Question by Matt T: Why does BP use solutions to fix the leak that involves siphoning the oil up to tankers?
The first two solutions using the two different size domes were in design to siphon up the oil. I can kind of understand it because like what happened, it became buoyant. Then yes, there was the top kill which doesn’t use siphoning; but now they are doing this cut and cap solution that once again does. Is the pressure just far too immense to put a giant plug in instead?
My ultimate question boils down to this: Is BP still thinking from their pockets so that they can make some profit off of this? Or is it truthfully nearly impossible to weld on a massive plug to make it simply stop?
Knight: my question is more on the logistics of if they are able to cap it with out the use of the siphon.
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Answer by return friendly fire
Why can’t Obama take a diving suite and put a big Cork in the leak and shut it off. Ha ha. They need to take all that money they have and get things done.
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Their stock has dropped by over 15%, they face $75 million USD in fines PLUS paying for the clean-up….and you want to try to convince people they are thinking with their pocketbook? BP will be out of business when this is all over with.
Nice try….
Have you ever threaded a needle? Now have a friend put a blind fold on you and then direct you in threading the same needle. Not too easy? Now do the same thing 1 mile away, not your friend but you and the needle but controlled by robotics in a 50 mph wind and your friend directing you while still blindfolded. Its just not that easy. If it was BP would have fixed it they are losing money from the loss of the oil product and cost of capping the well and cost of clean up and cost of ensuing fines. No I don’t think they are thinking with their pockets other than ouch this is going to really hurt when its all over.