Big oil braced for safety overhaul after BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico

[ericlp]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...aul-after-BP-spill-in-the-Gulf-of-Mexico.html

Drill baby drill?


This is exactly what can happen when you open up Pandora's box.

42,000 gallons of oil are currently gushing into the sea each day. BP has deployed robots and a giant dome-shaped cap as it attempts to halt the leak, but if unsuccessful, it will use another rig to help plug the well, which could take up to three months.



This is Major. Looks like New-Orleans is in for another wammy. Pretty damn sad. Look at that sat image its what, been maybe a week or so and it's already a huge mess and this could go on for another 3 months?



I think we have to start rethinking off shore drilling especially when this disaster washes up on shore. The real sad part will be this most likely won't be the last oil accident.

 

[JSt0rm]

Noes! it is my precious.

 

[dmcowen674]

Drill baby drill?


This is exactly what can happen when you open up Pandora's box.

I think we have to start rethinking off shore drilling especially when this disaster washes up on shore.

The real sad part will be this most likely won't be the last oil accident.

No way, we must put rigs off all beaches so everyone shares in the oil all over everything.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I think we have to start rethinking off shore drilling especially when this disaster washes up on shore. The real sad part will be this most likely won't be the last oil accident.

Of course it will not be the last accident. Oil spills, oil well fires, oil pipes leaking, etc. happen both on land and sea. Should we ban drilling on land as well?

Force the company to pay for the cleanup and fine them a reasonable amount.

 

[dmcowen674]

Of course it will not be the last accident. Oil spills, oil well fires, oil pipes leaking, etc. happen both on land and sea. Should we ban drilling on land as well?

Force the company to pay for the cleanup and fine them a reasonable amount.

Like Exxon got out of paying for the Valdez spill?

 

[PottedMeat]

More bad news for BP. They're the only ones I remember associated with fossil fuel accidents / screwups. Texas City - 15 dead, Prudhoe bay spills.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Like Exxon got out of paying for the Valdez spill?

More bad news for BP. They're the only ones I remember associated with fossil fuel accidents / screwups. Texas City - 15 dead, Prudhoe bay spills.

:hmm:

You're trolling, oblivious to many other spills, or just a typical P&N partisan poster who is biased and only pays attention to things if they help their cause.

 

[nonlnear]

More bad news for BP. They're the only ones I remember associated with fossil fuel accidents / screwups. Texas City - 15 dead, Prudhoe bay spills.

*ahem*

Coal is a fossil fuel too.

 

[bfdd]

More bad news for BP. They're the only ones I remember associated with fossil fuel accidents / screwups. Texas City - 15 dead, Prudhoe bay spills.

What fucking astonishes me about BP is the contractor(not the actual employee, but the company) responsible for the Texas City refinery going BOOM still fucking work in some BP refineries.

I know this might sound kind of bad, but there are some straight fucking MORONS that work in refineries. We had a "guru" from Shell as one of our contacts when we were doing a compressor at one of their refineries, the dip shit didn't even know how to start the goddamn compressor back up once it had been shut down and he wasn't even the worst I've ran into.

 

[herm0016]

:hmm:

You're trolling, oblivious to many other spills, or just a typical P&N partisan poster who is biased and only pays attention to things if they help their cause.

agree....

( see sig)

the oil field and esp. BP are very safety conscious, very concerned about the environment, i have to deal with their regulations every single day. BP may be the most involved in both of these things out of the oil field companies.

what caused the rig to blow up and then sink? what caused the hydraulics on the underwater valves to fail? I hope they can contain the spill and get the well caped quickly, i feel for the families that must deal with the death of their loved ones.

do you like having your house be warm? do you like anything made of plastic? paint? etc... etc...etc.... this is what we have to deal with if we want to live like we do. this is how it works. no body seems to get it.

 

[Strk]

BP is really proving they're a pretty shitty company. Haven't almost every spill, explosion or death in the developed world in the past few years been BP owned and/or operated?

 

[herm0016]

BP is really proving they're a pretty shitty company. Haven't almost every spill, explosion or death in the developed world in the past few years been BP owned and/or operated?

troll.


not true at all. you just hear about them because its oil, other companies i know of have lost lives.

 

[Chaotic42]

It's worse than they thought. Also, the weather has been, and will continue to be bad making it impossible to burn very much of the oil.

It will be bad.

I didn't even get to go redfishing this year.

 

[her209]

Force the company to pay for the cleanup and fine them a reasonable amount.

What about the coastal businesses that lose out as a result?

 

[StageLeft]

If this starts washing up on US beaches you can fvcking forget offshore drilling expanding and, frankly, for a good reason. Put a fork in it. It's one thing for a beach in Alaska no human has ever seen to get oil but if vacationers in Florida or Texas are tanning and watching oily bird bodies wash up forget it.

 

[heyheybooboo]

It's worse than they thought. Also, the weather has been, and will continue to be bad making it impossible to burn very much of the oil.

It will be bad.

I didn't even get to go redfishing this year.

Big trouble ahead for Panama City, Navarre Beach, Fort Walton, et al ...

Pensacola Beach Blog

* * * * *
"The oil well spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico didn't have a remote-control shut-off switch used in two other major oil-producing nations as last-resort protection against underwater spills.
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"The U.S. considered requiring a remote-controlled shut-off mechanism several years ago, but drilling companies questioned its cost and effectiveness, according to the agency overseeing offshore drilling. The agency, the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service, says it decided the remote device wasn't needed because rigs had other back-up plans to cut off a well.
* * *
"Industry critics cite the lack of the remote control as a sign U.S. drilling policy has been too lax. 'What we see, going back two decades, is an oil industry that has had way too much sway with federal regulations,' said Dan McLaughlin, a spokesman for Democratic Florida Sen. Bill Nelson. 'We are seeing our worst nightmare coming true.'

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[her209]

If this starts washing up on US beaches you can fvcking forget offshore drilling expanding and, frankly, for a good reason. Put a fork in it. It's one thing for a beach in Alaska no human has ever seen to get oil but if vacationers in Florida or Texas are tanning and watching oily bird bodies wash up forget it.

What do you mean "if"? The oil slick is expected to reach LA shore by Friday and the other states over the weekend. Even with the burn off.

 

[Tom]

Of course it will not be the last accident. Oil spills, oil well fires, oil pipes leaking, etc. happen both on land and sea. Should we ban drilling on land as well?

Force the company to pay for the cleanup and fine them a reasonable amount.

You're right we have to drill. But this demonstrates why we shouldn't drill everywhere. There is no way to clean up some industrial disasters so we need to consider what things are worth risking destroying.

Some areas have much greater economic value as tourist destinations that makes the risk not worth it.

And wilderness areas that can never be replaced shouldn't be risked for a few months worth of oil.

 

[StageLeft]

What do you mean "if"? The oil slick is expected to reach LA shore by Friday and the other states over the weekend. Even with the burn off.

LA is cursed, but it's bad news for the other states.

 

[Zedtom]

Crude oil prices are down for a variety of reasons but the summer driving season is starting so it's about time for the oil companies to announce that due to a disruption in the gulf they are going to have to raise prices.

 

[Harvey]

Drill baby drill?[/QUOTE] You betc...s.anandtech.com/images/icons/icon9.gif[/img].

 

[Patranus]

The amount of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico is a blip compared to other oil spills.

This is nothing more than the "progressive" getting their panties in a bunch to try and push for "climate change" legislation.

 

[bfdd]

BP is really proving they're a pretty shitty company. Haven't almost every spill, explosion or death in the developed world in the past few years been BP owned and/or operated?

They also have the SAFEST and nicest refinery I ever worked at here in Southern California so what's your point? Ever been in some of those places? I can tell you right now the old Shell, now Tesoro refinery in Wilmington isn't exactly cream of the crop, neither is the ExxonMobile in Torrance.

 

[Patranus]

If this goes on for a month (which it probably wont) that is only 1.25 million gallons of oil.

That puts it in the top 40-50.

Now, while that is a lot of oil, it is clearly not what the "progressive" is making it out to be.

Again, this is simply being used to pass cap & tax.

 

[JSt0rm]

If this goes on for a month (which it probably wont) that is only 1.25 million gallons of oil.

That puts it in the top 20-25.

Now, while that is a lot of oil, it is clearly not what the "progressive" is making it out to be.

Again, this is simply being used to pass cap & tax.

eh? Its dumping 5000 barrels a day. The 1000 a day figure was wrong.

5000x42=210,000x30=6,300,00 gallons of oil. Do you like being wrong?