Biggest oil spill in history

[excel]

Some scientists estimates are equivalent to one Exxon Valdez oil spill every seven days. This was an experimental well, the deepest well ever drilled to date. So far BP has spent around five hundred million dollars on cleanup.

In the first three months of this year BP made around six billion dollars in profit. Shocking revelations have just come to light. Everyone should watch the 60 minutes interview with one of the last survivors of the rig. Seems like they were just cutting corners. I would bet this ends up being the biggest oil spill in history.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6490348n&tag=related;photovideo

[Chi_archie]

it has been hard for me to fathom that this wasn't the biggest oil spill in the first few days.....

[Chi_archie]

can someone link the webcam footage of the leak underwater?

[pavyracer]

Basically everything they try to do to shut it off is experimental. Never been tested before. As an engineer I can tell you what is going on in these meetings. Someone comes up with the idea. Then the boss says lets try it. Then when it doesn't work they come up with an another idea until it works or all the oil is drained in the ocean, whatever happens first.

[excel]

Oil spill live underwater cam

[big joe 1212]

Oil spill live underwater cam

cant really tell whats going on there

[ZetaPsi808]

unreal

[jjgold]

Horrible

But lets be honest most of us have our own problems to be worried about this

[excel]

Horrible

But lets be honest most of us have our own problems to be worried about this

Most people think like this. But it will be our problem soon enough when this hits the economy.

[excel]

I wonder what types of business will profit most from this down the line.

[Holtgetsback]

Can't we just plug it up with a couple million lawyers?

[excel]

Just found a article saying they are using a disperesant banned in the U.K a decade ago...

"As we’ve reported, Corexit was also used after the Exxon Valdez disaster [8] and was later linked with human health problems including respiratory, nervous system, liver, kidney and blood disorders. One of the two Corexit products also contains a compound that, in high doses, is associated with headaches, vomiting and reproductive problems [9]."

Apparently, the EPA has done some testing and said that Corexit has killed up to 25 percent of organisms living 500 feet down where the dispersant was used.

[hoopster42]

this is not an oil spill, its a farken oil gushhhhh

[Chi_archie]

As an engineer I can tell you what is going on in these meetings. Someone comes up with the idea. Then the boss says lets try it. Then when it doesn't work they come up with an another idea until it works or all the oil is drained in the ocean, whatever happens first.

it is a good thing we have a real live engineer to give us this kinda behind the scenes insight.....

unreal....


Pavy, what happens behind the scenes in a real live "engineer" bathroom?

[StraitShooter]

Basically everything they try to do to shut it off is experimental. Never been tested before. As an engineer I can tell you what is going on in these meetings. Someone comes up with the idea. Then the boss says lets try it. Then when it doesn't work they come up with an another idea until it works or all the oil is drained in the ocean, whatever happens first.

What else are they gonna do?..consult the leprechauns mystic book of spells?

[jeremythegreat]

just drop some big boulders down there

[pavyracer]

it is a good thing we have a real live engineer to give us this kinda behind the scenes insight.....

unreal....


Pavy, what happens behind the scenes in a real live "engineer" bathroom?

What else are they gonna do?..consult the leprechauns mystic book of spells?

Ok let me tell you a few things. Usually before something is done in a real life situation there is ton of research done behind the scenes at independent labs or universities. When you go to Home Depot and you buy a hook bolt to hang on your garage to store your bike someone has tested that bolt in the lab 1000 times to make sure it doesn't break before you use it in your house. Since no one has ever had an explosion at an oil well in 5000 ft depth before where the hydrostatic pressure is several atmospheres greater than surface water no one knows what works and what doesn't. The submarines that they have down there probably have glass which is 12-24 inches thick so it won't break from the pressure. So there has to be a special pipe made from strong material that can withstand the pressure and the freezing temperature. Then you have to have special welding machines that have to be able to weld underwater at these pressures and temperatures. And on top of that everything they try is done with remote control commands to the robotic submarines they have down there. You get a pipe in your house burst and you call the plumber. Well you can't call the plumber at 5000 ft below in deep water!! It's also pitch black down there.

[brooks85]

they could have sealed this leak permanently the following day after it was discovered.

All they have been doing now is trying to figure out a way to control the leak and still pump it. GREED.

Obama whiffed big time on this one, had a chance to step in and control the situation but chose to let BP handle it.

[maersksealand]

Some scientists estimates are equivalent to one Exxon Valdez oil spill every seven days. This was an experimental well, the deepest well ever drilled to date. So far BP has spent around five hundred million dollars on cleanup.

In the first three months of this year BP made around six billion dollars in profit. Shocking revelations have just come to light. Everyone should watch the 60 minutes interview with one of the last survivors of the rig. Seems like they were just cutting corners. I would bet this ends up being the biggest oil spill in history.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?...ted;photovideo

This is not the "deepest well ever drilled to date"...stop believing all the bulshit the MSM feeds you.

The spill is MINIMUM 100.000 (4200000 gallons) barrels a day...they will never bother to drill for less then that.

[excel]

This is not the "deepest well ever drilled to date"...stop believing all the bulshit the MSM feeds you.

The spill is MINIMUM 100.000 (4200000 gallons) barrels a day...they will never bother to drill for less then that.

Sorry, If I choose to believe CBS over you... They did show me a video. And upon a little research of my own I've found other supporting articles. Please feel free to prove them wrong.

[andrew5]

i cant stand it boycott bp please

[pavyracer]

Sorry, If I choose to believe CBS over you... They did show me a video. And upon a little research of my own I've found other supporting articles. Please feel free to prove them wrong.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/04/eveningnews/main5527406.shtml

You may want to read this. This happened at 8000 ft.

[excel]

the deepest well ever drilled to date.

It's 35,055 feet measured depth (MD)
Possibly one might be deeper not sure because they refer to it as a extended-reach well and that was Maersk Oil Qatar AS at 40,320 feet (MD) both within the last three years.

[talnted]

this whole thing pisses me off so much I cant even read anything more about it.

[maersksealand]

Sorry, If I choose to believe CBS over you... They did show me a video. And upon a little research of my own I've found other supporting articles. Please feel free to prove them wrong.

Google INDEPENDENCE HUB and after that I expect your apologies.

[losturmarbles]

we should nuke it.

[excel]

Google INDEPENDENCE HUB and after that I expect your apologies.

Don't think a appology is necessary since the independence well isn't over 35,000 ft.

[excel]

Am I wrong, is the independence over 35,000 ft?

[HoldEmHook!!]

I am just waiting for school to get out and vacation season to start and fuel costs to rise to $6.00 per gallon......the oil companies will have to make changes in there saftey operations and they are not about to pay for it out of the enormous profits that are currently made......6 billion in 3 months = 24 billion in profits a year prooving fuel is too over priced.......

[hoopster42]

this situation stinks all around, what a fricken disaster

[wtf]

the best part is the british faggot press is TOTALLY Ignoring the story

imagine those little bitches if it was the other way around, exxon spills billions of barrels on scotish coast line, omg - the little whiny bitches would never shut up

[blueghost]

i wonder how those guys at opec are doing right now probably try to raise the artifical price right now..looking at those videos must prove once and for all that there is no oil shortage Infact there is a glut of oil all they do is lie lie lie some more BP=BS

[Holtgetsback]

probably spilled it all on purpose.....didn't realize how much was down there or didn't care..

excuse to raise prices etc. not like this cleanup is gonna cost them more than they make in a month...

[eidolon]

Its Obama's fault. Black men don't know anything about oil.

[stikymess]

Pavy,

How about an explosion to try and seal it?