines are posted on agency sites, depending on where turtle is located Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:33 PM)
Q for #turtletalk panel: Will species become extinct as a result of spill? A: We're all here working 2together to fight for their survival. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:26 PM)
What are the long term effects on turtles in Gulf? We are stil responding. We have great concern but do not know what the effects might... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:25 PM)
Question for #turtletalk panel - how long will turtles live? some species live 150 or more years. They don't reproduce for at least 10 yrs. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:23 PM)
Turtle question: Are there dead turtles? Answer: We don't really know. We know that oil negatively effects them and there has been... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:23 PM)
To pose a question to our sea turtle experts live, please use the #turtletalk hashtag or visit turtletalk.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 3:16 PM)
News update: Adm Allen - "We will have approximately 1000 skimmers on site by the end of the July." #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 13, 2010 - 11:12 AM)
News update: Adm Allen - "We will start closing the cap on well very incrementally" Pressure being monitored now. #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (July 13, 2010 - 11:06 AM)
@BP_Gulf According to NOAA, sea lions, sea otters and seals are not native to the Gulf of Mexico and are not impacted by the spill. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (June 27, 2010 - 6:24 PM)
@cr8f BP manages burns but there is a wildlife unit that looks 4 turtles prior 2 burning oil. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (June 27, 2010 - 12:09 PM)
@ChezChristine A sea turtle unit conducts directed surveys in oiled waters b4 corralling oil/burning & has collected 90 sea turtles 2 date. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (June 27, 2010 - 11:39 AM)
UPDATE: NOAA & FL DEP overflight finds very thin sheen 150 miles W of Tampa; low chance of oil hitting FL in near future. #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (June 06, 2010 - 3:17 PM)
@ComDust Everything is wrapped up in ongoing administration report daily. In reviewing ur doc, figures are same w/ slightly diff timing. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (June 06, 2010 - 3:03 PM)
UPDATE: Riser pipe successfully cut. LMRP cap to be seated today. First relief well now due to be completed mid-August. #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (June 03, 2010 - 10:32 AM)
RT @BP_America: Currently in the BP Houston Cmmnd cntr there are 400+ engineers & technical people from 80 diff orgs working on solutions Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 30, 2010 - 4:43 PM)
Landry: When you look at the amt. spilled and how much has hit the shore, we've a done a good job of capturing #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 29, 2010 - 6:20 PM)
RT @USGSLive: Plume Modeling Team used video footage to determine flow rate from pipe. Est.12k-25k barrels per day. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 27, 2010 - 10:11 AM)
RT @USGSLive: We estimate 130k-270k barrels of oil present on surface as of 5/17. Est. a similar amt. burnt, skimmed, dispersed or evap. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 27, 2010 - 10:10 AM)
Appreciative of all the public and Unified Command working together to communicate reliable information. #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 26, 2010 - 12:13 PM)
RT @USFWSSoutheast: Wildlife Rlse Plan undrwy to est prcdres determining when/where wildlife r ready for release & how they will b trnsprtd. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 25, 2010 - 5:33 PM)
Joint Information Center will be making an announcement later today regarding access to the video feed #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 25, 2010 - 2:03 PM)
I'll see if I can get confirmation : RT @WhoDat35: CNN reporting that BP will kill their live video feed when they start Top Kill procedure Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 25, 2010 - 2:01 PM)
@jmazzi Let's make this the last oil spill. Crisis communications, some decisions are made quickly. Hindsight is 20/20. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 24, 2010 - 4:34 PM)
@benintn Yes, it sounds like Wednesday is the next day 2 employ "Top Kill". They need to run 12 hrs of diagnostic tests b4 and want daylight Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 24, 2010 - 1:14 PM)
@sonicaaaaaa I was thinking about this last night again. Coincidently, I just got word, minutes ago, that it was forwarded on. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 24, 2010 - 11:01 AM)
@Cheryllynn4 On the BP is says this "Please be aware, this is a live stream and may freeze or be unavailable from time to time." Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 22, 2010 - 3:50 PM)
@mikepilarz So true. We are trying, and believe me, everyone is working just as hard as they can, and have the same concerns. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 21, 2010 - 1:34 PM)
@greeneroceans I wish they would send me out there to take photos... but I'm stuck behind this 13" screen :) I'll pass the message along Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 20, 2010 - 11:31 AM)
@seandhaas Stay tuned to the twitter feed and we'll let you now in before we get started. Usually 2pm CDT everyday. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 19, 2010 - 7:09 PM)
@fofalex Stay tuned, I'm not a scientist, but we are working with them and doing our best to get information that we can share with you Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 19, 2010 - 7:06 PM)
Just finished live blogging press conference, audio will be available at some point soon. #oilspill Thanks to those who participated! Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 19, 2010 - 3:38 PM)
@nerdtalker Thanks, nice to hear at the end of another long day. We hope to have our new blogging software up and running tomorrow! THX Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 7:35 PM)
RT @oneaustin:support what u are doing but the volume of posts is overwhelming.** TY, we r mvng our live blogging 2 a new service, 2morrow Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 2:51 PM)
Closing comments: FWS everything we can do to prepare for oil's impact and for years to come. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 2:03 PM)
Technically, not a large % of birds that spend most of their time >30 miles off shore, the greatest effects will b close 2 shore or on shore Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 1:58 PM)
For all of you who want more info on this, you'll be happy to hear we'll be posting audio for this call later today. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 1:56 PM)
Oil can affect birds food sources, something we'll have to measure as time goes by. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 1:52 PM)
Beach nesting concerns for a number of avian species (I'll see about posting more info on that later) Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 1:52 PM)
Dispersants: Corexit been tested and approved by EPA, moderate to low toxicity, not toxic to humans (though skin rashes) Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 1:42 PM)
Very difficult to compare wildlife impacts across spills, hard to estimate here until we know what happens if oil hits shore. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 1:31 PM)
3 species of endangered sea turtles in the Gulf area. Spawning seaons for dolphins and sperm whale, beginning of nesting season for turtles Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 1:11 PM)
I won't be taking questions this time round, credentialed media only. Hoping to have some live questions from you guys in the future. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 1:10 PM)
We are almost up and running with a new blog service that we'll use for future press conferences!!! #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 1:06 PM)
At a joint NOAA and US Fish and Wildlife Service press conference. Will limit tweets to just main points. #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 1:05 PM)
Conference call is over, we'll look into better methods of doing this so we don't innundate the channel Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 6:02 PM)
Landry- We're are being as transparent as possible, there is a larger nat'l good coming from working together from working on this Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 6:00 PM)
Landry - We have a great surge capacity to assist with something like this, up to 500 reservists from USCG if needed Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:58 PM)
Landry - Still have to get on with the rest of the country's business and we are doing that Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:57 PM)
Landry's Chief of Staff is paying close atten of what is going on with the rest of the coast not involved in the spill response, other rigs Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:56 PM)
Landry - Nat'l incident commander analysis to make sure resources in other areas of county won't be at risk. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:54 PM)
Landry - We really feel the whole ecosystem is important and we are doing our best to mitigate damage Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:51 PM)
Landry - we are trying to be transparent, there is being nothing kept from you, there are requests from senators too Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:40 PM)
Landry - We are working on a common operation picture for posting to website so you can see what we are seeing. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:38 PM)
Landry - We considered using Predator at one point, but chose other assets that are giving us good surveilance Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:37 PM)
Landry - Washing stations for oiled vessels an example of how we are managing safety Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:36 PM)
Landry - As we prepare for worst case scenarios we build relationships with other federal agencies Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:33 PM)
Landry - Very strict monitoring of this process of adding subsea dispersants, understood near and long term studies, eval'ed pros and cons Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:31 PM)
Landry - As we march down the road on the approval of subsea dispersant, it's certainly a trade off, must minimize ecological impact Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:29 PM)
Landry is explaining why they are using the specific technologies and not others, check vid later Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:24 PM)
Landry - It could be much worse, this is a very slow disaster, we are responding quickly Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:21 PM)
Landry - USCG Research and design center is working on alternative technologies Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:20 PM)
Landry - We have people who know how to work with communities to maker sure we are responding to their needs Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:18 PM)
Landry - We can either direct BP to bring more resources or use our trust fund Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:15 PM)
Landry - We aren't responding to just 5000 barrels a day, but to a potentially greater leak, must secure the source Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:14 PM)
Folks, I'm not submitting questions from here, sorry, you'll need to hook up with us if you are a blogger @Revkin, did you get a call in # Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:12 PM)
Landry - Almost 20,000 people responding, nat'l good that comes of this is what we bring together Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:10 PM)
Landry - "Ask me an agency that isn't involved" and "whole of government response" Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:09 PM)
Landry - Federal resources $60 million so far, but will paid out of an industry trust fund Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:08 PM)
Landry - Tarballs on Dauphin Island have been linked to the oil spill, others that have been found have not, will continue mapping Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:07 PM)
Landry - Spent over $500 million on response, most of which has been paid by BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:06 PM)
Landry - District commander that includes all the gulf coast, 7 sectors, 4 on gulf coast- Federal on-scene coord. for Gulf Coast response Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 5:04 PM)
We are about to begin tweeting a special session set up for a group of bloggers with USCG Rear Admiral Mary Landry, no hash tags #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 4:56 PM)
Suttles - yellow pod controls the valves on "kill lines" - the return of yellow pod soon Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 3:36 PM)
Suttles - we had to measure pressures of flowing oil, fairly low, and they have been dropping Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 3:35 PM)
Charlie from @NOAA - multiple research programs/ applied science that is monitoring this process Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 3:33 PM)
Landry locating oil, extensive h20 sampling program, reopen fisheries that don't need to be closed Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 3:32 PM)
Landry - scientists from the whole of gov. are working on these problems "we have to get it right" Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 3:25 PM)
NOAA rep - researchers found that there are hydrocarbons in water column, but not oil one can see. Samples still need analysis Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 3:19 PM)
Suttles - no large quantities of thick heavy oil on the ocean, typically thin Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 3:18 PM)
BP says that they are collecting 1000 barrels/day of #oilspill and will increase that amount slowly to ensure success. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 1:31 PM)
@sonicaaaaaa we saw your message and liked the idea. Official process in place, but we (social media) passed the suggestion forward. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 8:52 AM)
White House.com and C-SPan are covering the press conference if you can't get it on the other link provided #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 15, 2010 - 2:44 PM)
Landry "very strict monitoring process" on monitoring tools to mitigate the disaster Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 15, 2010 - 2:43 PM)
Salazar 's directive from Obama "we shall not rest, we shall not take a day off until we get this problem solved" Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 15, 2010 - 2:39 PM)
Sec of the Dept of Interior Ken Salazar, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles speaking today Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 15, 2010 - 2:38 PM)
People are starting to filter into the room, #oilspill press conference should start in the next 5 - 10 minutes. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 15, 2010 - 2:36 PM)
The site you were referred to says that press conf starts in 1 hour, this is wrong, we'll get started in about 10-15 minutes #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 15, 2010 - 2:29 PM)
No oil seen on dead bottlenose dolphins. NOAA investigating, but stranded bottlenose dolphins common this time of year. #oilspill Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 12, 2010 - 3:09 PM)
No oil seen on dead bottlenose dolphins. NOAA investigating, but stranded bottlenose dolphins common this time of year. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 12, 2010 - 3:01 PM)
Remember to follow us fr official updates on the cofferdam and other Unified Command #oilspill response efforts. Thanks fr staying involved. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 07, 2010 - 8:37 PM)
Currently, Deepwater Horizon Response is not soliciting for donations, but we appreciate everyone's generosity and willingness to help... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 04, 2010 - 7:55 PM)
Current volunteer information on the Deepwater Horizon Response website, including info for individual states... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 04, 2010 - 7:50 PM)
The deployment of a containment system is planned to take place by the end of the week in an attempt to cap one of the three oil leaks.... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas (May 04, 2010 - 7:39 PM)