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re: Oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico
Posted on 1/5/17 at 7:28 am to tigerinthebueche
Posted on 1/5/17 at 7:28 am to tigerinthebueche
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Rest assured no matter how much or little the spill, it will be reported as a huge natural disaster and its impact will be misreported. The commercial fishermen and environmentalists need something to bitch and sue over, so this is just dandy.
That you BP?
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Posted on 1/5/17 at 7:28 am to Dipper Jones
Im not. Im saying they way off.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 7:35 am to Placebeaux
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Im not. Im saying they way off.
Well it is south of Grand Isle haha, but you're right. Southwest would have been a lot more accurate or south of Houma.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 7:36 am to tigerinthebueche
quote:
Rest assured no matter how much or little the spill, it will be reported as a huge natural disaster and its impact will be misreported. The commercial fishermen and environmentalists need something to bitch and sue over, so this is just dandy.
So I guess you're ok with littering right? Except with a much greater impact to the environment.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 7:37 am to Dipper Jones
They always get it wrong on offshore incidents at first. The company I worked for told us to never talk to the media.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 7:51 am to Dipper Jones
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Ship Shoal 266 platform A, no spill reported as of now.
That would be more between houma and Morgan City more like 80 miles south west of Grand Isle and 50 miles south of Whiskey Pass. Damn good snapper fishing in that area hope no one was hurt.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 7:57 am to tigerinthebueche
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Rest assured no matter how much or little the spill, it will be reported as a huge natural disaster and its impact will be misreported. The commercial fishermen and environmentalists need something to bitch and sue over, so this is just dandy.
Small spill happen all the time and you never hear about it. The only reason you're hearing about this is because there was a fire and people had to be rescued. Otherwise you would never know.
How do you think all these oil spill response companies like ES&H and OMI stay in business? They are constantly responding to incidents all over the place, not just the ones you hear about.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 8:09 am to Boston911
It's still owned/operated by Renaissance
Posted on 1/5/17 at 8:11 am to Dipper Jones
Its definitely Ship Shoal 266...im at Ship Shoal 207 and can see the water cannons with my binoculars
Posted on 1/5/17 at 8:13 am to Yaboylaroy
Ban oil
Posted on 1/5/17 at 8:13 am to Downtown Devin Brown
Can someone tell me how it is less likely to have a spill from a production platform vs a drilling rig? I have some assumptions but was still curious.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 8:14 am to Tigeralum2008
Production just pushes oil and gas up the line. There is nothing digging into the earth. They can shut off the flow pretty easily. This would be my guess anyway.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 8:19 am to tgrbaitn08
They stay in business by spending $500k to clean up 500 gallon spills that would have otherwise dispersed and evaporated on their own with the guaranteed payment of the oil spil trust fund. 
That and private equity backing.
That and private equity backing.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 8:26 am to Tigeralum2008
A production platform processes oil/gas that flows from previously drilled wells. For the most part everything is in a closed system behind several layers of steel pipe cemented in place. Also, there are emergency shutdown systems in place to stop flow in case of an emergency.
A drilling rig actually drills the wells. So they are drilling holes in the ground, thus don't have the luxury of being in a closed system. A drilling rig's emergency systems tend to be drilling mud (heavier than oil/gas/water) to prevent oil/gas to flow from reservoirs being drilled through and also BOPs (which are intended to close in the case of a blowout/kick).
A drilling rig actually drills the wells. So they are drilling holes in the ground, thus don't have the luxury of being in a closed system. A drilling rig's emergency systems tend to be drilling mud (heavier than oil/gas/water) to prevent oil/gas to flow from reservoirs being drilled through and also BOPs (which are intended to close in the case of a blowout/kick).
Posted on 1/5/17 at 8:28 am to Downtown Devin Brown
Oh god here comes the dumbass president and his administration and the EPA and OSHA to overreact and ban drilling all toge.........
Waiiiiit a minute.
Waiiiiit a minute.
This post was edited on 1/5/17 at 8:28 am
Posted on 1/5/17 at 8:28 am to Tigeralum2008
A big difference is that surface wells on Production Facilities have a tested subsurface safety valve installed at least 100' below mudline that will close if there is an emergency on the platform.
This valve would great reduce the pollution.
This valve would great reduce the pollution.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 8:47 am to Athanatos
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They stay in business by spending $500k to clean up 500 gallon spills that would have otherwise dispersed and evaporated on their own with the guaranteed payment of the oil spil trust fund.
yep, its crazy the rates they charge..but they have a shite ton of overhead and shitty employees that would sue them for anything
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