Yep, it's awesome, isn't it? The only potentially "good" thing about it is that they are currently reporting that it wasn't producing, so hopefully at least there aren't thousands of gallons of oil pouring into the Gulf.
They say it wasn't producing, but at this point my thinking is they'd claim it was a dry well no matter what the truth is. After billions in fines an obligations, they'd probably say the well was made of candy if they thought they could get away with it.
I am not usually of a paranoid mindset, but I think they're lying and if there isn't a spill big enough for lay-people to detect, they'll hide whatever damage is done.
After the last spill, that will be good, too, honestly. If it's small enough that it doesn't darken the seas and skies, I'll be breathing a sigh of relief. Not good, of course, but not as bad as last time.
Apache spokesman Bob Dye said the rig is in shallow water.
Responding to an oil spill in shallow water is much easier than in deep water, where crews depend on remote-operated vehicles access equipment on the sea floor.
The platform is about 200 miles west of BP's blown out Macondo well. On Friday, BP was expected to begin the process of removing the cap and failed blow-out preventer, another step toward completion of a relief well that would complete the choke of the well.
Well, the moratorium was applying to anything in greater than 500 feet of water. The company claims the depth of the well was 340 feet. The Coast Guard, on the other hand, claims 2500 feet, and I'd say they're in a better position to be trusted.
And apparently (and unsurprisingly), "they" were incorrect about it not producing. From the CNN website: "During the last week of August 2010, production from this facility averaged approximately 9.2 million cubic feet of natural gas per day and 1,400 barrels of oil and condensate."
They are still reporting after a flyover that they do not see any evidence of a hydrocarbon spill.
We have to act fast, it's now or never! To stop a potential oil leak, we need to dump thousands of dead kittens. It's our only choice. And the more they suffered before death, the better they'll plug the leak.
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Date: 2010-09-02 04:42 pm (UTC)Taste the rainbow!
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Date: 2010-09-02 04:59 pm (UTC)All that being said: Holy Fucking Shit.
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Date: 2010-09-02 05:25 pm (UTC)They are still reporting after a flyover that they do not see any evidence of a hydrocarbon spill.
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Date: 2010-09-02 05:27 pm (UTC)*checks*
Huh, not as bad as I expected.
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Date: 2010-09-02 06:38 pm (UTC)Globe & Mail confirms the oil slick.
-- Steve has a sinking feeling, and not in a punnish way.
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Date: 2010-09-02 09:37 pm (UTC)I...
Nope. I got nothin' here.
Quick!
Date: 2010-09-03 01:11 pm (UTC)GO GO GO!