Tuesday
Jun012010
BP Response Team Focuses On Containing Oil After 'Top Kill' Fails
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 3:27PM
By Justine Rellosa- Talk Radio News Service
Admiral Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP oil response, said during a press briefing Tuesday that the failure of the 'top kill' method this past weekend has altered the response strategy's focus from capping the ongoing spill to simply containing the oil.
Currently, the response team is starting a new procedure to cut the top of the well's lower marine riser pipe and attach a cap to it that would then pump the leaking oil to a ship. During this period, Allen stated that a 20 percent increase in oil output could occur, making it a very risky procedure.
The method of containing the oil is a step to mitigate the crisis until a set of relief wells are constructed in August that could offer a permanent shut-off of the spill.
The Commander said that they were also looking to foreign governments for assistance and equipment needed to quell the disaster.
"We're actually reaching out to folks like the Netherlands, Canada and Mexico as sources of supplies."
Admiral Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP oil response, said during a press briefing Tuesday that the failure of the 'top kill' method this past weekend has altered the response strategy's focus from capping the ongoing spill to simply containing the oil.
Currently, the response team is starting a new procedure to cut the top of the well's lower marine riser pipe and attach a cap to it that would then pump the leaking oil to a ship. During this period, Allen stated that a 20 percent increase in oil output could occur, making it a very risky procedure.
The method of containing the oil is a step to mitigate the crisis until a set of relief wells are constructed in August that could offer a permanent shut-off of the spill.
The Commander said that they were also looking to foreign governments for assistance and equipment needed to quell the disaster.
"We're actually reaching out to folks like the Netherlands, Canada and Mexico as sources of supplies."
Reader Comments (2)
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my name is lanny allen retired plumber. bp can fix oil leak by using a siple valve with eyelets for threaded rod and ariser clamp and threaded rod