‎85 days, 16 hours and 25 minutes later...

**AlteredStateGrl** · 07-15-2010, 01:32 PM

BP: No oil leaking into Gulf from busted well

(07-15) 13:09 PDT NEW ORLEANS, (AP) --

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(07-15) 13:09 PDT NEW ORLEANS, (AP) --A tightly fitted cap was successfully keeping oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in three months, BP said Thursday. The victory — long awaited by weary residents along the coast — is the most significant milestone yet in BP's effort to control one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.

Kent Wells, a BP PLC vice president, said at a news briefing that oil stopped flowing into the water at 2:25 p.m. CDT after engineers gradually dialed down the amount of crude escaping through the last of three valves in the 75-ton cap.

"I am very pleased that there's no oil going into the Gulf of Mexico. In fact, I'm really excited there's no oil going into the Gulf of Mexico," Wells said.

The stoppage came 85 days, 16 hours and 25 minutes after the first report April 20 of an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 workers and triggered the spill.

Now begins a waiting period to see if the cap can hold the oil without blowing a new leak in the well. Engineers will monitor pressure readings incrementally for up to 48 hours before reopening the cap while they decide what to do.

Though not a permanent fix, the solution has been the only one that has worked to stem the flow of oil since April. BP is drilling two relief wells so it can pump mud and cement into the leaking well in hopes of plugging it for good by mid-August.

BP has struggled to contain the spill and had so far been successful only in reducing the flow, not stopping it. The company removed an old, leaky cap and installed the new one Monday.

Between 93.5 million and 184.3 million have already spilled into the Gulf, according to federal estimates.

Read more: BP: No oil leaking into Gulf from busted well

I hope this holds and no leaks spring and they can get a final fix on this. At least it's stopped.

What a fuckin' mess.

The Rev · 07-15-2010, 01:34 PM

Great news!!!

The Rev

Flamingnun · 07-15-2010, 01:39 PM

It's only for 48 hours, it's far from over.

Waves · 07-15-2010, 01:43 PM

that would be hilarious if, once they plugged it for good, another oil leak sprouted on the other side of the globe at the exact same location

Flamingnun · 07-15-2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Waves

that would be hilarious if, once they plugged it for good, another oil leak sprouted on the other side of the globe at the exact same location

Not a bad idea, let the Indian Ocean take one for the team.

**~~Dantastic~~** · 07-15-2010, 01:59 PM

nobody uses that shit anyway

**AlteredStateGrl** · 07-15-2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Flamingnun

It's only for 48 hours, it's far from over.

Never said it was over.

Flamingnun · 07-15-2010, 02:14 PM

I never implied you did?

Edit @ asg

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Originally Posted by turmaline

so they removed the old leaky cap and installed a new one?

lol is that all it took?
fuckin idiots loll

People underestimate the complexities of deep sea engineering. The well's leaking at roughly the pressure equivalent of a jet engine, not an easy task to work with.

The Rev · 07-15-2010, 02:44 PM

I wonder if this leak will do down in history as the Great Jurassic Money Shot.

The Rev

Canuck Wisdom · 07-15-2010, 05:22 PM

Clever Rev,

clever.

And arousing.

hijabihippie · 07-16-2010, 06:53 AM

Doomsday: How BP Gulf disaster may have triggered a world-killing event - by Terrence Aym - Helium

Sir-Ex · 07-16-2010, 07:44 AM

filthy hoo man! FILTHY HOO MAN!

cantSEEme · 07-16-2010, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by hijabihippie

Doomsday: How BP Gulf disaster may have triggered a world-killing event - by Terrence Aym - Helium

Methane Bubble theory: doomsday debunked. // Current

even if the methane bubble doomsday event is true, wtf can you do about it? nothing.

The Rev · 07-16-2010, 12:56 PM

Whenever I eat Taco Bell, there are massive methane explosions in my house, and I can't even manage to kill off my family, let alone cause a global disaster.

The Rev

**~~Dantastic~~** · 07-16-2010, 01:54 PM

nice picture use...

(glares at rev)

The Rev · 07-16-2010, 02:03 PM

My dog bears a striking resemblance to Skeptical Hippo, actually.
/Rev trivia

Why you glarin', dan?

The Rev

shai_hulud · 07-16-2010, 08:11 PM

Hurray!! BP is a hero!

wellfleation · 07-16-2010, 08:20 PM

BP + Cheney/bush = fucking assholes who should really be held accountable. Remember those close door meetings Cheney had with big oil. Lax regs as a result, and/or, no oversight.

But it's Obama's fault now, somehow?

shai_hulud · 07-16-2010, 08:23 PM

cuz black. the color of oil. duh.

Dr. ShinDig · 07-16-2010, 08:52 PM

my boner finally went away too.

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The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,864 Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 5,419 Times in 2,864 Posts	Whenever I eat Taco Bell, there are massive methane explosions in my house, and I can't even manage to kill off my family, let alone cause a global disaster. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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~~Dantastic~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: A suburb Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 285 Thanked 325 Times in 219 Posts	nice picture use... (glares at rev)

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