oil spill

Round two

After winning a vote of confidence, Silvio Berlusconi is clinging to power in Italy. We look at media comment on this, as well as on BP, which faces a legal battle in the US for damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Misstrauensvotum

an der Macht festhalten

einem großen Rechtsstreit entgegensehen

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BP oil crisis

The BP oil crisis is far from over. Although there has been some positive developments, it will be years before the Gulf of Mexico can return to normal. If, in fact, it ever can. Our test looks at the vocabulary used to talk about the business side of the crisis.

The oil spill is creating "dead zones". Photo: www.gulfblog.uga.edu

Troubled waters

US: Large quantities of methane gas escaping from BP's damaged Deepwater Horizon well are causing “dead zones” in the ocean. The gas, which was found to be 100,000 times higher than normal levels in some places, causes a chain reaction that sucks oxygen out of the water.

Methangas

Bohrloch

Kettenreaktion

saugen

Sauerstoff

Complete the idiom: "The White House has BP over a ____."

Pipeline, barrel or rig?

Communication crisis: like oil and water

Crisis communication across cultures

BP CEO Tony Hayward has been in the crossfire over his reaction to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Some of his problems seem to come from failure to take into account cultural differences.

Vorstandsvorsitzende(r)

Kreuzfeuer (der Kritik)

Ölpest

berücksichtigen

Oil flows and a president resigns

We look at international press commentary on BP’s unsuccessful clean-up efforts and on the resignation of German President Horst Köhler.

Rücktritt

Shares in oil company BP have ______ on the London stock market.

Plunked, plunged or plundered?

Suck it up!

Despite several attempts using the latest technology, BP can’t find a way to suck up the bloody great oil plume that’s heading towards the Florida Keys.

(ugs.) riesig

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Hair care

UNITED STATES: Response teams are working day and night to stop the oil leak that has poured thousands of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. And individuals who want to do their part are donating their hair, which they hope will help to clean up the spill.

Einsatzteams

Ölleck

spenden

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