James,
There have been hundred, or thousands of holes dilled without incident.
If we stop, 11 or more nations will continue in the same region.
I understand the reasons of the 8 experts whose recommendations were falsified.
They clearly explained why they shouldn't stop.
But respect your concern.
.
The technology is there. They can stop the leak if they really want to. They just...dont.
You may have a point about whether, or not they, "care", about the little folks. However, they do alot better job at taking care of the little folks than the government does. The government only cares when votes are on the line. If I had to choose between a politician and a fat cat CEO, I'll take the fat cat CEO anyday. At least the CEO doesn't win anything by putting me out of work. If the politician puts me out of work, then he gets to look like the big hero when he gives me my welfare check and tell people about how compationate he is. Why do you think Obama has milked this oil slick like he has. Because he, "cares"? I'm not feellin' the love.
The government can't create jobs nor wealth. The oil companies can.
Then I'd really start asking questions because this has happened one time in 60 years. If it were to happen again within a year I'd start really wondering WTF was going on.
Offshore Blowouts
1. Sedco 135F and the IXTOC-1 Well - 3,500,000 barrels released
In 1979, the IXTOC-1 blowout flowed uncontrollably in the Bahia de Campeche, Mexico until it was capped 9 months later.
2. Ekofisk Bravo Platform - 202,381 barrels released
Phillips Petroleum's Ekofisk B platform experienced an 8-day oil and gas blowout in 1977 during a production well workover.
3. Funiwa No. 5 Well - 200,000 barrels
Oil from the 1980 Funiwa 5 blowout polluted the Niger Delta for 2 weeks, followed by fire and the eventual bridging of the well.
4. Hasbah Platform Well 6 - 100,000 barrels
Drilled in 1980 by the Ron Tappmeyer jack-up, exploratory well No. 6 blew out in the Persian Gulf for 8 days and cost the lives of 19 men.
5. Union Oil Platform Alpha Well A-21 - 80,000 barrels
The 1969 Union Oil Platform A blowout lasted 11 days but continued leaking oil into the Santa Barbara Channel for months afterwards.
One offshore blowout in 60 years? For a guy who pretends to know so much about offshore drilling, you're amazingly uninformed.
Of course, this is a list of just the five worst offshore blowouts. There are plenty more (see above link).
And here, you will find an extremely long list of oil rig disasters (some man made, some by weather), most of which included fires, spills, deaths, and/or the collapse of the entire rig.
Seeing how long it is taking BP to fix the leak and the damage its doing to local tourism and fishing hasn't helped the case for off shore oil drilling. Its like asking to build a nuclear power plant right after the Chernobyl disaster. A lot of people do not like taking risks after a worst case scenario has happened.
Cap and trade is why, the Obama is pushing this and what better excuse than our current disaster in the Gulf. Foot dragging and deny help from those with resources seems very odd to me. This is crimminal behavior on behalf of our government and i hope the day comes when all involved stand before our justice system.Why wouldn't "they" want to stop the leak. What benefit is there in keeping it going?
Cap and trade is why, the Obama is pushing this and what better excuse than our current disaster in the Gulf. Foot dragging and deny help from those with resources seems very odd to me. This is crimminal behavior on behalf of our government and i hope the day comes when all involved stand before our justice system.
Frankly I don't think they know exactly what to do. I think this is beyond conventional expertise. The govt estimated that such a spill wouldn't reach land and would be disipated through dilution and evaporation.
Drilling the relief well if not Implode the hole . Although the actual fix would be to allow drilling in shallower water, better yet on land but the EPA influcences the government to deny leases. Drilling in 5000 feet of water is insane, I think there is a lot more to this situation than we think. George Soro's just invested millions in the Brazilian oil company, who have already put bids on the drill rigs in the gulf which are or will be idle, in preperation to drill at 7000 feet plus...strange. Any way the relief well will take the pressure out of the current hole, When the new well is drilled I will assume they will cap it immediately. That said, 2000 oil skimmers in the U.S., Europeans countries with oil skimmers all have been denied..why. The oil spill in the Indian Ocean twice as big as we have in the gulf was cleaned up in a matter of months with this equipment.What can the government do to fix the leak that BP or any other oil company can't?
The fact all those wells been drilled without incident is luck and means very little when another leak occurs. If they can fix leaks within a timely manner then I could care less where they drill, Yellowstone, anwr, some other park or nature close to shore or on the beach go ahead and drill. somewhere that takes months to fix a leak should not be there,until the technology arrives that such leaks can be fixed in a timely manner.
This is why deep off shore oil drilling should be off limits.Close to shore, on the beach, in ANWR,Yellowstone national park or anywhere they can get oil should be allowed seeing how those leaks can be fixed in a timely manner.
One offshore blowout in 60 years? For a guy who pretends to know so much about offshore drilling, you're amazingly uninformed.
Of course, this is a list of just the five worst offshore blowouts. There are plenty more (see above link).
And here, you will find an extremely long list of oil rig disasters (some man made, some by weather), most of which included fires, spills, deaths, and/or the collapse of the entire rig.
This is why deep off shore oil drilling should be off limits.Close to shore, on the beach, in ANWR,Yellowstone national park or anywhere they can get oil should be allowed seeing how those leaks can be fixed in a timely manner.
One offshore blowout in 60 years? For a guy who pretends to know so much about offshore drilling, you're amazingly uninformed.
Of course, this is a list of just the five worst offshore blowouts. There are plenty more (see above link).
And here, you will find an extremely long list of oil rig disasters (some man made, some by weather), most of which included fires, spills, deaths, and/or the collapse of the entire rig.
I was right. In your list, you didn't mention a single blowout releasing a million gallons a day in 5000' of water! So thanks for proving me right!!!
The instances you mention hail in comparison to what is happening now. Of course they've had blowouts, but they've never had a blowout in 5000' of water, with over a million gallons a day being released.
You're comparing apples to oranges. The WORST one you mentioned is what this well releases in 2-3 days and that was in Mexico! So thanks again, once again, I'm proven right!
So keep pretending you know what's going on down here! I need a good laugh!
That I can agree with, but as they cannot, they have to drill in those waters previously permitted.
.
Cap and trade is why, the Obama is pushing this and what better excuse than our current disaster in the Gulf. Foot dragging and deny help from those with resources seems very odd to me. This is crimminal behavior on behalf of our government and i hope the day comes when all involved stand before our justice system.
Well Obama being a practical person in his cause will never let a good crisis go to waste. This problem is very easy to solve allow drilling in shallow water and on shore but if this happens cap and trade will no longer carry any weight. This disaster plays right into Obama hand and he will capitalize on it for all it's worth. The foot dragging on behalf of his administration is very telling on what Obama's agenda is, taking over the markets one piece at a time.I'm pretty sure an practical person will take advantage of anything they can, but even then we can still weigh it on the evidence. There is some evidence these problems happen, and if they happen, no matter what other reasons might be in play, then it has to be evaluated within the context of the possible problems.
You're such a pinhead.
- The Deepwater Horizon was the deepest offshore oil well on the planet, EVER.
- It blew up after being in operation for a grand total of SEVEN MONTHS.
- It produced the largest offshore oil spill in US history.
:doh
Even someone as thick as you should be able to understand the point here:
The more record-breaking ultra-deepwater drills we build, the greater the potential for record-breaking disasters like this one.
You're such a pinhead.
- The Deepwater Horizon was the deepest offshore oil well on the planet, EVER.
- It blew up after being in operation for a grand total of SEVEN MONTHS.
- It produced the largest offshore oil spill in US history.
:doh
Even someone as thick as you should be able to understand the point here:
The more record-breaking ultra-deepwater drills we build, the greater the potential for record-breaking disasters like this one.
Well Obama being a practical person in his cause will never let a good crisis go to waste. This problem is very easy to solve allow drilling in shallow water and on shore but if this happens cap and trade will no longer carry any weight. This disaster plays right into Obama hand and he will capitalize on it for all it's worth. The foot dragging on behalf of his administration is very telling on what Obama's agenda is, taking over the markets one piece at a time.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?