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BP: 'Majority' of leaking oil is being captured

Posted on 6/6/10 at 6:01 pm
Posted by Dribble
Hey, nice marmot.
Member since Jun 2008
9576 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 6:01 pm
quote:

A containment cap fitted onto a leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico is capturing 10,000 barrels of oil per day, BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward said Sunday.

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I want to believe them but the feeds do not look any different than when they first put it (the cap) on there. While I know you can't exactly tell anything from the cameras, I still would like to be able to see a difference. Encouraging news nonetheless.
This post was edited on 6/6/10 at 6:04 pm
Posted by tigerpurple84
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2010
971 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 6:02 pm to
When they say the majority of oil is captured, think about it this way.

It's like saying, a thug unloaded six roads at my chest, but only two hit me.

Feel better?
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
76882 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 6:04 pm to
quote:

BP: 'Majority' of leaking oil is being captured on the beaches of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida


FIFY
Posted by Dribble
Hey, nice marmot.
Member since Jun 2008
9576 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 6:06 pm to
Well...


It is still better than nothing.

Think of it this way. They are capturing twice as much a day than what they thought was spilling in the first place.
Posted by tigerpurple84
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2010
971 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 6:13 pm to
quote:

Think of it this way. They are capturing twice as much a day than what they thought was spilling in the first place.


Dude, that's like saying my crazy ex hit me with a truck, but at least she didn't put it in reverse afterwards.

BP doesn't know how to stop the leak or they don't care to stop the leak.

Either way, lots of good people - like all the fishermen and oil workers - are screwed while they have people like you defending their ignorant and deadly actions.

Thanks for nuttin' BP!

Posted by Mudminnow
Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2004
34200 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 6:35 pm to
10,000 being captured and the feed still looks like that?
Posted by Dribble
Hey, nice marmot.
Member since Jun 2008
9576 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 6:53 pm to
quote:

10,000 being captured and the feed still looks like that?


My thoughts as well.

quote:

like all the fishermen and oil workers - are screwed while they have people like you defending their ignorant and deadly actions.



Actually, I think I pointed out their incompetence in my post. Take your ill conceived notions that I am a BP apologist and shove straight up your arse. All I did was post an article, factual or not, that was pertaining to the collection of oil from "the cap".
Posted by LSUGradATL
Warsawa/ATL
Member since Jul 2007
10497 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 7:05 pm to
Too early to tell bro, too early to tell. The next year is going to determine the fate of the gulf coast.
Posted by LSUGradATL
Warsawa/ATL
Member since Jul 2007
10497 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 7:07 pm to
And remember BP had contracted workers skimming without masks who became sickened. BP CEO is on CNN saying its due to food poisoning. Shto?
Posted by baytiger
Boston
Member since Dec 2007
46978 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 7:14 pm to
for the people who complain about photographers taking pictures of birds instead of helping them:

quote:

Oil pooled several feet deep, trapping birds against containment boom. The futility of their struggle was confirmed when Joe Sartore, a National Geographic photographer, sank thigh deep in oil on nearby East Grand Terre Island and had to be pulled from the tar.
"I would have died if I would have been out here alone," he said.


sometimes it's not such a good idea.
This post was edited on 6/6/10 at 7:15 pm
Posted by INFIDEL
The couch
Member since Aug 2006
16199 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 7:28 pm to
quote:

Either way, lots of good people - like all the fishermen and oil workers - are screwed while they have people like you defending their ignorant and deadly actions.



slow down, chief. Didn't appear to me that he was defending anyone's action, just trying to find a bright spot. No matter how many ways you cut it, if they are capturing even 100 barrels, that's 100 barrels that isn't going into the gulf.
Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
28149 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 7:29 pm to
quote:

they don't care to stop the leak.


I can't help but laugh at statement like this.

From a purely financial standpoint, why would they want the leak to continue?
Or does the evil emotional side of BP having just pure hate for the GoM region that it wants to destroy the eco system at any cost out weigh the financial burden this will play on BP?
Posted by Oizers
Member since Nov 2009
2685 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 8:01 pm to
Just to make sure I undertsand.

Before:
5,000 bpd (per BP) with none being captured.

After:
10,000 bpd being captured with more than 5,000 bpd not being captured.
Posted by Mudminnow
Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2004
34200 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 8:10 pm to
BP's estimate was 5,000 barrels/day

Federal review brought in top scientists and officials and changed it to 12,000-19,000 barrels per day. BP denied it was that much.

BP is getting 10,000 barrels/day and the video still looks like a geyser and cant tell anything different from 2 days ago. Maybe BP will finally agree their 5,000/day estimate was wrong
Posted by Geaux2Hell
BR
Member since Sep 2006
4792 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 9:18 pm to
quote:

A containment cap fitted onto a leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico is capturing 10,000 barrels of oil per day


this is becoming almost laughable...better hurry and get that stuff into production Tony!
Posted by jennBN
Member since Jun 2010
3242 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 9:37 pm to
CNN just reported that the leak is possibly much larger now and the FRTG (?) was going back to the drawing board on how much was still leaking. At least the cap is capturing 10,000 barrels though....
Posted by Archie Bengal Bunker
Member since Jun 2008
15595 posts
Posted on 6/6/10 at 11:17 pm to
quote:

At least the cap is capturing 10,000 barrels though....


allegedly.
Posted by ellasue2
Baton Rouge La
Member since Oct 2009
1791 posts
Posted on 6/7/10 at 6:58 am to
quote:

The next 10 years is going to determine the fate of the gulf coast.


fify
Posted by Icansee4miles
Trolling the Tickfaw
Member since Jan 2007
31700 posts
Posted on 6/7/10 at 7:09 am to
Tony said they were capturing 10,000 barrels, or 50% of the total, but these are the same people swearing it was 1000 barrels then 5000 barrels leaking. I know I have a Baton Rouge public school education, but I can't seem to make the numbers work. Maybe, just maybe, they don't really know how much has been leaking all this time.
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