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roachboy · 06-06-2010, 02:45 PM

i hear that tully. i really do.

for example---when bp cut the riser off the wrecked drilling rig, they increased the oil flow by about a quarter. so capture of 20% of the oil leaking out of the pipe with the new cap thing means that the amount going into the ocean is more or less the same as before except now there's a cap in place. and less than 25% capture represents an increase in the amount of oil heading into the water.

The Oil Drum: Europe | Deepwater Oil Spill - Pressure Tutorial - and Open Thread

but it does let bp and the coast guard say something upbeat-seeming during this news cycle:

BP capturing '10,000 barrels of oil' a day from Gulf of Mexico | Business | guardian.co.uk

06-06-2010, 02:45 PM	#316 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	i hear that tully. i really do. for example---when bp cut the riser off the wrecked drilling rig, they increased the oil flow by about a quarter. so capture of 20% of the oil leaking out of the pipe with the new cap thing means that the amount going into the ocean is more or less the same as before except now there's a cap in place. and less than 25% capture represents an increase in the amount of oil heading into the water. The Oil Drum: Europe \| Deepwater Oil Spill - Pressure Tutorial - and Open Thread but it does let bp and the coast guard say something upbeat-seeming during this news cycle: BP capturing '10,000 barrels of oil' a day from Gulf of Mexico \| Business \| guardian.co.uk __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite