BP’s Deepwater Oil Spill – Still Important things to discuss – Open Thread
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It was pointed out to me that our "final" open thread on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill is now up to 488 comments, and there are still folks interested in discussing i...
BP’s Deepwater Horizon – Closing the Well and the Series – and Open Thread
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The operations to seal the Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf have now succeeded in putting cement plugs into the well that have effectively ensured that it will remain...
BP’s Deepwater Horizon – Well "Effectively Dead" – and Open Thread
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Update: Sunday, 11:40am: The well is effectively dead, according to Admiral Allen. The official statement is as follows:
After months of extensive operations planning a...
BP’s Deepwater Horizon – Complete Sealing Expected Saturday – and Open Thread
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Update: According to the Wall Street Journal, the cement has set, and BP is preparing to test the seal at 11pm Central Time. The test will take one to two hours. The re...
BP’s Deepwater Horizon -Intersection has taken place! – and Open Thread
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Last night, we learned that the well intersection had taken place, and that plan was to proceed with the bottom kill. According to Admiral Allen:
"I have received exten...
BP’s Deepwater Horizon – Nearing Intersection – and Open Thread
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Update, 11:15pm: The well intersection has taken place! Intend to proceed with the bottom kill.
According to Admiral Allen:
"I have received extensive briefings over th...
BP’s Deepwater Oil Spill – Approaching the Well and the Birth of Hope – and Open Thread
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With very little change since yesterday in the situation in the Gulf, it may be time to start spreading these reviews out a little more, or if the well is intersected t...
BP’s Deepwater Oil Spill – the Relief Well Starts and Miners Watch TV – and Open Thread
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Admiral Allen issued a statement today, in regard to the situation at the Deepwater Horizon well:
After extensive consultation between BP engineers and the federal sc...
BP’s Deepwater Oil Spill – Locking the Hanger and Relief Well Role – and Open Thread
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A short time ago I wrote about the concerns with the casing hanger in the Deepwater Horizon well, and the risk that it might lift and allow whatever fluid is in the ann...
BP’s Deepwater Oil Spill – Industry Task Forces Report – and Open Thread
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In response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, four industry task forces were formed, to look into better ways of preventing oil spills in deepwater locations, interve...
BP’s Deepwater Oil Spill – Rig Workers had Chance to Prevent Explosion? – and Open Thread
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BP's new report giving their version of what happened at the time of the explosion comes to a rather surprising conclusion--that the blowout preventer worked, but too l...
BP’s Deepwater Oil Spill – Evidence of Erosion – and Open Thread
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Update, 1:00pm EDT Friday: Admiral Allen has issued a letter, authorizing BP to proceed with specific aspects of the relief well intercept procedure. In particular, BP ...
