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kgrandia Donating Member (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 03:56 PM
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WTF? BP will turn off live camera during next attempt to plug the pipe
Wow. I actually was joking with someone late last week and said, "Watch BP have a technical 'glitch' in the live camera feed during their next stab at blocking the pipe."

Turns out they pan to do exactly that: http://www.energyboom.com/policy/say-what-bp-turn-live-underwater-camera-top-kill
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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 04:38 PM
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1. The webcam isn't trained on the BOP. It is focused on the riser.
Of course, if it fails, the riser will keep spewing. If if backfires and blows out the well, we may never know about it.
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kgrandia Donating Member (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 04:52 PM
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2. Either way
It's a really dumb move by BP.
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AtheistCrusader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 10:36 PM
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5. Oh we'd know, eventually.
Hey guys, where's all this oil in the Atlantic coming from?
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onpatrol98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 05:32 PM
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3. What nerve!
We're treating these people like royalty. They do as they please and we seem to have no recourse.
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kgrandia Donating Member (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 06:34 PM
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4. Reversed the decision
Looks like the pressure got to them: http://www.energyboom.com/policy/bp-reverses-decision-cut-video-operation-top-kill
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