Oil firm reckons it could finally plug ruptured Macondo well within two weeks
White House efforts to maintain ban on offshore drilling will face further days in court
Bloomberg reports that results of internal investigation will be released in the next few days showing BP was partially responsible for disaster
Bob Graham: "We should be clear – this disaster represents an enormous, and shared, failure of public policy"
BP scheduled to remove failed blowout preventer on Thursday
Procedure not expected to be completed until after Labor Day weekend
NOAA's Bill Lehr says three-quarters of the oil that gushed from the Deepwater Horizon rig is still in the Gulf environment while scientists identify 22-mile plume in ocean depths
Officials insist further pressure tests are required, amidst concerns operation could lead to fresh rupture of the well
White House releases photo showing president and daughter swimming in Gulf waters
Officials predict approaching storm could delay final procedure by up to three days