Another rig explodes
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Another rig explodes
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/02/rescu...hpt=T1&iref=BN1
Details are a little sketchy at this time, but it seems we have had another drilling rig go up in flames off of La.
Oh boy, hopefully this is not another Deep Sea Horizon.
Details are a little sketchy at this time, but it seems we have had another drilling rig go up in flames off of La.
Oh boy, hopefully this is not another Deep Sea Horizon.
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TOF whats the real scoop?
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OK, by now most of you know that the explosion yesterday did not release any oil. This explosion was nothing like the one on the Deepwater Horizon. It was more of an industrial accident and it was in relatively shallow water. Thank goodness all the workers who had to "abandon ship" escaped without any major injuries.
Regarding the cap on the BP well, it is not in danger of accidentally coming off and releasing another few million gallons of goop as the headline might lead one to believe. What is happening is that the defective blowout preventer is being removed so it can be replaced with one that will actually prevent a blowout should one occurr. I'm not sure why this is being done. The work on the relief drills and on the "bottom kill" continues. Once the lower section of the bore is filled with mud and cement that should pretty much seal the deal for good. There is concern that the top kill may not hold once the old jury-rigged cap system is removed. BP has a number of skimmers on standby just in case.
Less well reported but far more significant are these stories:
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[B]Engineering lab finds dispersant in Biloxi water
Regarding the cap on the BP well, it is not in danger of accidentally coming off and releasing another few million gallons of goop as the headline might lead one to believe. What is happening is that the defective blowout preventer is being removed so it can be replaced with one that will actually prevent a blowout should one occurr. I'm not sure why this is being done. The work on the relief drills and on the "bottom kill" continues. Once the lower section of the bore is filled with mud and cement that should pretty much seal the deal for good. There is concern that the top kill may not hold once the old jury-rigged cap system is removed. BP has a number of skimmers on standby just in case.
Less well reported but far more significant are these stories:
Up to 90% of oysters dead in DMR’s reef sample
By NICOLE DOW - ndow@sunherald.com
PASS CHRISTIAN — Officials from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources took oyster fishermen out on the reefs off the Pass Christian Harbor on Wednesday to give them a preview of what to expect from the upcoming oyster season.
Catches resulting in an abundance of empty oyster shells led some fishermen to doubt the viability of the season, which typically begins in September or October.
“We’ve lost this season,” oyster dredger Loe Nguyen said.
Nguyen said he’s also a shrimper, but that shrimping season hasn’t been good, either, since the oil spill.
He said he had a negative feeling about the upcoming oyster season when DMR officials dredged for oysters and pulled up catches with about 80 to 90 percent of the oysters dead.
“It’s bad news for the oyster fishermen,” Nguyen said.
Scott Gordon, director of the DMR shellfish bureau, said there have been more oyster mortalities this year, but he doesn’t know whether it can be attributed to the BP oil spill.
“We don’t have any evidence that oil has contributed to these mortalities,” he said.
Still, the abundance of hollowed shells from Wednesday’s dredge concerned him.
“I’m not as encouraged about this season as I’d like to be,” Gordon said.
Gordon said DMR has been collecting samples of seafood to test for hydrocarbons, and results have all been below levels of concern.
The weather this summer may be a cause of the oyster deaths, he said.
“We’ve had an unseasonably hot summer,” Gordon said.
He said high temperatures lead to lower levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which could cause oysters and other marine animals to die.
By NICOLE DOW - ndow@sunherald.com
PASS CHRISTIAN — Officials from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources took oyster fishermen out on the reefs off the Pass Christian Harbor on Wednesday to give them a preview of what to expect from the upcoming oyster season.
Catches resulting in an abundance of empty oyster shells led some fishermen to doubt the viability of the season, which typically begins in September or October.
“We’ve lost this season,” oyster dredger Loe Nguyen said.
Nguyen said he’s also a shrimper, but that shrimping season hasn’t been good, either, since the oil spill.
He said he had a negative feeling about the upcoming oyster season when DMR officials dredged for oysters and pulled up catches with about 80 to 90 percent of the oysters dead.
“It’s bad news for the oyster fishermen,” Nguyen said.
Scott Gordon, director of the DMR shellfish bureau, said there have been more oyster mortalities this year, but he doesn’t know whether it can be attributed to the BP oil spill.
“We don’t have any evidence that oil has contributed to these mortalities,” he said.
Still, the abundance of hollowed shells from Wednesday’s dredge concerned him.
“I’m not as encouraged about this season as I’d like to be,” Gordon said.
Gordon said DMR has been collecting samples of seafood to test for hydrocarbons, and results have all been below levels of concern.
The weather this summer may be a cause of the oyster deaths, he said.
“We’ve had an unseasonably hot summer,” Gordon said.
He said high temperatures lead to lower levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which could cause oysters and other marine animals to die.
[B]Engineering lab finds dispersant in Biloxi water
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It was not a drilling rig , it was a production platform. Apparently no oil or gas is escaping at this time. It is owned by Mariner Energy i believe. I would not think
there was damage to the well heads, because the guys ended up in the water, this
means they could not get to the life boats, as these are kept well away from the
the well heads. It also looks like the structure is stable from the pictures i have seen.
there was damage to the well heads, because the guys ended up in the water, this
means they could not get to the life boats, as these are kept well away from the
the well heads. It also looks like the structure is stable from the pictures i have seen.
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Originally Posted by Filthy Beast,Sep 3 2010, 09:24 AM
I would not think there was damage to the well heads...
This pretty much tracked with opinions here and in the press that went from "Oh, my God, it's another BP" panic to "Oh, turns out it wasn't that big a deal in the dangerous world of offshore production."
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Originally Posted by tof,Sep 3 2010, 12:12 PM
There was, however, some damage done to the price of Mariner Energy common stock (NYSE "ME"), which fell from a previous day close of 23.35 to a low of 19 yesterday before bouncing back to 22.75 at yesterday's close.
This pretty much tracked with opinions here and in the press that went from "Oh, my God, it's another BP" panic to "Oh, turns out it wasn't that big a deal in the dangerous world of offshore production."
This pretty much tracked with opinions here and in the press that went from "Oh, my God, it's another BP" panic to "Oh, turns out it wasn't that big a deal in the dangerous world of offshore production."