Potential Second Spill Found Near BP Blown Out Oil Well, As BP Evaluates Potential Break Up Opportunities
Courtesy of Tyler Durden
In case you missed George Wahsington’s update, here it is straight from the AP horse‘s mouth. And, if this story is true, we can only hope one is not long BP stock or short the CDS.
NEW ORLEANS — A federal official says scientists are concerned about a seep and possible methane near BP’s busted oil well in the Gulf of Mexico
Both could be signs there are leaks in the well that’s been capped off for three days.
The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because an announcement about the next steps had not been made yet.
The official is familiar with the spill oversight but would not clarify what is seeping near the well. The official says BP is not complying with the government’s demand for more monitoring.
And if that wasn’t enough, some more bad news from Sunday Times, via Reuters:
Under-fire oil company BP Plc (BP.L) has started canvassing shareholders about a restructuring in the wake of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill which could include a break up of the business, the Sunday Times reported.
The newspaper, citing unnamed BP insiders, said options included selling the group’s refineries and petrol stations, scaling back its U.S. operations and ramping-up in-house engineering instead of outsourcing.
These are on top of the sale of about 10 percent of its assets, including its stake in the giant Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska, the Sunday Times added.
A BP spokesman said it did not comment on rumour and speculation.
