Oil chiefs face fresh grilling

TOP oil executives faced a second day of grilling by US lawmakers today over a deadly well rupture that unleashed a huge oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP, Transocean Ltd and Halliburton Co are all in the hot seat for their roles in the disaster.

A desperate race is on to contain the catastrophe, with BP readying a subsea fix, and troops and prisoners rushing to limit damage to the coast where crude has started to reach shorelines.