Breaking: BP Successfully Inserts Mile-Long Pipe to Siphon Oil From the Disastrous Spill
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, May 16, 2010, 1:03 PM
BP announced this afternoon that they have successfully inserted a mile-long pipe into the leaking pipe in the Gulf of Mexico.
FOX News reported:
Engineers trying to stop an oil leak deep below the surface of Gulf of Mexico have successfully inserted a mile-long pipe to siphon oil from the disastrous spill, BP said Sunday.
BP has unsuccessfully tried several other ways to contain the massive oil spill fouling the Gulf. The permanent solution of completing a relief well is still months away.
In a statement Sunday, BP said that the tube was “successfully tested and inserted into the leaking riser, capturing some amounts of oil and gas.”
“While not collecting all of the leaking oil, this tool is an important step in reducing the amount of oil being released into Gulf waters,” BP said.
Meanwhile, oil from the blown-out well is forming huge underwater plumes as much as 10 miles long below the visible slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
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reliapundit commented:
they need to insert something like this into DC and suck pout all tyhe BS and waste!
jonyjoe101 commented:
About time, now see the price of gas go up, to pay for this repair.
The little guy always get’s stuck with the bill in the end.
Joanne commented:
Amazing what Mother Nature keeps beneath the surface of our oceans and lands.
Opus #6 commented:
Glad to hear some good news about this.
Jim commented:
The Longest Catheter Ever.
JaneLovesJesus commented:
I hope it works!
Does anybody remember Red Adair? He was the hero who tackled oil well fires.
Kudos to the men who can mend our disasters, and who risk their lives doing it. It’s so easy to sit on the sidelines — including the WH, and bitch that nobody’s fixing it fast enough.
JaneLovesJesus commented:
Hey, I’ll amend myself. Red Adair also developed techniques to cap off-shore oil well blow outs — like this one. Real American men, doing dangerous work and taking care of business deserve our respect and appreciation.
Think we’ll be hearing that side of the story?
We heard more about the shrimp and water fowl than the 11 men who died.
Brian227 commented:
This is good news. Do you think this crisis would have been solved a long time ago, if it happened when Bush was still in? I mean, all the libs would have been on his ass 24/7 from the very beginning. He would have to do something just to shut ‘em the hell up, and you know he wouldn’t be moving fast enough. Just wonderin’.