Underwater Video of Oil Gushing into the Gulf of Mexico

Nathanael

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Thu May-06-10 05:45 PM
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Underwater Video of Oil Gushing into the Gulf of Mexico

Edited on Thu May-06-10 06:15 PM by Nathanael

BP (NYSE:BP) has released footage of their remote operating vehicle (ROV) successfully capping one of the three leaks that is pouring an estimated 5,000 barrels of oil a day into the waters off the Gulf of Mexico.

Check it out here: http://www.energyboom.com/policy/underwater-video-oil-pipeline-capped-gulf-mexico

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mnhtnbb

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Thu May-06-10 05:48 PM
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1. Damn! Hope they can cap the other leaks.

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kgrandia

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Thu May-06-10 06:26 PM
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7. Blew my mind

I hadn't seen any footage of the leak itself, and this is just the small one.

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Nathanael

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Thu May-06-10 05:56 PM
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2. Oil Is Just Flying Out

Edited on Thu May-06-10 06:15 PM by Nathanael

At about the 1:50 mark you can see just how fast the oil is flowing into the water. It is astonishing.

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slackmaster

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Thu May-06-10 05:58 PM
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3. That looks really difficult

I'm glad there are people who know how to do that.

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mnhtnbb

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Thu May-06-10 06:00 PM
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4. Actually, the people who have been trying to control the robots haven't succeeded until now.

AND they say it doesn't affect the amount of oil being released--just makes it easier to cap the other two leaks.

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slackmaster

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Thu May-06-10 06:09 PM
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6. Of course it won't reduce the flow - that was the smallest of three known leaks

Sealing it will increase the pressure of the fluid at the other leaks, which will increase their respective flow rates.

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Ruby the Liberal

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Thu May-06-10 06:05 PM
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5. Why does the cynical side of me think this was produced at Dreamworks?

Bah.

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mnhtnbb

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Thu May-06-10 10:59 PM
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8. Nah. Probably produced by NASA at the same place where they shot the moon landing!

:rofl:

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