AndyH
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From the start BP seemed bound and determined to pull oil out of that well. If they really wanted to kill it I'm thinking their decisions would have been a bit different.
AndyH said:From the start BP seemed bound and determined to pull oil out of that well. If they really wanted to kill it I'm thinking their decisions would have been a bit different.
evnow said:The only way to get the oil out is to "produce" it. If you bring the oil uncontrolled to the ship - it will definitely blow out and risk 100 lives. Remember, BOP is to prevent the blow out from igniting fire and killing people on the platform. Not for preventing spills.
AndyH said:evnow said:The only way to get the oil out is to "produce" it. If you bring the oil uncontrolled to the ship - it will definitely blow out and risk 100 lives. Remember, BOP is to prevent the blow out from igniting fire and killing people on the platform. Not for preventing spills.
Yet...I thought the BOP should have used the four or so hydraulic rams to pinch the pipes closed and possibly shear them off?
LTLFTcomposite said:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100609/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill
Why do they have to burn the oil? Too contaminated to be useful? Can't they just have a couple tankers ferry it to a land port? Even though the collected oil is the spoils of a disaster it seems like a waste.
The "Evergreen" burner... nice touch.
garygid said:Or, pump it to one of two larger ships and haul it to be processed usefully?
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