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Originally Posted by SolidSnake84
BP seeks yet another way to stop oil leak as protests loom - CNN.com
This backs my earlier claims that BP has now abandoned the plan to use the diamond saw, and have basically said they must wait until the relief wells are completed 2 months from now.
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BP announced Wednesday it had abandoned its latest plan to use a massive diamond wire cutter to cut the pipe spewing oil.
They have given up, and there is nothing we can do about it. We were the dumbasses who trusted them....
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BP announced Wednesday it had abandoned its latest plan to use a massive diamond wire cutter to cut the pipe spewing oil.
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BP engineers had hoped the cutter would cut the pipe making it easier for them to place a cap on it.
The diamond wire cutter plan was dumped after the device got stuck midway through the pipe. It was freed and taken to the surface, Allen said.
The next move will be to use the same sheer-cutting device that made a successful cut on the riser Tuesday. [the part that says they are continuing to try]The only issue with that cutter is the rougher surface left by that cut will not accommodate the tight seal needed for installation of the lower-marine riser package that BP wanted to use the stop the gusher.
BP engineers now plan to use a different device called a "top hat" instead.
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