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On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:09:44 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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"Steve B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:13:07 -0700, "nom=de=plume"

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I agree that it may not have come from the well. Seems like a
distinction
without a difference. Oil in the water is still oil in the water.

Actually there is a huge difference if you think about it: Oil from
the platform equipment is finite and will stop relatively quickly;
Oil
from the well can take months to control as we have seen.


But, in the case of BP, the shutoff valves did not work. This one,
from
what I see, the shutoffs worked, and with the slick being finally
described as less than a mile big, there wasn't a lot of fluid lost
from
anything. The wells seem to have "shut in". Which means the closers
worked and are holding the oil back. It IS a production rig, and that
means that the wells have been drilled, and oil may be coming out
under
its own pressure. If any natural gas is present, that stuff is highly
pressurized. Have you ever been boating, and noticed how big a sheen
a
tiny bit of gas makes? A mile long slick could be like a few hundred
gallons, maybe less.

Steve

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So, I guess that the BOP worked. Great. At the failure rate of 40%, they
got
lucky. Tell us again about how the system worked with a fire, explosion,
and
people in the water?


There was no explosion.

The system worked because they had an accident and nobody was
seriously injured and there was no oil spill.
We still don't know what caused the fire but the rumor is it was a
welding accident. That happens wherever they weld.

It would be wonderful if all occupations were totally accident free
and nobody was killed at work but that is not the case.
It turns out oil driller is actually pretty far down the list of most
dangerous jobs, far behind construction workers, cops and firemen.
Loggers and fishermen have a job that is about 5-6 times as dangerous.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...form-explosion

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Hummm British newspaper over hypes a rig fire British Petroleum
doesn't own. I'm Shocked!

Why not read the USCG reports that say no explosion and no oil spill?
They were onsite, not 3,000 miles away, sitting on an agenda.

Oh, so it was just a huge fireball, unless you're claiming the photos are
doctored.