BP launches ‘top kill’ method to plug US oil leak
After five weeks of failing to plug a well spewing oil in the Gulf of Mexico, British oil giant BP has launched its latest attempt, pumping mud to try to smother the gusher — the so-called “top kill” method. The governor of the US state of Louisiana says more than 160km of the state’s fragile […]
What is the difference between these 2 procedures?
by Deepwater Horizon Response Question by T-A-D Lives!!: What is the difference between these 2 procedures? BP has announced they now want to do a static kill on the oil well. What is the difference between that and the top kill they tried a month ago or so? Best answer: Answer by Nikkithere isnt a […]
NOW THEY TELL US? Static “Kill” a MISNOMER; What BP’s “really doing” is conducting “test”
Press briefing and teleconference to provide operational update on ongoing Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill response efforts, Adm. Thad Allen, National Incident Commander, August 1, 2010 at 3:30 pm EDT: Well, the ‘static kill’ is not the end all be all. In fact, ‘kill’ may even be a misnomer… What we’re really doing is, we’re going […]
Could the BP ‘Static Kill’ Trigger Earthquakes in the Gulf?
Michael Blanpied, US Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program Associate Coordinator discusses earthquakes associated with Deep Oil Well Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and recent major earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and Turkey, and whether an increase in seismic activity means the US is more at risk for a major earthquake because of Bp’s attempt to […]
BP Oil – Richard Hoagland – Static Kill Apocalypse – Coast to Coast AM – George Noore
7/20/10 Update – Richard Hoagland on Coast to Coast with an update regarding the humongous methane gas bubble under the mexico gulf floor and its relation to operation static kill. With George Noore as the radio host. This video is part 3 of 4 of the original titled “Coast to Coast AM – 3 of […]
As BP Looks to Start Static Kill, a Firsthand Look at Discoverer Enterprise Ship
Read the Transcript: to.pbs.org Crews are confident that they are close to finally killing the oil well that’s been polluting the Gulf of Mexico for months. Tom Bearden reports.
Regarding energy generation using a hollow tall tower with a wind turbine inside the top.?
If the tower has a broad base with space for air to enter and the tower or building is tapered to narrowing at the top and the top of the tower is colored black with a lighter colored base, would wind speeds be sufficiently increased by solar heating to drive one or more propelers and […]