BP Releases Oil Gusher Video

First images show oil, gas spewing into sea
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted May 13, 2010 3:17 AM CDT
Updated May 13, 2010 5:32 AM CDT

BP has yielded to pressure from the Coast Guard and the media and released a disheartening video of oil and natural gas spewing into the sea from its busted Deepwater Horizon well. The company says it is only releasing the video now because it wasn't asked to earlier, although ABC reports that it and other new organizations have made numerous requests over the 23 days since BP's oil rig blew up.
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