Yeah, and no one anticipated the breach of the levees, either

In hearings yesterday on Capitol Hill, Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior under Bush, said no one anticipated such a large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Accompanied by Dirk Kempthorne, who succeeded Norton when she resigned in ’06, he affirmed that nobody did, not Congress, not the President, not the oil companies, no one. Okay…so, don’t blame it all on Bush, it’s Obama’s … Continue reading Yeah, and no one anticipated the breach of the levees, either

The Static Kill…BP’s latest attempt to avoid a flow count..er, seal the well

The British Petroleum Oil Spill Catastraphuk has been about the bottom line for this company, from April 20th to the present time and keeping this in mind, it would appear the relief wells are taking too long to finish. According to BP they estimate the relief wells won’t be ready to seal the well permanently until early August and this is presenting them with a … Continue reading The Static Kill…BP’s latest attempt to avoid a flow count..er, seal the well

Despite Multiple Methane and Oil Leaks From BOP and Sea Floor Feds Allow BP to Risk Uncontrollable BP Gulf Oil Spill Blowout

As the condition of BP’s leaking oil well continues to deteriorate rapidly BP has tried desperately to prevent the Federal Government from monitoring the sea floor for oil and methane leaks. An anonymous government official said BP is not complying with the government’s demand for more monitoring of oil and methane leaks on the sea floor. BP spokesman Mark Salt declined to comment on the … Continue reading Despite Multiple Methane and Oil Leaks From BOP and Sea Floor Feds Allow BP to Risk Uncontrollable BP Gulf Oil Spill Blowout

BP: Seeps? Oil Plumes? Hazardous Materials? Dead Wildlife? Oil? What Oil?

Not even sure they exist anymore, British Petroleum continues along their merry way. Despite pledging to “makes things whole” again by doing everything they can to clean up this mess, they instead continue to obfuscate, or deny. It’s actually a pretty good system and has been in play since the fateful decision early on to attack this spill with dispersants instead of skimmers. Skimmers show … Continue reading BP: Seeps? Oil Plumes? Hazardous Materials? Dead Wildlife? Oil? What Oil?

Update: Oil seeping from Gulf floor near well, but Coast Guard allows cap to stay in place another 24 hours

Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen on Sunday evening agreed to allow a cap to continue to block the flow of oil from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead, despite the discovery of oil or natural gas seeping from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico at a location away from the well. But Allen ordered BP to report any discoveries of future seeps within four hours … Continue reading Update: Oil seeping from Gulf floor near well, but Coast Guard allows cap to stay in place another 24 hours

Government concerned about seep and methane leak, BP concerned about flow count.

Falling once again into the category of who is running this show: Scientists have expressed concern about a seep and possible methane seen near BP’s busted oil well and both of these could be signs of that much feared leak, the reason BP is doing all these integrity tests. According to the source, the government is demanding more testing, but BP is refusing to comply. … Continue reading Government concerned about seep and methane leak, BP concerned about flow count.

Bobby Jindal – Jesus Christ Oil-Spill-Star…

Gov. Bobby Jindal gives a crisp salute to the Louisiana National Guard soldiers standing outside the Governor’s Mansion as he climbs aboard a Blackhawk helicopter for another trip to the Gulf of Mexico. Today’s mission: a tour of the E-4 sand berm under construction in the Chandeleur Islands, one of six artificial barriers authorized by the Army Corps of Engineers and a linchpin in the … Continue reading Bobby Jindal – Jesus Christ Oil-Spill-Star…

Update: Caution is Watchword…

“Caution” was the watchword Saturday for BP and federal officials searching for signs of leaks after a cap seemed finally to have stopped the flood of oil from a ruptured well that has poured crude into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly three months. Caution in deciding that tests will continue for at least a day longer to be sure the “shut in” procedure has … Continue reading Update: Caution is Watchword…

Headlines from the Gulf Coast…

Gulf Oil Spill Stopped? Oil plugged, but for how long? – HuffingtonPost Widespread Oyster Deaths Found on Louisiana Reefs – AP Authority Overuse of Dispersants Debated – Times Picayune Giant Oil Skimmer – A Whale Deemed a Bust in Gulf of Mexico Spill – Times Picayune Oil Spill’s Threat to Fowl Not Always Obvious – Daily Comet Nearly Five Years Later Still No Levee Commission … Continue reading Headlines from the Gulf Coast…

BP Still Unsure What Pressure Readings Mean

British Petroleum is in the middle of a 48 hour window where the pressure readings on the new well-cap are being monitored round the clock. Still under 7000 PSI, two very divergent views on what could be happening below that cap are floating to the surface: Perspective 1: Roger N. Anderson, a professor of marine biology and geophysics at Columbia University, said the oil pressure … Continue reading BP Still Unsure What Pressure Readings Mean