What is bp doing to clean up the oil spill?

Answer 1

The rig's blowout preventer, a fail-safe device fitted at source of the well, did not automatically cut off the oil flow as intended when the explosion occurred. BP attempted to use remotely operated underwater vehicles to close the blowout preventer valves on the well head 5,000 feet below sea level, a valve-closing procedure taking 24-36 hours.

Answer 2

BP, which was leading the cleanup, initially employed remotely operated underwater vehicles, 700 workers, four airplanes and 32 vessels to contain the oil.

Answer 3

They are doing several things like using skimmers to collect water and getting the oil from the well by using a pipe. Also they are putting caps on the wells.