Schriever

SCHRIEVER, La. - Undersea sensors were deployed to a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday in an effort to better track the amount of oil gushing into the sea as pressure mounted on BP to create special accounts that would set aside billions of dollars to pay for spill-related claims.

SCHRIEVER, La. - The White House and at least two Gulf states have demanded that BP create special accounts that would set aside billions of dollars to pay for the mounting claims related to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

SCHRIEVER, La. - A top BP executive acknowledged the growing tensions between the oil giant and the federal government but also tried to give a boost to workers at a command center, reminding them of the huge challenge they face as they try to stop a massive oil leak and keep the crude away from the fragile Gulf Coast.

PORT FOURCHON, La. - As the crude crept closer to Florida, the risky effort to contain the nation's worst oil spill hit a snag Wednesday when a diamond-edged saw became stuck in a thick pipe on a blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf.