NEW : Republican criticize Obama for linking oil disaster to call for energy reform . NEW : Earlier , senior administration officials told reporters that negotiations on the BP fund were continuing , with one major unresolved issue being whether workers who lose their jobs due to the government 's six-month moratorium on offshore drilling will be eligible to file damage claims . BP says it wants to work with Obama on ending leak , cleaning oil . Obama says he will push White House to create a BP -funded account to pay for oil spill damages . White House speech is Obama 's third BP address to nation .
NEW : Republican criticize Obama for linking oil disaster to call for energy reform . NEW : BP says it wants to work with Obama on ending leak , cleaning oil . Obama says he will push White House to create a BP -funded account to pay for oil spill damages . White House speech is Obama 's third BP address to nation .