BP sends deep-sea sensors to measure Gulf spill

BP mounted a more aggressive response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as it deployed undersea sensors to better measure the ferocious flow of crude while drawing up new plans to meet a US government demand that it speed up the containment effort.

The financial ramifications of the disaster which began on April 20 are growing by the day as the White House and states put pressure on the oil giant to set aside billions for spill-related claims in a move that could quickly drain the company’s cash reserves and hasten its path towards possible bankruptcy.