The oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has damaged BP's reputation will they manage to avoid a share collapse to 350p.?



472p to buy this morning.

forget all the crap above ..... bloodbath in US but BP have scarcely moved though still fractionally down on opening

and close at $37.10, so down a bit, but not horrible ..... -3p on monday?

dropped to $36.84 after hours, perhaps influenced by this ....

The U.S. government will allow crucial pressure tests on BP Plc's blown-out oil well to proceed Friday evening as readings so far are inconclusive

Who cares I am off to my local

not into the pre-pubescent look ..... if you're in LOS, then surely it's only +/-16:00 hrs .... bit early for R&R isn't it, especially with The Open in progress!?

15.10 Saturday afternoon down at the soapy for rafting

don't understand that bit of local argot - or is it mancunian?

Clubman,

How legal is a marriage in Thailand between a Thai girl and a UK resident back in the UK, what rights does she have if the marriage broke up and can she get the same inheritance tax discount that British wife's have ?

aldwickk - Who gives a shit, unless you are are a serious prick like clubman why should that question ever arise?

clubby will probably tell he has rather than is!

Chris

Whats your problem ? Why should that question ever arise ...... because am married to a Filipino , and I was asking because I would have thought the same law would apply to a Philippino marriage has well as a thai one . PS my wife is over 40 years old not 14 if you were wondering.

Clubman ,

Did you get my email ? ......... end of off topic

Must be love then!

Ask jeeves.

Back on topic! ....

Oil giant BP has said that the cap over the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico was continuing to hold.
BP says no sign of sub-sea harm to leaking US well
The announcement will be greeted with cautious optimism following months of misery after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April.

Integrity tests on the cap have been taking place since Thursday evening. The tests will see whether the steel casing of the cap is sufficiently strong for the well to be shut off in the long term.

Following the final test experts will begin to review the collected data to determine whether the leak has stopped for good.

A BP spokeswoman said: "The cap is still holding, integrity tests are ongoing over six-hour periods. These tests are scheduled to be completed later today but it may be some time before we know if they have been successful."

Tony Blair was flown to Libya for secret talks with Colonel Gaddafi just days after denying he was an adviser to the dictator.

Mr Blair was 'entertained as a brother', a senior Libyan government source has revealed.

He told the Daily Mail that the former prime minister had offered Gaddafi, with whom he is on first-name terms, 'a great deal of invaluable advice'.
Tony Blair was flown to Libya to discuss international and domestic issues with Colonel Gaddafi - days after denying he was an adviser to the dictator
They discussed a wide range of international and domestic issues, including lucrative investment opportunities.

The meeting, in Tripoli last month, came shortly after Mr Blair's spokesman flatly denied that he had any 'formal or informal', 'paid or unpaid' advisory role to Gaddafi.
The revelation will heap pressure on Mr Blair - now a Middle East peace envoy - over his links to the Libyan regime and potential conflicts of interest between his public and private roles.

no surprises ..... that whole episode stunk from the off
mind you, the french always keep very quiet over these episodes, for they dealt with libya for years and years while it was deemed a "rogue state"

released about 05:30 UK time today (sunday) ..... so far so good ...

BP Plc extended for another 24 hours a critical test of its blown-out Gulf of Mexico well that so far has shut off the huge oil leak, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said Saturday.

The energy giant, which cut off the flow of oil from the deep-sea well Thursday when it began the test to gauge its structural integrity, expressed growing confidence that the well was intact.

Kent Wells, BP's senior vice president of exploration and production, said there was no evidence of any leaks. "We're feeling more comfortable that we have integrity" in the well, Wells added, in what would be an important step towards permanently plugging it.

Ban the burka yes / no. For some woman in the UK I would make wearing it compulsory they are so fat, and ugly.

Brains of a Rocking Horse!