Deep Horizon
A Long Hard Road to Cleanup
The Lower Marine Rise Package (LMRP) has managed initial success. Of the estimated 12,000 to 24,000 barrels thought to be leaking each day, the LMRP is currently collecting 11,000 barrels of oil. This is good news for the spread of oil as the gushing has been drastically reduced. All of the attempts to quell the [...]
We Have the Workforce for the Oil Cleanup
According to BP’s disaster response website, there are 22,000 personnel deployed in the oil cleanup operations since the explosion and subsequent leak of the deep water horizon. Initially reports guessed at 5000 barrels of oil were leaking a day but, as we now know, 5000 barrels a day is too low of an estimate.
Despite the [...]
BP Oil Spill Update
BP continues to collect oil via the Riser Insertion Tube Tool (RITT) containment system. An estimated 5,000 barrels are being accrued each day into the ships above. The total amount of oily water that has been collected from the surface amounts to approximately 7.8 million gallons (187,000 barrels). Additionally 1.9 million feet (359.848 miles) of [...]
Tears Amidst Hope
BP is hoping a metal and concrete cap can be lowered atop the leading oil well at the bottom of the gulf.