From: Brent on

http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Obama-Administration-Knew-About-Deepwater-Horizon-35000-Feet-Well-Bore.html

"According to the Wayne Madsen Report (WMR) sources within the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
the Pentagon and Interior and Energy Departments told the Obama
Administration that the newly-discovered estimated 3-4 billion barrels
of oil in the Gulf of Mexico would cover America's oil needs for up to
eight months if there was a military attack on Iran that resulted in the
bottling up of the Strait of Hormuz to oil tanker traffic, resulting in
a cut-off of oil to the United States from the Persian Gulf.

Obama, Salazar, Chu, and Gates green-lighted the risky Macondo drilling
operation from the outset, according to WMR's government sources.

WMR learned that BP was able to have several safety checks waved because
of the high-level interest by the White House and Pentagon in tapping
the Gulf of Mexico bonanza find in order to plan a military attack on
Iran without having to be concerned about an oil and natural gas
shortage from the Persian Gulf after an outbreak of hostilities with
Iran."

From: Dave on
On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:34:58 +0000 (UTC), Brent
<tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Obama-Administration-Knew-About-Deepwater-Horizon-35000-Feet-Well-Bore.html
>
>"According to the Wayne Madsen Report (WMR) sources within the U.S. Army
>Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
>the Pentagon and Interior and Energy Departments told the Obama
>Administration that the newly-discovered estimated 3-4 billion barrels
>of oil in the Gulf of Mexico would cover America's oil needs for up to
>eight months if there was a military attack on Iran that resulted in the
>bottling up of the Strait of Hormuz to oil tanker traffic, resulting in
>a cut-off of oil to the United States from the Persian Gulf.
>
>Obama, Salazar, Chu, and Gates green-lighted the risky Macondo drilling
>operation from the outset, according to WMR's government sources.
>
>WMR learned that BP was able to have several safety checks waved because
>of the high-level interest by the White House and Pentagon in tapping
>the Gulf of Mexico bonanza find in order to plan a military attack on
>Iran without having to be concerned about an oil and natural gas
>shortage from the Persian Gulf after an outbreak of hostilities with
>Iran."

They should drop something really heavy on that well. Heavy and
large. I'm thinking something like one of our floating museum
battleships or aircraft carriers.
From: C. E. White on

"Dave" <rally2xs(a)att.net> wrote in message
news:sgb826ta7fgt9legqruahto4qqnc4c5kq7(a)4ax.com...

> They should drop something really heavy on that well. Heavy and
> large. I'm thinking something like one of our floating museum
> battleships or aircraft carriers.

Wacko idea like this is why I am glad the government is letting BP handle
the well containment plans.

Ed


From: Brent on
On 2010-06-25, C. E. White <cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> "Dave" <rally2xs(a)att.net> wrote in message
> news:sgb826ta7fgt9legqruahto4qqnc4c5kq7(a)4ax.com...
>
>> They should drop something really heavy on that well. Heavy and
>> large. I'm thinking something like one of our floating museum
>> battleships or aircraft carriers.
>
> Wacko idea like this is why I am glad the government is letting BP handle
> the well containment plans.

Which can't even seem to do sensible things... like the cap is too small
but then they accidently bump with the robot so it has to be removed but
they are going to put the same too small cap back on instead of putting
a larger one on now that there is a perfect chance to do so. Then again,
BP probably doesn't have a larger cap in stock...


From: C. E. White on

"Brent" <tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:i02b6g$ssk$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> On 2010-06-25, C. E. White <cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>> "Dave" <rally2xs(a)att.net> wrote in message
>> news:sgb826ta7fgt9legqruahto4qqnc4c5kq7(a)4ax.com...
>>
>>> They should drop something really heavy on that well. Heavy and
>>> large. I'm thinking something like one of our floating museum
>>> battleships or aircraft carriers.
>>
>> Wacko idea like this is why I am glad the government is letting BP handle
>> the well containment plans.
>
> Which can't even seem to do sensible things... like the cap is too small
> but then they accidently bump with the robot so it has to be removed but
> they are going to put the same too small cap back on instead of putting
> a larger one on now that there is a perfect chance to do so. Then again,
> BP probably doesn't have a larger cap in stock...

If you review the history of this mess, they actually had a very large box
(aka a large cap) that covered the well and surrounding area. It didn't work
becasue ice of a sort formed inside the box and blocked the pipe to the
surface. The small cap works becasue they pump warmer water down to the cap
to prevent the formation of the ice (actually some sort of hydride formed by
the methane at high pressure). The guys working on this are not idiots
despite what the government and the press suggest.

I am amazed how little attenion has been paid the governments role in this
disaster. People make fun of the BP disaster plan, yet it was supposedly
reviewed and approved by the government. The governemet was supposed to
perform routine inspections to insure BP (actually the drilling contractor)
were properly maintaing the equipment and following regulations - clearly
they blew this off.

And I think the govenors of Louisanna, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida are
huge hypocrites since all these state garner significant revenue from the
oil and gas industry.

Ed