Showing posts with label Day 51-60. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Day 51-60. Show all posts

A Glimmer of Hope - After big 1979 spill, a stunning recovery

Friday, June 18, 2010

After big 1979 spill, a stunning recovery - Nation/World - NewsObserver.com

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Day 60, NEWS FLASH - The oil is still gushing.

YouTube - BP Gulf Oil Spill Disaster Cam - Huge Black Plumes 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

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BBC News - Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico in maps and graphics

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

BBC News - Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico in maps and graphics

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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.

Read the rest here- The Associated Press: Scientists: Oil leaking up to 2.52M gallons daily
These latest estimates indicate that the ruptured well is leaking between 35,000 and 60,000 barrels per day!!!

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

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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

    Letter to Tony Hayward, CEO,  BP
    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]

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    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

    The Politico
    The Gulf oil spill was like 9-11

    Read the full post at Gateway Pundit

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    PBS Live Tracker

    Disaster Defined

    An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress; a catastrophe.

    A disaster is a perceived tragedy, being either a natural calamity or man-made catastrophe. It is a hazard which has come to fruition. A hazard, in turn, is a situation which poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or that may deleteriously affect society or an environment.

    In the modern world, the traditional view of natural disasters as punishments for human wickedness has given way to the scientific study of the causes of seemingly unpredictable acts of nature. In recent years, however, scholars have placed more emphasis on the roles played by greed and indifference to potential human suffering in many seemingly "natural" disasters.

    The excerpts above are from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language Fourth Edition, Wikipedia and the Encyclopedia of American History. Retrieved June 04, 2010, from Answers.com Web site: http://www.answers.com/topic/disaster


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