Politics | Gulf oil spill Feds Won't Replace BP: Cleanup Point Man Coast Guard admiral defends oil company's efforts By Marie Morris Posted May 24, 2010 3:25 PM CDT Copied U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, left, and White House press secretary Robert Gibbs speak to reporters at the White House in Washington, Monday, May 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) BP is "exhausting every technical means possible" in cleanup of the Gulf oil spill, and the federal government has no plans to take over the project from the oil company, the administration's chief contact for the disaster said this afternoon. Adm. Thad Allen didn't join the chorus of frustration expressed by interior secretary Ken Salazar and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in just the last 24 hours, reports CNN. "To push BP out of the way would raise the question: to replace them with what?" Allen said. Read These Next Americans have thoughts on aging. Essayist quit drinking at age 71, writes that it's never too late. Indictment: Pitchers struck deal with bettors on what to throw. Porn studio is US' 'most prolific copyright plaintiff.' Report an error