It is not over yet! by Barbora Misakova

Big news: oil leak which has been afflicting Gulf of Mexico for months is stopped, as BP official informed. But if you think the whole problem is over, I will probably disappoint you. Engineers from British Petroleum, the global energy company responsible for this ecological disaster, succeeded in stopping oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, but anything is for sure. This is just a test. As senior vice president of British Petroleum Kent Wells announced it was only the start of a painstaking testing process set to last 48 hours to analyze the condition of the underground wellbore. Doug Suttles, BP’s chief operating officer just confirmed Wells’ words when he sa! id it is not yet a time for celebration. “I think it is an encouraging sign. In a couple of more days it may even be more encouraging, but no celebrations. If you go talk to these people that live here, celebration is the wrong word.” Suttles told reporters. And he was right as this is the worst environmental disaster in US history which stroke down two vital economic lifelines for this southern region – fishing grounds and tourists. Grounds for fishermen have been closed and tourists have been scared away from the beaches dirty from oil. The Gulf disaster has so far cost British Petroleum 3.5 billion dollars but the compensation claims from devastated residents of the region will be probably much higher. Some estimates 10 times higher figure. As Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal said: “Millions of gallons of oil are still in the Gulf and some estimates show that oil will continue to hit our shores for many more months or maybe even longer.” And! that is the worst thing of all.

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