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At the time the seat employed 25 employeesBut the luck will smile to Pierre OmidyarThe prices of the assets will be to increaseWorkforce thus climbed to 54 people today8 million more than for the same period last yearAll for an annual budget of EUR 3 millionA world populated by wildebeest and penguinsThe offer of the Nyse today seems to be winningThe monopoly is more fragile than it seemsThe Fabec including will be in service of air routes more directThe containment dome is and are excellent premises for two-day meeting that begins tomorrow in Washington between Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron. The latter is decided to defend a "strong and stable" future for the oil group, which is important for the British economy for its retirees, because pension funds invested heavily on the title. For the American President, the successful closure of the wells in the Gulf of the Mexico is the first positive event of a crisis that lasts for 90 days.
Report of force is for the benefit of Barack Obama, as the climate for BP is politically undermined in Washington. Several investigations are underway in Congress, a commission was established to manage the incident and the Department of Justice is conducting its own investigation. The political attacks have hardened these days with the allegation that BP would have been awarded a contract in Libya in exchange for the release of a terrorist imprisoned in Scotland. What has vigorously challenged the British Ambassador in Washington (a hearing on the issue is expected late July at the Congress).
Licensing offshore BP is also threatened (see below). But despite the wrath of public opinion, Barack Obama interest to the oil tanker that has the technical control of the problem and the money to compensate or repair (a Fund of $ 20 billion has been implemented).
Sales of assets
To date, the cost of the crisis rises to 3.5 billion for the Group and BP has already announced the sale of some 10 billion of assets to the Fund. But this figure could rise to 20 billion, according to the "Financial Times" on Friday. In addition, the "Sunday Times" revealed Sunday that BP could separate its activities of refining and gasoline stations, which account for only 3 of its taxable profit but that represent 50,000 of its 80,000 employees.
On the ground, the Macondo well is closed since Thursday night. For the first time, the cameras in depth, whose images are perpetually embedded on channels continuously, showed a clear and calm water. "We have more confidence that it takes", said Kent Wells, BP Vice-President.
Sunday morning, the dome always resisted the pressure - which is lesser that anticipated, which be expected a leak - and the well did not appear have suffered damage. Admiral Thad Allen claimed a day of additional test.
The sequence of events is not very clear. Thad Allen wants to reopen the well and to resume the pumping of oil. That, inevitably, again leave escape of oil in the Gulf, while 2.3 million to 4.5 million barrels already spread at sea, according to the International Agency for energy (IEA). But the reopening would be the way to accurately measure the flow of oil, which is estimated at between 35,000 and 65,000 barrels per day. According to the "New York Times", BP engineers would prefer to leave it closed until the rescue shaft was completed and inject cement and mud to the seal. A similar operation had been attempted in June (operation "Top kill"), without success. It will be for Thad Allen to decide on the course.
Read also the interview with Christophe Rousseau, Deputy Director of the Cedre, on lesechos.frlesechos.fr
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