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2010-06-06 Science & Technology

BP: 'Majority' of leaking oil is being captured - Cap is producing around 10,000 barrels of oil

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Posted by Goodluck Smock1954 2010-06-06 07:17|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 They seem to be capturing a signficant amount but I don't know if it's a majority. Certainly not a 'vast' majority. Still, it's barrels that won't be able to wash into the marshes and onto the beaches.
It is a fragile system - let's hope hurricanes find somewhere else to go for now. It is also a very hazardous system for the crews working at the surface. They are surrounded by oil floating on the sea, with gas bubbling out of it, from the previous and continuing leak, while they have a 20 MMCFG/D Bic lighter flaring the gas they are recovering with the oil. At least it's not sour oil & gas.

Posted by Glenmore 2010-06-06 13:16|| 2010-06-06 13:16|| Front Page Top

#2 who knows the truth? BP have been preventing journalists and photographers from having full access even to the shoreline much less the spill zone.

What happened to Kevin Costner's floating centrifuge? That got a lot of press but then... silence. Does it work or not?

Posted by anon1 2010-06-06 15:44|| 2010-06-06 15:44|| Front Page Top

#3 who knows the truth?

I suspect the 'truth' is that BP basically knows what they are doing, given that they are working in a new environment a mile deep in the ocean. They have much more experience dealing with well blowouts than anyone in the current administration.

As for the journalists and photographers who are prevented from getting in the way, let them stay home and make stuff up & practice photoshopping.

Posted by SteveS 2010-06-06 19:23|| 2010-06-06 19:23|| Front Page Top

#4 BP may or may not know what it is doing, it certainly has not been able to cap it so far.

But SteveS, I find your comment on the journalists pretty disturbing.

The one thing I cherish over all others is freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of the press. IT's why Rantburg is such a great site because it provided a platform for information especially after the WTC attack when the MSM was shutting down any mention of the role of Islamism in the terror networks because of political correctness.

It is very important for reporters, photographers and cameramen to have full access to public beaches etc - that is media freedom.

To be able to fly over and document the disaster is important.

Recently BP was trying to stop photographs of dead and dying wildlife - that is called SPIN and trying to control the news.

In a democracy the people can only be FREE if they are INFORMED

To limit and curb the ability of the media to report is to ensure the people remain uninformed and controlled.

Posted by anon1 2010-06-06 20:08|| 2010-06-06 20:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, you poor, naive child...

Posted by Pappy 2010-06-06 20:24|| 2010-06-06 20:24|| Front Page Top

#6 BP doesn't have the authority or ability to stop photographers in Louisiana, the officials of which are mad enough at them already. I suspect this is just the feds being passive-aggressive, "Look at what BP is making us do now."

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-06-06 20:30|| 2010-06-06 20:30|| Front Page Top

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