US says accepting foreign help with Gulf oil spill |
Reuters - Jun 29, 2010 |
The United States will accept offers from a dozen countries and international agencies to help contain and clean up the BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the State Department said on Tuesday.
"The United States will accept 22 offers of assistance from 12 countries and international bodies, including two high-speed skimmers and fire containment boom from Japan," the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
The United States has already accepted offers of assistance from the Netherlands and Norway, among others. It is also considering offers from countries as diverse as China, Kenya and Vietnam.
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- Posted: 2010-06-29 22:33:53
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