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Feds order BP to put all Gulf oil spill data on Internet
Posted on 5/20/10 at 4:54 pm
Posted on 5/20/10 at 4:54 pm
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As it becomes clear that BP has under-reported the amount of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from its blown-out well, the federal government is now demanding that the company publicly share all of its plans, reports and video on the Internet.
A joint letter from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson blasts the company, saying its efforts to keep the public and government officials informed of their efforts to contain the spill "have fallen short in both their scope and effectiveness."
The letter demands that BP create a website within 24 hours and post on it a copy of the letter from Homeland Security and EPA, as well as the company's monitoring plans.
The letter lays out a specific format for the website and says that within 48 hours BP must post "all environmental..., analytical data from samples of oil, dispersant" and other samples related to the spill, as well as location of boom, oil plume trajectories and the locations of dispersants.
The letter also calls for the company to post any reports BP or its contractors create, including those that are part of the firm's internal investigation of how the disaster happened.
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Posted on 5/20/10 at 4:59 pm to Decatur
Now why would the Fed Gov make such as mandate? Lets see if someone has the right answer.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 5:01 pm to Decatur
It was greatly needed.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 5:03 pm to GREENHEAD22
Because the feds, the media or anyone else has no fricking idea what is going on. BP is manipulating this entire diaster because they are the only ones that know what the hell is really going on.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 5:05 pm to GREENHEAD22
Why don't you just post your point?
The feds are trying to distance themselves from this as far as possible when they should be forcing BP to go forward. The Feds knew that the leak estimate was low and have know for weeks.
The Top Kill is Ready! The feds should have stepped in and told BP to try it already.
And what the hell is the website going to do? If they are supplying false data to the media and public, what makes anyone think that the data on the website is true?
The feds are trying to distance themselves from this as far as possible when they should be forcing BP to go forward. The Feds knew that the leak estimate was low and have know for weeks.
The Top Kill is Ready! The feds should have stepped in and told BP to try it already.
And what the hell is the website going to do? If they are supplying false data to the media and public, what makes anyone think that the data on the website is true?
This post was edited on 5/20/10 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 5/20/10 at 5:31 pm to TigerFred
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The feds are trying to distance themselves from this as far as possible when they should be forcing BP to go forward. The Feds knew that the leak estimate was low and have know for weeks.
This, aka political grandstanding. Our government's specialty.
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The Top Kill is Ready! The feds should have stepped in and told BP to try it already.
This. But they are too busy worried about putting draconian sanctions on big bad banks.
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And what the hell is the website going to do? If they are supplying false data to the media and public, what makes anyone think that the data on the website is true?
this, x1000. I don't really trust anything that BP is putting out on it's own. The only thing this will give people is a minimum baseline for the possible outcome.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 5:36 pm to TheHiddenFlask
quote:definitely agree with this
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And what the hell is the website going to do? If they are supplying false data to the media and public, what makes anyone think that the data on the website is true?
this, x1000. I don't really trust anything that BP is putting out on it's own. The only thing this will give people is a minimum baseline for the possible outcome.
but there's gotta be some accountability for the numbers BP throws to the media and this seems like the least intrusive way to get it.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 5:43 pm to baytiger
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but there's gotta be some accountability for the numbers BP throws to the media and this seems like the least intrusive way to get it.
They will be realistic, to some extent because the last thing they need is more negative publicity for being liars. However, there is no doubt that the situation, in hindsight, will be "far worse than BP could have possibly foreseen".
Posted on 5/20/10 at 5:45 pm to TheHiddenFlask
quote:Dude! If it's on the internet... it has to be true. I read that on a blog once.
If they are supplying false data to the media and public, what makes anyone think that the data on the website is true?
Posted on 5/20/10 at 5:56 pm to Taxing Authority
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Dude! If it's on the internet... it has to be true.
If that is true, then 75% of the multimillionaires in America post on the O/T and there are approximately twice as many "10's" in the world as I had previously thought.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 7:50 pm to Taxing Authority
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Posted on 5/20/10 at 9:25 pm to Decatur
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Feds order BP to put all Gulf oil spill data on Internet
No problem with this, but what a bunch of hypocrites....coming from the same folks who want to hide bills until the very last second.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 10:29 pm to TJG210
You can bet this is to help gain momentum for cap and trade and anti drilling bills.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 10:43 pm to GREENHEAD22
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You can bet this is to help gain momentum for cap and trade and anti drilling bills.
right, because it couldn't be to make BP give real figures that they obviously have, instead of just hearing them spout "it's 5k feet under the ocean. we don't know shite!" like they've been doing for a month.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 10:43 pm to GREENHEAD22
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You can bet this is to help gain momentum for cap and trade and anti drilling bills.
I don't know the dems are dangling more drilling out to the repubs to get them on board with the cap and trade BS.....but as we saw with the healthcare scam it probably is nothing more than empty promises meant only to scam the public.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 10:51 pm to TJG210
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ight, because it couldn't be to make BP give real figures that they obviously have, instead of just hearing them spout "it's 5k feet under the ocean. we don't know shite!" like they've been doing for a month.
If BP knows the exact number(which i highly doubt but they prop do have an idea and i would say yea its more than 5K) and if the gov doesnt know it, it is bc they dont want to know it.
The gov is letting this happen why do you think that all of the sudden the coast guard has become BP's police force. There is something going on here thats not right i jsut cant put my finger on it. In all honesty they should have tryed the top kill first thing. The top kill is and effective method that we have used before.
This post was edited on 5/20/10 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 5/20/10 at 10:53 pm to GREENHEAD22
Im not one to believe n all the conspiracy bs but with this administration there is know telling.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 11:05 pm to GREENHEAD22
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The top kill is and effective mathod that we have used before.
where has this been done on a subsea BOP stack before? not flaming, i'm just unaware of it being performed before.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 11:05 pm to GREENHEAD22
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In all honesty they should have tryed the junk shot and top first thing. The top kill is and effective mathod that we have used before.
what experience in the O&G industry do you have? if your grammar is any indication of your engineering skills may G-d help us all.
Posted on 5/20/10 at 11:09 pm to YatTigah
if this top kill idea doesn't work, but they could establish circulation across the stack, i would try to circulate freshwater across it and induce hydrates throughout, as the freshwater comes in contact w/ the methane. a ~30' hydrate plug throughout the stack should hold the differential pressure.
This post was edited on 5/20/10 at 11:11 pm
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