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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:39 PM Original message |
BP says they should have the gusher stopped by early August |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Are they trying to be funny? AUGUST? |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. No - this is when the first relief well will reach the existing borehole. |
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nenagh (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Reading the technical information available at "The Oil Drum" blog |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Yes - it is excellent. |
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nenagh (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. Good information for you there .... |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Some of it has been easy for me. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Or, alternatively, make the whole thing worse. |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I honestly don't think it can make it worse - |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
53. How sad is it that we have to HOPE they do so? |
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nenagh (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
45. You know the tragedy is that in one blog entry they speak.. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
60. Oh, you think they won't lie to your face then? |
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zanana1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. Tell that to the animals. nt |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Estimate based on what? |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. the fake spill #s, which our NOAA countenances |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Early August? Is this something from The Onion? |
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mikelgb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. Oh goody! Just in time for Labor Day gas price hike! |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. unacceptable |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. They think they are God. They don't care what we think. nt |
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Hempathy (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
64. then what would you have them do at this point? |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. The first relief well was started on May 2... |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. Florida will need to change their advertisement to Black Beaches |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Not just Florida, try New Jersey! nt |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. No kidding |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. is this a friday news dump? |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
61. A dump? More like the whole outhouse! |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. This is pretty much in line with the original relief well estimates. |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. August of what year????? |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. Oh well, no worries then. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
17. OK, someone please educate us? Aren't there four submarines that can dive 5000 feet? |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. No. |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. The navy deep diving sub "Alvin" can go 3 times this depth. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Right, I can't quote the source but I heard on CNN that only 4 submarines are capable of |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Cool! |
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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. DSV Alvin and DSV Sea Cliff can dive far in excess of 5,000 feet. n/t |
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blueworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Well, I saw a woman on some news show yesterday (CNN?) & she said yes |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. This is a GLOBAL Disaster. Call them up?!? |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. France. nt |
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nenagh (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. My understanding is that the relief well [s] have to be drilled down... |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
37. They could observe |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. You're certain on that? Sure that these deep sea subs don't have manipulation equipment? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Heavy duty manipulation equipment that could work |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. How about this: Get the brightest engineers to devise a hair-filled thick ... |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. There is no way on earth |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. OK, thanks. |
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Hempathy (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
63. In what way exactly could/would you imagine that they'd assist? |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
18. By August, |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. What they say is true: they SHOULD have it stopped by August. |
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disillusioned73 (963 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
25. WTF?!?!?! |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. We're already in deep shit, |
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disillusioned73 (963 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
57. Thanks for the welcoming.. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. Outrage won't make the relief well drill any faster, |
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disillusioned73 (963 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
58. No it won't.. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
67. Hell, there are informed people here on DU that don't give a damn about the oil spill |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
35. They don't care. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. My proposal is this: offshore rigs MUST from now on have relief wells mostly pre-drilled. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. That's not a bad idea, really. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. I woudl say it is like starting a fire then trying to build fire hydrant network. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. Doesn't matter. |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
41. Translation: We'll stop the leak when it runs out of oil. nt |
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Hempathy (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
65. If that were the case- it would be spewing for years to come. |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
42. I'm assuming that's August 2010? |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
49. August?! Fucking August?!!! |
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Dank Nugs (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
55. We may be very well looking at a massive extinction level event / collapse of the ecological chain |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. The nuke? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
59. When that one's done, thousands more are waiting to happen. 50,685 other holes in the gulf. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. BP has ANOTHER, BIGGER disaster waiting to happen in the Gulf. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
66. DUer 157099 says they should have already stopped the gusher |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
68. Considering the amount that has gushed out in a month, imagine three more |
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