1. Wide pan of ships at sea 2. Emergency Ministry workers arriving to clean sea shore 3. Tractor working on beach 4. Line of workers at waters edge digging oil covered seaweed 5. Close of seaweed covered in oil 6. Wide of workers and...

HEADLINE: BP begins testing new cap over Gulf oil leak CAPTION: BP allayed last-minute government fears of making the disaster worse and began testing the new, tighter-fitting cap Wednesday that could finally choke off the oil leak in...

English/Nat VOICED BY: Vera Frankl The captain of a tanker that grounded off the Galapagos islands is being treated for "nervous tension." Investigators say he's been unable to resume answering questions because of lower back pain and...

HEADLINE:Reporter's Notebook: No shrimp, no more po-boys CAPTION: AP correspondent Jason Bronis, on assignment in Louisiana covering the Gulf oil spill, meets a woman forced out of business by a shortage of Gulf shrimp. (June 25) ...

HEADLINE: AP goes aboard vessel poised to kill BP well CAPTION: BP embarked Tuesday on an operation that could seal the biggest offshore oil leak in U.S. history once and for all. Officials at the spill site tell the AP early signs show...

1. Wide shot of Costa Concordia ship with high waves and strong winds 2. Oil booms blowing in the wind 3. Wide shot of oil booms blowing in the wind next to the Costa Concordia 4. Close-up of oily sheen on the water, reportedly caused by...

HEADLINE: New Orleans Mood Dims as Oil Spill Approaches CAPTION: The massive oil spill creeps closer to the Louisiana shore is starting to impact the tourist trade. As AP's Haven Daley reports, it's already affected seafood sales. (May...

When a BP oil well began gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico four years ago, fisherman George Barisich used his boat to help clean up the millions of gallons of spilled crude oil that would become the worst offshore spill in US...

HEADLINE: First Person: Gulf oil spill could hit Miss. town hard CAPTION: Waveland, Mississippi Mayor Tommy Longo talks about the potential impact of the Gulf oil spill to the region's fishing and tourism industries. (April 30)

Spanish/Nat Environmentalists fear an ecological disaster after oil from a refinery in Peru spilled into the Pacific Ocean. The spill caused a 25-kilometre long slick off the Peruvian coast. Thousands of fish and sea birds are...

Venice, Louisiana 1. Tony Hayward, CEO of BP, talking to US Coast Guard employees 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Hayward, Chief Executive of BP PLC: "Well, the answer is the first thing is to say we're sorry. We're sorry for the massive...

HEADLINE: Obama: 'We will make BP pay' CAPTION: President Barack Obama says Americans will continue to fight the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for "as long as it takes," but he vows that BP will pay for the damage it's caused. (June 15)

Spanish/Nat Ecuador has declared a state of emergency for the Galapagos islands, where a huge oil spill from tanker "Jessica" now poses a threat to creatures great and small, from birds to iguanas to sea lions. The spill began last week...

Rio de Janeiro, January 24 2000 1. Wide shot of Rio-Niteroi bridge with boat laying down floating barriers 2. Close up of floating barriers 3. Wide of boat laying down barriers 4. Various of bridge and boat 5. Pan of fishing boats in...

HEADLINE: Obama: Feds will end cozy ties with oil drillers CAPTION: President Barack Obama said Friday he will end a cozy relationship that has existed between federal regulators and companies drilling offshore for oil and gas. He said...

HEADLINE:Oil spill has tourists canceling beach trips CAPTION: As the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico grows, along the Florida panhandle there is a major concern about the impact the spill could have on tourism _ the lifeblood of...

AP Television San Diego, 24 July 2010 1. Wide "Green Lantern" arrivals line at Comic-Con with reporters and cast 2. Wide zoom to medium "Green Lantern" lead actor Ryan Reynolds talks to reporter 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ryan...

HEADLINE: Obama: Oil spill cap is "good news" CAPTION: President Barack Obama says BP's successful capping of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is "good news." But he says testing continues to determine whether the temporary cap can stay in...

HEADLINE: Video essay: Oil spill on the Mississippi River CAPTION: A collision between a barge and tanker spilled more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the nation's busy shipping waterway. (July 25)

SOUNDBITE: Rick Wade of Valdez, first diver on scene the night the Exxon Valdez ran aground "Nobody really realized, nobody realized how close the ship was to coming apart. It almost broke in half // It would have rolled right there, and...

Elefsina - 6 March 2012 1. Tracking shot of water as boat speeds through it 2. Mid of Alpha I supply ship seen capsized and submerged in water with protective floating barrier around it to contain oil spill 3. Close-up of supply ship in...

HEADLINE: AP ride-along with Gulf animal rescue boat CAPTION: An Associated Press reporter takes a look at the Gulf oil spill's impact on the environment during a ride-along with an animal rescue boat, touring the wetlands off Grand...

HEADLINE: Dozens attend 'Boom B-Q' to aid in oil cleanup CAPTION: On the shores of the threatened Mobile Bay, dozens of volunteers are working feverishly at a "Boom-B-Q." It's a gathering of people making hair booms, which they hope can...

AP Television FILE: Gulf of Mexico - April 2010 1. Tilt down from smoke plumes over the Gulf of Mexico to flames where the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded 2. Close-up of red, oil slicked water in the Gulf 3. Oil floating on top of water...