Deepwater Horizon

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 16 Jun 2010, 07:47

Interesting to see how oil flow numbers that a few weeks ago were derided as delusional are now being accepted as reality.

Post by **clv101** » 16 Jun 2010, 10:12

The flow rate is increasing over time and likely to continue to increase. The oil is carrying a lot of sand and is likely to be causing a lot of erosion.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 16 Jun 2010, 11:13

Indeed. The description on TOD of what a 5000psi oil/sand jet can do is inspiring!

(I see Simmons is still keeping well ahead of the pack.)

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 23 Jun 2010, 20:59

Whhoooops!

The gusher in the Gulf of Mexico returned to full force today after BP was forced to remove a cap that had been containing some of the oil spewing out of its ruptured wellhead.

Initial reports suggested a robot vehicle had accidently bumped into the "top hat" device and damaged one of the vents. Its failure represented a major setback to efforts to contain the spill, with underwater video showing crude and gas billowing from the ocean floor unchecked for the first time in three weeks.

Only minutes earlier, Ken Salazar, the US interior secretary, had told a congressional committee the top hat device had achieved a new milestone, collecting 27,900 barrels (4.4m litres) of oil in the previous 24 hours – still less than half the oil fouling the Gulf each day.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... cap-gusher

Video here: http://mxl.fi/bpfeeds/ shows open end of BOP gushing oil faster than ever, completely unrestricted.

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 23 Jun 2010, 21:15

What a total and utter bunch of numpties. It would be comical if it wasn't so tragic.

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 30 Jun 2010, 05:53

BBC News - 30/04/10

Hurricane Alex delays BP oil clean-up efforts in Gulf

Article continues ...

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » 01 Jul 2010, 00:04

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... -deadzones

"Scientists are confronting growing evidence that BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is creating oxygen-depleted "dead zones" where fish and other marine life cannot survive.

In two separate research voyages, independent scientists have detected what were described as "astonishingly high" levels of methane, or natural gas, bubbling from the well site, setting off a chain of reactions that suck the oxygen out of the water. In some cases, methane concentrations are 100,000 times normal levels..."

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 01 Jul 2010, 04:28

The Guardian - 30/06/10

BP petrol station franchisees in US attract abuse over oil spill

Americans are taking their anger over the Deepwater Horizon spill out on the staff of petrol stations bearing the BP logo.

Article continues ...

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 01 Jul 2010, 09:55

A boycott at the pump is unlikely to hurt BP's finances significantly – only a small part of BP's $246bn (£164bn) in annual revenue is from US petrol stations.

That's no reason not to boycott them!

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 01 Jul 2010, 13:07

Yes but anyone with a car and a conscience is already buycotting Esso (lobbying and slow response to Valdiz spill) and Shell (Ken S-W in Nigeria) so they're rapidly running out of firms to buy from.

RogerCO · Post by **RogerCO** » 01 Jul 2010, 14:00

Maybe anyone with a car is part of the problem.

Did anyone catch the interview on R4 PM prog this week with the bloke whose response to a previous pollution incident in california in late 60s was to forsake fossil fuels, and then a few years later when he found himself getting drawn into too many arguments about the effectiveness of his action he decided to remain silent...for 17 years.

During the course of which time he walked everywhere and studied from scratch and got himself a PhD in oil pollution cleanup.

Other ways are possible, but I always have a reason to use the car one more time - very like my attitude to fags before I finally gave up.

dudley · Post by **dudley** » 01 Jul 2010, 14:25

RenewableCandy wrote:Yes but anyone with a car and a conscience is already buycotting Esso (lobbying and slow response to Valdiz spill) and Shell (Ken S-W in Nigeria) so they're rapidly running out of firms to buy from.

Esso? I suppose you mean ExxonMobil, soon to become ExxonMobilBP. Esso changed its name way back when in the 70's. It was thought Esso sounded too feminine and Exxon was more masculine.

Keela · Post by **Keela** » 01 Jul 2010, 16:26

dudley wrote:
RenewableCandy wrote:Yes but anyone with a car and a conscience is already buycotting Esso (lobbying and slow response to Valdiz spill) and Shell (Ken S-W in Nigeria) so they're rapidly running out of firms to buy from.
Esso? I suppose you mean ExxonMobil, soon to become ExxonMobilBP. Esso changed its name way back when in the 70's. It was thought Esso sounded too feminine and Exxon was more masculine.

Ah! I wondered! I liked the name Esso actually.... sort of friendly.

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 01 Jul 2010, 16:41

Keela wrote:Ah! I wondered! I liked the name Esso actually.... sort of friendly.

Sod Off.

(geddit?)