Oil spill in the gulf of Mexico
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Only Norway and Brazil have the remotely operated shutoff valve mandated. This is an addition to the backup system that obviously didn't work in the Gulf. I am from Norway but live in Tampa, more than a few of my friends in Norway have contacted me in disbelief. Right now I am just hoping the oil never reach the shores and ruin our beatiful coastline. Finacially I am glad I have my investment in Statoil...
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Only Norway and Brazil have the remotely operated shutoff valve mandated. This is an addition to the backup system that obviously didn't work in the Gulf. I am from Norway but live in Tampa, more than a few of my friends in Norway have contacted me in disbelief. Right now I am just hoping the oil never reach the shores and ruin our beatiful coastline. Finacially I am glad I have my investment in Statoil...
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Its been many years but I used to work for a Well Perforator that covered Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and North Dakota. Reason I bring this up is we used to use shape type charges to cut holes in the casing for fracking. Could the same or similar technology be used to melt the BOP down, thus plugging the well?
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No one knows if there was a BOP or not. Big Oil lobbied the Oil Administration to let them slide on that safety item because it was "too expensive"($500,000). Doesn't sound so expensive now does it...
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Here ya Go: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36783.html Enjoy!!
Last edited by Steve 1; 05-06-2010 at 10:07 PM.