Guard watches coast for oil slick's first wave

[MTK]

Another beauty of capitalism, the costs always get passed down to the consumer.

[CRedskinsRule]

Exactly right.

[CRedskinsRule]

IG report: Meth, porn use by drilling agency staff

[12thMan]

It just looks like they won't have this thing plugged anytime soon - or at least soon enough. The damage one to the sea life along the floor of the Gulf is unimaginable at this point.

[SolidSnake84]

latest word from the BP twitter is that they have delayed "Top Kill" again indefinatley , and their hope now is that the relief wells fix the problem. They said there is too much reasonable doubt, and that a failed attempt could make the spill worse.

20,000 barrells a day are pumping out and a failed attempt could make it 100,000 gallons or more per day.

The relief wells wont be finished for 2 to 3 months....yay for BP

[12thMan]

When it's all said and done, this incident should be the text book example of the do's and don'ts for drilling in the future.

[joethiesmanfan]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

When it's all said and done, this incident should be the text book example of the do's and don'ts for drilling in the future.

Just like the bubonic plague was a lesson on higene for the future. We can't afford these types of mistakes. Busineses pride themselves on risk management. That goes out the window when people know that the American tax payer got everybody's back.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by joethiesmanfan

Just like the bubonic plague was a lesson on higene for the future. We can't afford these types of mistakes. Busineses pride themselves on risk management. That goes out the window when people know that the American tax payer got everybody's back.

That makes no sense at all. BP is taking a hit here from 4 different sides.
1: the cost to shut this thing down
2: the cost to clean it up
3: the cost to restore people who depend on the water to make a living
4: lost revenue from the sale of the oil.

Please explain why BP would throw risk management out the window again?

[joethiesmanfan]

Originally Posted by firstdown

That makes no sense at all. BP is taking a hit here from 4 different sides.
1: the cost to shut this thing down
2: the cost to clean it up
3: the cost to restore people who depend on the water to make a living
4: lost revenue from the sale of the oil.

Please explain why BP would throw risk management out the window again?

They had non-working valves, dead batteries, cracking concrete, and all of this was documented by them. Yet, they did not fix it. Sound like risk management gone wild boys. Waht ahppened ot your eco-terrorist theory. See, conservatives say the darndest things then hope everyone forgets about them. Free willy!! Free Willy!!! (imagine that to a Luke beat)

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by joethiesmanfan

They had non-working valves, dead batteries, cracking concrete, and all of this was documented by them. Yet, they did not fix it. Sound like risk management gone wild boys. Waht ahppened ot your eco-terrorist theory. See, conservatives say the darndest things then hope everyone forgets about them. Free willy!! Free Willy!!! (imagine that to a Luke beat)

Not sure about all that being document but we sure know who gave them the OK to start drilling without the proper permits.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by firstdown

That makes no sense at all. BP is taking a hit here from 4 different sides.
1: the cost to shut this thing down
2: the cost to clean it up
3: the cost to restore people who depend on the water to make a living
4: lost revenue from the sale of the oil.

Please explain why BP would throw risk management out the window again?

The 60 minutes link you posted provides the answer. If BP was losing $ 1M + per day from not being able to get to the oil reserves fast enough and they pressured the TransOcean folks, risk management and safety took a backseat to meeting the estimates to the "Street".

How's the bottom line looking now BP a-holes.

[joethiesmanfan]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

The 60 minutes link you posted provides the answer. If BP was losing $ 1M + per day from not being able to get to the oil reserves fast enough and they pressured the TransOcean folks, risk management and safety took a backseat to meeting the estimates to the "Street".

How's the bottom line looking now BP a-holes.

That my friend is called the TRUTH!!!!!

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

The 60 minutes link you posted provides the answer. If BP was losing $ 1M + per day from not being able to get to the oil reserves fast enough and they pressured the TransOcean folks, risk management and safety took a backseat to meeting the estimates to the "Street".

How's the bottom line looking now BP a-holes.

Ok, I forgot about them rushing things and I even watched the 60min. clip. Now I have to tell JTF that he was some what right but he owes me one so its all good. LOL

[SolidSnake84]

doing the math here, in 60 days, when the relief wells are finished, and assuming they work,(Dont assume anything with Bastard Petroleum) We are looking at about 5 to 6 million barrels of oil spilled in the gulf, which is about 24 times the amount of the exxon valdez, which was previously the worst oil disaster in World History

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

doing the math here, in 60 days, when the relief wells are finished, and assuming they work,(Dont assume anything with Bastard Petroleum) We are looking at about 5 to 6 million barrels of oil spilled in the gulf, which is about 24 times the amount of the exxon valdez, which was previously the worst oil disaster in World History

Your math may be a bit off, this is what I read this morning:

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has dumped over 6 million gallons of oil into the ocean, according to the New York Daily News, but scientists believe that the actual number could be more than twice that, according to the Associated Press.

The Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, dumped 11 million gallons into the ocean. The difference, proximity. The Deepwater Horizon spill is only 50 miles off of the coast of Louisiana.

White House Says The Gulf Oil Spill Is Worst In US History – IndyPosted