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Permalink Reply by Checkmateking on April 22, 2010 at 10:01

Permalink Reply by essay on April 22, 2010 at 12:20

now they're saying they think the 11 missing were in close proximity to the explosion, sad day indeed. just goes to show you how inherently dangerous most energy production activity is.

i hope for the best but suspect the worst in this particular situation.

Permalink Reply by Checkmateking on April 22, 2010 at 15:32

Yes Essay, Transocean has confirmed the worst fears for the lost 11, some were good friend of others I talk to on another website, it is a terrible day for their families, my thoughts and prayers go out to them.

Permalink Reply by Rebel Roy on April 22, 2010 at 18:50

My prayers go out to all the friends and families of my oilfield brothers and sisters. As I sit here on a rig in Indonesia, I trully feel for them

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Permalink Reply by Cyhaynes on April 24, 2010 at 17:30

my neighbor was on the rig and did somehow manage to escape. It was hours before his mom and dad were notified of his safety. He was listed as missing at first. It was agonizing. It was an answer to prayer to hear of his safety. My heart goes out to those missing as the search has been called off. As I look out across the Gulf tonight, I can see rigs in the distance. Somehow they look different to me now! Those of you that work on these rigs are aware of the dangers I am sure, but something like explosion makes us all aware how dangerous it is.

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Permalink Reply by Rosebud on April 29, 2010 at 11:42

This tragedy seems to worsen by the hour. Now it's being reported that it may "dwarf" the Exxon Valdez...the coast could be effected for months.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/04/29/2010-04-29_loui...

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Permalink Reply by essay on April 29, 2010 at 12:05

http://espace.canoe.ca/eplerrw28f/blog/view/449792

"The oil well spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico didn't have a remote-control shut-off switch used in two other major oil-producing nations as last-resort protection against underwater spills."

"The U.S. considered requiring a remote-controlled shut-off mechanism several years ago, but drilling companies questioned its cost and effectiveness, according to the agency overseeing offshore drilling. The agency, the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service, says it decided the remote device wasn't needed because rigs had other back-up plans to cut off a well."

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Permalink Reply by essay on April 29, 2010 at 17:59

pardon my saying so, but it's a fact that there were safety measures available that some countries require which were not being utilized in this instance. the absence of such expensive technology plays straight into a certain narrative, regardless of whether or not it would have been effective in preventing disaster in this case, which at this point is, as you imply, very uncertain. the article is pretty upfront in the potential ineffectiveness, but still it begs the question, if it wasn't cost, what is the reason the acoustic switches weren't used here?

i guess in the end what i was getting at, is this thing just keeps looking worse and worse, and this particular tidbit doesn't look good either, regardless of the hard facts involved.. i suppose i should have been more explicit about why i was bringing it up.

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Permalink Reply by Jesse Beck on April 30, 2010 at 5:24

I don't know who the "mud logging" company was on this but IMO those mud loggers should have caught this if it was coming up the drill pipe. That much psi coming up should have sit off all kinds of bells not to mention the stain in there pants from seeing that much psi coming up the hole. Also they would have been in one heck of a "kick' that would sit off bells for the "tool pusher" I saw where he to died on the rig. He must have been on the "drill floor" for some reason. They could have been trying to "bull head" it back down the hole and it just got away from them. With the driller & two asst drillers and the tool push gone we will never know for sure. Surprised BP's "company man" was not killed also.

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Permalink Reply by sesport on April 29, 2010 at 16:46

A couple of sites established for info & monitoring.

http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/

http://www.emergency.louisiana.gov/

80P

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Permalink Reply by Bud on April 30, 2010 at 0:32

I am wondering what the long term impact of this tragedy might be on shale gas? It would seem to take some of the emphasis off oil and possibly push for other options such as shale gas. Not wanting to benefit from the misfortune of others, but being realistic about the difficulties of offshore production.

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Permalink Reply by P.G. on April 30, 2010 at 4:16

Let's hope this accident doesn't cause a black eye for any and all drilling.
There are some who'd like to do away with ALL fossil fuel usage and something like this will become a talking point for them and there are large ears in DC...

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