13 years ago
Day 60, NEWS FLASH - The oil is still gushing.
Hayward estimates size of oil field at 2B gallons
Drudge Reports - "First Dead Whale Found"
What's the plan?
Who's in Charge?
Oil Spill Surprise: Who's in charge of BP's oil rig safety? Not the USA
Against Gov. Bobby Jindal's Wishes, Crude-Sucking Barges Stopped by Coast Guard - ABC News
Oil spill highlights Government's subservience to big business Read more...
Day 57 - Scientists: Oil leaking up to 2.52M gallons daily
By RAY HENRY (AP), NEW ORLEANS —
Scientists provided a new estimate for the amount of oil gushing from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday that indicates it could be leaking up to 2.52 million gallons of crude a day. A government panel of scientists said that the ruptured well is leaking between 1.47 million and 2.52 million gallons of oil daily. The figures move the government's worst-case estimates more in line with what an independent team had previously thought was the maximum size of the spill.These latest estimates indicate that the ruptured well is leaking between 35,000 and 60,000 barrels per day!!!
Read the rest here- The Associated Press: Scientists: Oil leaking up to 2.52M gallons daily
According to Wikipedia-
In their permit to drill the well, BP estimated the worst case flow at 162,000 barrels per day. BP initially estimated that the wellhead was leaking only 1,000 barrels a day. On April 28, 2010, based on satellite pictures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that the leak was likely 5,000 barrels a day. Geologist and oil industry consultant John Amos said a more realistic figure was 20,000 barrels a day and oceanographer Ian MacDonald and other sources using satellite imagery put the number as high as 25,000 barrels a day.The White House was told within 24 hours of the explosion that 8,000 barrels a day could escape.
Barrel (volume) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Read more...
Day 56, Monday 6/14/2010 - Congress Releases BP Documents
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
MSNBC- Documents reveal BP's missteps before blowout
WSJ- BP Crew Focused on Costs
AP Release- BP cut corners in days before blowout
Brietbart- BP cut corners in days before blowout
House Energy and Commerce Committee released documents:
Chairmen Send Letter to BP CEO Prior to Hearing
BP - Application for Bypass
BP Email from MMS approving permit revisions, April 16, 2010
BP Email calling Macondo a nightmare well, April 14, 2010
BP Email Exchange about Centralizers, April 16, 2010
BP Email Exchange on Transporting Centralizers, April 16, 2010
BP Email on Updated Lockdown Sleeve Procedure, April 16, 2010
BP - Daily Operations Report, April 18, 2010
BP - Drilling & Completions MOC Initiate
BP Email - Long string saves time, March 25, 2010
BP Email - String costs less than tieback, March 30, 2010
BP - Production Casing & TA Options-Liner Preferred Long Version
BP - Production Casing & TA Options-Liner Preferred Short Version
BP - Production Casing TA Options-String Again Best Option
Halliburton Email about Rearranging Centralizers, April 15, 2010
Halliburton - Energy and Commerce Committee Staff Briefing, June 3, 2010
Halliburton - Production Casing Design Report, April 15, 2010 (minor)
Halliburton - Production Casing Design Report, April 15, 2010 (moderate)
Halliburton - Production Casing Design Report, April 18, 2010 (severe)
Macondo Prospect Well Information
BP-Macondo Well Casing Production Operations
Schlumberger Mississippi Canyon Block 252 Timeline
Schlumberger - Cost of Completing Cement Bond Log v. Canceled Contingency
Transocean Internal Investigation Update Interim Report, June 8, 2010 [Page 9 Updated on June 14, 2010]
Read more...
Lt. Gen. Honoré : Declare World War III on oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
By RUSSEL L. HONORERead the entire commentary here -Declare World War III on oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
Special To The Tampa Tribune
Published: June 8, 2010 (Day 50)-
We must fight the BP oil spill more like World War III and less like a PR, brand-protection campaign.
Initially, there was too much finger pointing about who was to blame, then who was in charge and then who really is in charge.
The bottom line: BP approves all payments. How much money is paid to fishermen who can't fish? How much is paid to fishing boat crewmen? How much is paid to hotels, restaurants and fishing guides with no customers?
You tell me, who really is in charge? It's like being mugged and allowing the mugger to decide your level of compensation.
Again, we must fight this BP oil spill like WW III. We can start by declaring this a national disaster. The governors need to request this, and the president must approve it. The Stafford Act pays for compensation to people, and the Small Business Administration provides grants.
June 14, 2010 (Day 56)- Lt. Gen. Honoré appears on CNN Anderson Cooper 360 and draws up a battle plan. Here's the video:
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Honoré on oil: Declare World War III « - CNN.com Blogs
Lt. Gen. Honoré has been saying this since at least Day 42. Here's video:
CNN — May 31, 2010 — Season 1 Ep. 1 — CNN's Brooke Baldwin talks to retired Lt. General Russel Honoré and historian Douglas Brinkley about the oil spill. Honoré : "We've got to take this oil on like we are fighting a war".
Update: US NORTHCOM may be in the process of executing a plan similar to that described by Honoré. From Intel Hub: USNORTHCOM Gears Up For Potential Attack On U.S. Soil :
-USNORTHCOM has admitted that they are preparing military operations
-they will be working with DHS, state and local law enforcement
-the drill will be in the Gulf area supporting civilian authorities with fighting an unconventional foe
The "unconventional foe" may describe "oil washing ashore"
"They anticipate no infrastructure and possible extreme weather conditions" may simply mean "they are sending troops and hurricane season is approaching".
-The survival of thousand Americans rests on this training
-their could be a mass evacuation of the Gulf
-there has (already) been reports of hardened troops building up in the Gulf Read more...
Day 55, Sunday 6/13/2010 - Obama Tells Politico the Oil Spill is Like 9-11… Then Goes Golfing for 4 Hours
Monday, June 14, 2010
Conspiracy Cause Theory C - Evidence Points To BP Oil Spill False Flag
Prisonplanet.com - Evidence Points To BP Oil Spill False Flag
- Sales of shares and stocks in days and weeks beforehand
- Halliburton link, acquisition of cleanup company days before explosion
- BP report cites undocumented tampering with well sealing equipment
- Government uses disaster to push for Carbon Tax, Nationalization talk
See the growing list of conspiracy theories here - Documented Disaster: BP Gulf Oil Disaster - List of Conspiracy Theories
May Levels of Toxic Gases in Gulf Back Up Claim Made by Lindsey Williams « Colonel6's Blog
Sunday, June 13, 2010
What caused the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon?
Research Links-
Deepwater Horizon: A chronology - CNN.com
Heated Argument on Rig Before Blast « Colonel6's Blog
What caused the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon?
Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Key Events That Led To Deepwater Blowout : NPR
Survivor Recalls Deepwater Horizon Blast - 60 Minutes - CBS News
Key players on the rig leading up to the blowout
The following people are reported to have been involved in the "skirmish" over drilling procedures which preceded the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
Robert Kaluza - BP "company man," well site leader.
According to The Atlantic, Kaluza said: "this is how it's going to be,"
Donald Vidrine - BP "company man," BP's top official on the rig.
Jimmy Harrell - Deepwater Horizon installation manager, a top employee of rig owner Transocean.
Harrell quotes before the fire according to The Atlantic-
Grumbling after the discussion: "I guess that's what we have those pincers for," referring to the blowout preventer on the sea floor that is supposed to be the last resort to prevent a leak in the event of an emergency.
Harrell quotes after the fire according to The Atlantic-
"Are you fucking happy? Are you fucking happy? The rig's on fire! I told you this was gonna happen."... "I am fucking calm,"... "You realize the rig is burning?"
In addition, the following people have issued statements-
Doug Brown - chief rig mechanic aboard the platform
According to the AP-
Doug Brown, chief rig mechanic aboard the platform, testified that the trouble began at a meeting hours before the blowout, with a "skirmish" between a BP official and rig workers who did not want to replace heavy drilling fluid in the well with saltwater.Truitt Crawford - Transocean rig worker
The switch presumably would have allowed the company to remove the fluid and use it for another project, but the seawater would have provided less weight to counteract the surging pressure from the ocean depths.
Brown said the BP official, whom he identified only as the "company man," overruled the drillers, declaring, "This is how it's going to be." Brown said the top Transocean official on the rig grumbled, "Well, I guess that's what we have those pinchers for," which he took to be a reference to devices on the blowout preventer, the five-story piece of equipment that can slam a well shut in an emergency.
According to the AP-
In a handwritten statement to the Coast Guard obtained by the AP, Transocean rig worker Truitt Crawford said: "I overheard upper management talking saying that BP was taking shortcuts by displacing the well with saltwater instead of mud without sealing the well with cement plugs, this is why it blew out."Mike Williams - Transocean's chief electronics technician
According to The Atlantic-
Transocean's chief electronics technician, Mike Williams, also recalled the argument but named a different BP "company man," BP's top official on the rig, Donald Vidrine.Sources-
Heated Argument on Rig Before Blast « Colonel6's Blog
'The Rig's on Fire! I Told You This Was Gonna Happen!' - National - The Atlantic
Oil Rig Official Says He Tried to Activate Emergency System - NYTimes.com
Oil Rig Official Says He Tried to Activate Emergency System - NYTimes.com
AP Exclusive: Workers describe failures on oil rig
Top BP official on oil rig takes the fifth; another says too sick to testify | Raw Story
Half of the dueling duo will be absent in Coast Guard hearings today *Update* | NewsWatch: Energy | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle Read more...
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