BP stopped oil leak
Almost 3 months, to be exact 87 days after the start of catastrophe, oil flow is finally halted. People around the globe can take a break in hope that better days are in front of Gulf of Mexico. BP managed to stop oil leak and pictures of clean and calm ocean underwater were most important headlines today in all news and media.
Kent Wells from BP told media after oil stopped spewing that he felt very good not to see any oil going into the Gulf of Mexico while he tried to maintain his emotions. It is understandable that key BP men are quite reserved after all those false starts, tries and promises in hope that oil drama is finally over.
President Barack Obama also told media in a brief press conference: “For almost 90 days of this environmental disaster, all of us have taken hope from the image of clean water instead of oil spewing into the Gulf. The new cap is good news.”
The biggest problem for scientists and workers in attempt to stop oil leak was a fact that other leaks could be produced under the sea floor due to high pressure gauges if containment cap is placed over oil well. Submarines are also scouring the sea floor with sonar detectors and so far they didn’t detect any sign of floor breaches.
The US government and BP are now discussing issue to decide whether to keep the oil well shut off or to reopen some of the tubes to reduce the pressure. Drilling has now been suspended to allow work on the necessary containment cap and following days will show results of today’s and yesterday’s efforts.
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The Bp catastrophe really makes me angy. All of those poor fish that were not responsible for this at all. They are the ones that have to deal with it.
I question if they should come to their senses and discontinue with all the oil. Alternative technology has already been there to replace it!
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I read the article and am suspicious as to why these workers were not drug tested before hiring by the contractors as is usual. Just wondering if the reports of workers getting sick has BP worried financially. Workers on drugs or alcohol will have suppressed immune systems and the place is toxic after all. And I remember BP not allowing face masks and protective clothing. Is BP getting worrried about earlier bad decisions and possible legal action coming back to haunt them? In any case drug testing is usual but retro on a large scale seems clean-up.
BP problem is a true eye opener for everyone. I wonder how much must it as impacted on the sea as well as the coastal vegetation. I hope they have taken a good preventative measure from now on.
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