Obama on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a great disaster
United States presidential bellac ・ Obama 27 afternoon at the White House press briefing, Gulf of Mexico oil spill to answer media questions. In his speech, Obama responded to the outside world, known as the Government plays in disaster relief to the "core leadership" role.
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Obama acknowledged that oil spill is a "catastrophe."
The associated press reported that in this oil spill occurred long ago, Barack Obama announced the expansion of offshore oil and gas mining-related programmes. Obama at a press conference for this programme. He said that the programme due to United States domestic crude oil production will need to meet the energy needs of the country. However, Obama acknowledged that "I make a mistake."
Obama said the error to the effect that they too believe in "oil and gas development in the worst cases consolidated operations capabilities".
To prevent the recurrence of such events, Obama announced that some areas of the offshore drilling ban is extended for six months, so that investigators more time to survey the entire event, review the relevant environmental laws and regulations. This prohibition covers in Alaska and the Virginia plan expanded offshore drilling project and 33 Department is implementing the oil well drilling jobs.
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Obama at a press conference stressed that he has the responsibility to end disaster, "this is my work." Oil spill occurred, criticized Obama administration slow to British Petroleum drilling platform rental party too much slack space.
Obama responded that "those who accuse us of slow man does not know the truth".
He said that, since the Government engineering staff is not underwater 1.6 km sealing experience and therefore can only rely on the British Petroleum. But the Government blocking play a leading role in the process.
"People should be aware that the United States," Obama said, "from the first moment of the disaster, the Government began to dominate the response. ”
Some journalists will Obama administration response to oil spill of initiatives and George ・ W ・ Bush administration response to Katrina, compared to the measures. Obama response: "I will put more work left for you to do … You can do to resolve the current crisis? "
"I believe that," Obama said, "people will be looked up and said that the Government in response to this unprecedented crisis has played a key leadership role. ”
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United States Los Angeles Times reports cited Allen, British Petroleum and Government engineering has to spill oil injection enough density liquid. Oil pressure decrease, at fairly low levels. Alan said, once oil pressure is reduced to zero, the engineering staff will inject cement, closed oil wells. "British Petroleum achieved some success," Allen told a local radio station reporter, "they are already stable head (pressure), prevent the leakage of oil and gas. ”
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