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This has got to work!
Delicately manipulating a 20-foot-long shear at depths of nearly a mile, technicians successfully snipped a key riser pipe on Thursday in their effort to contain the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from a stricken undersea well. They prepared to cap the severed pipe later in the day with a dome that they hoped would allow them to funnel the oil to tankers on the surface.
Coast Guard Admiral Says Gulf Oil Pipe Is Cut - NYTimes.com
This has got to work!
Go BP!
Go BP!
I see the cap, I think. Can you believe we are cheering for BP. Oh Please get it right this time!
It won't be known how much oil BP can siphon to the surface until the cap is fitted, but the irregular cut means that the fit won't be as snug as officials had hoped.
The next chance for stopping the flow won't come until two relief wells meant to plug the reservoir for good are finished in August.
BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward said the company should know in 12 to 24 hours whether its latest effort will contain the Gulf oil spill, though he conceded the attempt is risky.
Hayward said the risk had been reduced after a major pipe was cut away earlier in the day. Government officials have warned that cutting away the pipe could, at least temporarily, increase the flow of oil by 20 percent.
Hayward said the company will be on the Gulf coast for a long time cleaning up the spill and will continue until every drop of oil is recovered.
i dont think of it as cheering for bp...but cheering for any hopes of the gulf and gulf coast
Heck, I'd even kiss George W. Bush in happiness if BP pulls this one off.i dont think of it as cheering for bp...but cheering for any hopes of the gulf and gulf coast
Exactly.
"By any means necessary"
Heck, I'd even kiss George W. Bush in happiness if BP pulls this one off.i dont think of it as cheering for bp...but cheering for any hopes of the gulf and gulf coast
Exactly.
"By any means necessary"
Are you guys getting audio?
Are you guys getting audio?
It says NO AUDIO in the bottom right corner.
You betcha! It'd be worth it to save Florida.Heck, I'd even kiss George W. Bush in happiness if BP pulls this one off.Exactly.
"By any means necessary"
With tongue?
You betcha! It'd be worth it to save Florida.Heck, I'd even kiss George W. Bush in happiness if BP pulls this one off.
With tongue?
You betcha! It'd be worth it to save Florida.
With tongue?
Texans are usually pretty good kissers. And you would be saving Louisiana and Mississippi too.