By TOM BREEN and HARRY R. WEBER, Associated Press Writers Tom Breen And Harry R. Weber, Associated Press Writers – 28 mins ago
NEW ORLEANS – BP's work on capping the Gulf of Mexico gusher was frozen Wednesday after the federal government raised concerns the operation could put damaging pressure on the busted well that could make the leak worse.
An administration official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the talks with BP, said the government was acting out of "abundance of caution" and didn't want potentially dangerous pressure tests on a tighter containment cap that has been placed over the well to go ahead until BP answers questions about possible risks.
At the same time, BP on its own halted the drilling of two relief wells that are designed to be a more permanent solution to plug the well.
Temporary halt to discuss whether the whole thing will explode if they proceed? THAT DAMNED GOVERNMENT.
Also, BP is really talking about an "abundance of caution," eh?
Yeah! We need to listen to all those drilling experts in the White House. Oh, wait...
When one is dealing with an unknown situation such as taking steps sight unseen from over 5000 Ft away, one is wise to take every possible precaution.
Yeah! We need to listen to all those drilling experts in the White House. Oh, wait...
I agree with taking all necessary precautions, but what kind of expertise does the government have to know what those precautions are? Thad Allen was a tool pusher back in the day? I'm thinking, no.
Did it ever occur to you that maybe they are consulting experts in this field?
Did it ever occur to you that maybe they are consulting experts in this field?
Were you also one of the people attacking the Obama administration for not jumping on the problem sooner, then?
WHY ISNT GOVERNMENT FIXING THIS
and
GOVERNMENT ISNT SMART ENOUGH TO FIX THIS
are not easy for me to reconcile, see.
I doubt that. They haven't listened to any of the experts in the field so far; why start now?
I've enver said anything about the government killing this well. Go back and read my posts and see what I really said.
The remark was directed more generally. I've heard both many, many times.
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