US names 13 countries, plus UN which have offered oil aid

AFP
June 10, 2010

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The United States said Thursday it had received offers of aid to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill from Canada and Mexico, 10 European countries, South Korea and the United Nations.

The US State Department said there was no immediate need for the assistance offered but that the US Coast Guard was trying to evaluate whether there would be in the future.

“These offers include experts in various aspects of oil spill impacts, research and technical expertise, booms, chemical oil dispersants, oil pumps, skimmers, and wildlife treatment,” the State Department said in a statement.

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This article was posted: Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 3:49 pm

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