Befouling

BP, Industry Scrutinized as Ruptured Well Flows Unabated

Hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil were befouling the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) last week far faster than 2,000 emergency responders and hundreds of vessels could contain the mess created by the apparent blowout of a deepwater well just 42 miles southeast of Venice, LA.

May 3, 2010