Amid Tests, BP Sees No Signs of Damage to Well

Officials extended a test of BP’s blown-out well for an additional 24 hours, after two days of testing showed no signs of damage in the hole in the Gulf of Mexico.

Salazar Revises Rules for Deepwater Drilling Ban

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued new rules for a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, replacing an earlier one that courts had declared invalid.

Obama Asks Court to Reinstate Ban on Deepwater Drilling

The administration says the moratorium on deepwater drilling was a rational response to the BP oil spill.

A Tricky Balance for Oil-State Politicians

Big energy companies help fill the campaign coffers of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

Obama, Visiting Gulf, Tries to Lift Economy and Mood

President Obama said that the federal government would push hard to make sure that the British oil giant pays back lost income from the oil spill.

Obama Will Take to Oval Office With a Familiar Theme

By choosing to speak to the nation for the first time from the Oval Office, the president is conveying the gravity of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Rate of Oil Leak, Still Not Clear, Puts Doubt on BP

With no consensus on how much oil is leaking, it is hard to assess the containment cap’s effectiveness.

In Gulf, It Was Unclear Who Was in Charge of Oil Rig

A hodgepodge of oversight agencies granted exceptions to rules, allowed risks to accumulate and made a disaster more likely on the Deepwater Horizon rig.

Cap Slows Loss of Oil, but Engineers Move Cautiously

The cap is capturing oil, officials say. But there is concern that problems could develop if it is fully deployed too quickly.

White House Tries to Regroup as Criticism Mounts Over Leak

Obama administration officials acknowledged the possibility that tens of thousands of gallons of oil might continue pouring into the gulf until August.

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