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Posted: 4:03 PM Aug 11, 2010
Oil Spill's Top Man Considering Late September Exit
The federal government's point man on the oil spill in the Gulf is starting to finalize his plans for leaving the post.
Reporter: AP |
This image from video provided by BP PLC early Sunday June 6, 2010 shows the oil leak still pouring out of the well head around the capping device in the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Saturday that after its first full day of work, the cap placed on the gusher near the sea floor trapped about 252,000 gallons of oil, which is somewhere between a quarter to half of the oil flowing from the well, according to government estimates. (AP Photo/BP PLC) |
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New Orleans, LA (AP) - The federal government's point man on the oil
spill in the Gulf is starting to finalize his plans for leaving the
post.
Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Wednesday he wants to
get several things done before he leaves and hopes to turn the job
over to someone else by the end of September.
Allen says first the oil well must be permanently sealed and
there must be no oil on the water for some time.
He also wants to see a long-term report on how the recovery will
take place and have someone in place to take over immediately.
Allen took over as national incident commander for the oil spill
on May 1.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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