BP COO Announces That Dispersants Are Working In Press Conference

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary Landry, and BP COO Doug Suttles held a press conference earlier today to update the media on the disastrous situation in the Gulf of Mexico. While they had no good news related to the sealing of the open oil well, they did have reports that the chemical dispersants were working, and that very little damage has been done to America’s shores.

Opening the press conference, Secretary Salazar told the public, “We feel the pain. We are frustrated, and we want to make sure that at the end of the day no stone is left unturned.” Admiral Landry confirmed that, while there was oil on the shores, it was minimal, and the dispersants were keeping it from clumping up. Suttles, who spent and hour today flying over the oil spill and assessing the situation, announced that a “riser insertion tube” was being placed over the oil well in an attempt to collect the oil spewing out, to prevent it from leaking into the water. And while the weather was not currently conducive to burning the oil, they expect things to change in the near future.

The full press conference, via CNN, below:

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