BP Oil Spill Approaching Gulf Coast

[essies]

Oil Spill: Now the Pressure is REALLY On

http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2010/07/14/oil-spill-now-the-pressure-is-really-on/
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So Chu and his team asked for more time to go over the data—specifically the seismic surveys of the rock around the wellbore that were done earlier this week. Allen says they wanted to know whether the surrounding geology was of the kind that might be vulnerable to this sort of catastrophic leak—and whether the integrity test could unwittingly cause that cataclysm to happen. "In the interests of the safety of people and the environment, we needed to take a 24-hour break to make sure we got this right," Allen said this afternoon.

They did—Allen said the additional tests "removed the possibility of a negative event," which is a statement one hopes he doesn't live to regret. Now the integrity test is going forward. Which answers at least one question—ultimately, it is the U.S. government that is finally in charge of the containment procedures over the wellhead, as BP seemed perfectly ready to go forward with the process without more safety tests. BP's lack of caution is a little bit worrying in its own right— and this afternoon BP vice president Kent Wells assured reporters that this is "a BP operation," though as the test unfolds every six hours the company will take the pressure data and consult with Chu and his team on whether or not to continue.


Let's keep our fingers crossed!!

 

[essies]

[video=youtube;JsjsTe6Y9PU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsjsTe6Y9PU[/video]

Hardball, MSNBC, July 14, 2010:

Rush Transcript Excerpts

I think the fundamental issue... is there are serious concerns about the integrity of the casing that is the well itself.

And that by putting the cap on and doing the stress tests... that the integrity of the steel is insufficient to hold the pressure of the well.

And if you lose the casing its game over.

It's like having a volcano on the bottom of the sea.

If you lose the casing and oil starts coming up on the outside of the casing you cant stop it.

There's nothing you can do that would stop it...other than implode the well.

There are many in the industry that feel the casing must have been damaged because of the power of that well, the pressure of that reservoir.

 

[legalmania]

I was just watching the Planet Channel and back in 1992 a ship caring thousands of rubber ducks fell overboard in the Pacific, the ducks were found from Scotland to Hawaii, and 15 years later are still traveling. It was this accident, turned experiment, we now know all oceans are connected. The Gulf Oil Spill will eventually invade all oceans. The Gulf also is responsible for heat to the other oceans, what will this do?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ucks-land-British-shores-15-year-journey.html

 

[legalmania]

Watch what happens once the oil hits the loop, models show by next year the entire eastern seaboard will be filled with oil.

http://www2.ucar.edu/news/ocean-currents-likely-to-carry-oil-spill-along-atlantic-coast

 

[Dr. Know?]

BP: No Oil Leaking Into Gulf
Cap Is Not Permanent Fix, Company Says

http://www.wesh.com/news/24265705/detail.html

Best news I have heard so far!

 

[Dr. Know?]

BP says no more oil going into Gulf

http://hosted2.ap.org/APDefault/8ef...Oil-Spill/id-2b7d385973434ffa9a7a33d464d21f83

 

[southcitymom]

That's good to hear!

 

[legalmania]

Look no Oil Spill. I hope people don't let this go. There is still years of devastation coming.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/gulf.coast.oil.spill/?hpt=T2/index.html

 

[legalmania]

Here is the live feed:

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream3

 

[grayjay]

http://gulfcoast.airnowtech.org/

Current Air Quality along the Gulf Coast

 

[essies]

[video=youtube;rbs_aDOh7u0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbs_aDOh7u0[/video]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYJBP6EpRmA

msnbc.com Video Player

 

[essies]

A PSC Online film documentary showing the voice of the people and the public outrage over the lack of response by both BP and the Federal Government, over the solution, containment, clean-up, and economic/ecological damage. Everyone interviewed has given full permission to speak their mind freely. At the release of this film, BP has announced the latest cap has been successful in stopping the gusher 5,000 miles below. We remain guardedly optimistic. Pray!
http://wootv.us/play.php?vid=570

 

[legalmania]

This is BS they have the spill basically staying together, I think it's around the 8th of June they show it down by Tampa then on June 9th it disappears. On July 14 it isn't near the shore. Then why are there clean up crews out there? I don't buy it.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/29/interactive.spill.tracker/index.html

 

[legalmania]

I don't know if there is a link but as soon as BP put that cap on earthquakes started hitting around the world. It scares me because that pressure has to go somewhere. Well hopefully it is just a coincidence.

 

[lizzybeth]

legalmania, I talked with my son and he said the oil cap shouldn't have anything to do with the earthquake. That it was a different plate; the oilfield doesn't extend that far.

 

[legalmania]

I'm sure your son is a very smart person, but when it comes to fault lines and the ocean we are just touching the surface.You really think BP or the government are going to tell us. They are worried about something, the way they stay cautiously optimistic. I was watching the Planet Channel about oceans. It wasn't until 1992 that we discovered that all oceans are connected. This is a link about the gulf and earthquakes.

http://thisistheendoftheworldaswekn...ve-earthquake-along-the-new-madrid-fault-line

 

[lizzybeth]

Oh, I wasn't insinuating that my son knew everything. The company he works for has some geologists and without going into too much detail deals with things like this. He was only going by what he knows.

Thanks for the link. Very interesting.

 

[daisy7]

Surgeon General: Mental health key in oil spill

Stress and sadness caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could develop into serious mental health problems if left untreated, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin warned mental health officials Thursday.

"These are tough times," Benjamin, who grew up in southern Alabama and founded Bayou La Batre Health Clinic, told government officials and health care professionals gathered at Crabs We Got 'Em restaurant on Pensacola Beach. "Remember to take care of yourselves."

Benjamin warned the group to be on the alert for signs that people experiencing financial hardship from the spill are becoming seriously depressed and abusing drugs to deal with their anxiety.

http://www.pnj.com/article/20100716/NEWS01/7160321/Surgeon-General-Mental-health-key-in-oil-spill

 

[legalmania]

Here is a link between sinkholes in China and the U.S. that is one heck of a sinkhole. I don't believe the world will end in our lifetime but we need to start doing something, like stop digging giant holes in the ocean floor.

http://thisistheendoftheworldasweknowit.com/archives/sinkholes-2010

 

[Wise Old Owl]

I'm sure your son is a very smart person, but when it comes to fault lines and the ocean we are just touching the surface.You really think BP or the government are going to tell us. They are worried about something, the way they stay cautiously optimistic. I was watching the Planet Channel about oceans. It wasn't until 1992 that we discovered that all oceans are connected. This is a link about the gulf and earthquakes.

http://thisistheendoftheworldaswekn...ve-earthquake-along-the-new-madrid-fault-line

ITA - it is very strange with all these earthquakes and in places we never see them.

DH and I were talking and are wondering where all this "pressure" from this cap (and well) is going. Is there a "relief valve" for the pressure that will build from the methane? How are they relieving this pressure and there has to be pressure, right?

Definitely agree - these are scary times - especially if you live in one of the 5 border states.