Gulf Coast Oil Spill

[thesmugger]

This is going to sound very dumb but cNt they just stop pumping the oil? Or do they not want to do that.

[metallicat]

Originally Posted by thesmugger

This is going to sound very dumb but cNt they just stop pumping the oil? Or do they not want to do that.

Brilliant buddy. Why haven't the BP engineers thought of that one? Why not call the 1-800 hotline they set up and suggest that?

[Pinner]

They are not pumping the oil, it's flowing naturally from formation pressure.

Natural gas and the weight of the rock, sediment, and water on the formation pressurizes the oil.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by thesmugger

This is going to sound very dumb but cNt they just stop pumping the oil? Or do they not want to do that.

Its not pumped, when they first hit oil it comes out under pressure (hence the old timey oil derricks made of wood exploding when the gushers hit ala 'There will be blood'). Its not until the oil formation starts to run out of oil they have to start pumping it.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

Brilliant buddy. Why haven't the BP engineers thought of that one? Why not call the 1-800 hotline they set up and suggest that?

It was an honest question, give him/her a break.

[thesmugger]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

Brilliant buddy. Why haven't the BP engineers thought of that one? Why not call the 1-800 hotline they set up and suggest that?

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I thought for some reason they didn't want to close off the line or whatever they do due to there being so much oil which = money. My bad thanks for the answers

[Reaper]

Internet tough guy alert! Clean up on aisle 6!

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by thesmugger

This is going to sound very dumb but cNt they just stop pumping the oil? Or do they not want to do that.

[Bownesian]

I was looking at the live feed of oil still spewing out and had an off-colour thought:

[Pinner]

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by thesmugger

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I thought for some reason they didn't want to close off the line or whatever they do due to there being so much oil which = money. My bad thanks for the answers

Any amount of critical thinking process would have made you realize that BP isn't losing tons of money in stocks just to keep one little well flowing (which they aren't even making money on because the oil is lost).

[CrusaderPi]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

Any amount of critical thinking process would have made you realize that BP isn't losing tons of money in stocks just to keep one little well flowing (which they aren't even making money on because the oil is lost).

Or maybe BP is lying to the word.

The truth is the spill is totally under control, but certain elements within the new world order conspired to drop BP's share prices so they could control more of the world's economy - at a discount.

Don't believe everything THEY tell you.

PS: Obama is in on it too.

[algernon]

Originally Posted by CrusaderPi

Or maybe BP is lying to the word.

The truth is the spill is totally under control, but certain elements within the new world order conspired to drop BP's share prices so they could control more of the world's economy - at a discount.

Don't believe everything THEY tell you.

PS: Obama is in on it too.

Tower,
How's it going? Long time no post. Glad to see you back!

[Tyler]

[GirlySports]

Jonathan Alter, on Colbert, just stated, earnestly and categorically, that President Obama has handled the oil spill crisis perfectly and has saved the country from a second great depression.

The depth of stupidity of the leaders in the US media (Alter is a senior editor at newsweek, and a regular talking head on nbc/msnbc) continually shocks me. Incredible, mind-numbing stupidity. Talk about a President getting a free ride.

[mykalberta]

I personally think BP is handling this the best they can.

Its obvious something wrong happened with the contractors BP hired. No one ever seriously plans for the worst case scenario which this obviously is. They are now faced with this scenario and trying to find a solution - the problem is compounded by the fact that no company is willing to assist BP with this because of the negativity surrounding this in the media thanks in large part to the video camera BP is forced to show publically. They should have never agreed to that as the average person watching that bitches from the sideline but has no clue what is going on.

I personally think oil companies have a stellar record in the Gulf since this is the first well to do this and they have over 4000 down there. I am no math wizard but 1/4000 odds seems pretty good to me. And now that this has happened every subsequent incident will be plugged in a more timely fashion because they now will know what works and what doesnt. I am not surprised that a community organizer knows nothing on how to handle this crisis.

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

I am not surprised that a community organizer knows nothing on how to handle this crisis.

I think it is fair debate and well within Obama's area of concern to openly wonder if BP is paying out claims to local fishermen and other damaged parties in a timely fashion but I thought it was pretty surprising the President of the United States thought he had any business commenting on the dividend policies of a foreign multi-national.

I think that kind of interference probably alarmed a lot of American companies as well.

As long as the corporate entity pays on its obligations it's no one else's business besides shareholders how much is paid in a dividend.

Obama looks pretty panicky frankly. This is sticking to him and he doesn't like it.

I thought - and said so at the time - that a large part of the blame in the Katrina situation was the complete dysfunction of the local area disaster plan, basically incompetence by the Mayor of New Orleans and his staff in the critical first two or three days versus GW Bush. I think this situation is mostly attributable to with BP and the rig operators combined with a supremely unique and technically challenging situation versus the reaction of government.

In both instances though, Republican and Democrat, the blame is starting to stick in the place where the buck stops, fair or unfair.

Cowperson

[User Name]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...T2010060704777

A pretty interesting article on all BP's safety violations over the years... and there seems to be a sh*tload of them. Hopefully this bankrupts BP, giving the rest of the industry a major kick in the ass.

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by User Name

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...T2010060704777

A pretty interesting article on all BP's safety violations over the years... and there seems to be a sh*tload of them. Hopefully this bankrupts BP, giving the rest of the industry a major kick in the ass.

If they declare bankruptcy, it would be a tactical move versus something they had to do, like Exxon did.

They are an enormous cash cow and the stated costs of this disaster to this point wouldn't really be an ongoing challenge for them.

It's not a company-buster.

You do have revenge-minded politicians who seem to want to inflict real pain on the company by taking away their Gulf leases or something . . . . . but that's not exactly a mature response or a response that would induce companies to continue to drill for vital supplies. They could learn the importance of that from Jimmy Carter and the 1970's.

It's a horrible hit on them from a PR point of view but as others have noted, any boycott is generally hurting only local owner/operators.

Really, as long as you properly bill BP for the expense of the disaster (and they can more than pay), there's little the public can or should do beyond improving safety provisions and having better preparedness for clean-up should it happen again.

Some have observed, however, that the real legacy of the BP spill, after the environmental issue has passed as it surely will, is that it may well have been the straw that broke the camel's back on the public's perceptions of how we want to live in our earthly environment.

Cowperson

[Mike Oxlong]

I was down at the Global Petroleum show yesterday during the set up. I have another job that is involved in the trade show industry. Anyways one of my clients also does subsea drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world.

I asked him about this whole mess and if he thought BP was going to be able to get it under control or capped.

The impression he gave me was that BP has spent so much money drilling this well they don't want to just close it up and risk not realizing any profits from it. They are looking for a way to still be able to obtain the oil from the well without spending a fortune on re drilling.

Keep in mind this is from a competitor and I have no idea on all of the details on what exactly is happening down there or if BP's efforts are for the good of the environment or not. I just thought it was a very interesting and surprising comment on the situation.

The fact that BP's efforts aren't 100% on the containment and well being of the environment right now is appaling (if true).