Posts Tagged ‘relief wells’
Steve Quayle “The Hawk” Gulf Oil Spill Evacuation (Full)-A 1 of 12 …
This is a video that I have posted with my hope being that people wake up and realize simply that this is an extinction level event. Wonder why the official number of barrels has been increased since the beginning of this disaster from 1000 to now 60000 and there is beginning to be word that scientists and oceanologists estimate 120000 to 240000 [...]
Oil Spill News: Oil Drilling News – PM Supplement
"Significant progress has been made on the capping stack installation. As a result of that progress, BP will perform a "Well Integrity Test" tomorrow morning. This test involves closing one or more of the valves on the new cap for a period of time to allow BP to measure pressures in the well. It also requires that the Helix Producer and Q4000 [...]
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly: BP Gulf Oil Disaster: "Oil Spill …
"The Gulf oil spill appeared momentarily to have been stopped by the latest containment cap, PBS Newshour and CNN reported. "There does not appear to be oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico," reported PBS based on its live feed of the spill. "Details of the new containment cap will be confirmed in the morning. The new containment cap has been [...]
Gulf Oil Spill Cost Now $3 Billion
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP’s costs for the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill climbed nearly half a billion dollars in the past week, raising the oil giant’s tab to just over $3 billion for work on cleaning and capping the gusher and payouts to individuals, businesses and governments. London-based BP PLC, the largest oil and gas producer in the [...]
USA: Hurricane Alex to Stop Oil Spill Cleanup? | Offshore Energy Today
The season’s first Atlantic hurricane is disrupting cleanup of BP’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, delaying plans to boost containment capacity and threatening to push more oily water onshore.The Gulf oil spill disaster has reached day 72, with environmental and economic costs to tourism, wildlife, fishing and other industries still [...]
How a relief well works
As BP prepares to drill two relief wells in the Gulf of Mexico, we look at the process involvedHow a relief well works
Gulf Coast will 'bounce back' from oil spill, says Barack Obama …
By The Associated Press June 07, 2010, 12:51PM View full size(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Barack Obama said that not only is he confident that the crisis will pass but also that the affected area "comes back even stronger than ever."WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans on Monday that the Gulf Coast [...]
What do you think of my gulf oil spill solution?
I have a solution on how to plug the oil gusher. Use a rubber stopper that is pointed on one end and expands up to the other end, similar to an arrowhead. Attach a lead weight on top to keep it down. Insert it into the gushing pipe. Tether the weight using rope ties to four or more perimeter points. It should keep the site secure until the relief [...]
