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Why was BP considering abandoning Macondo well just days before blowout?

October 7th, 2010 at 07:47 PM

BP Considered Abandoning Well Before Rig Blast That Caused Gulf Oil Spill, Bloomberg, October … Read more >>

BP blowout could be traced to “CRACKS that formed in an underwater FORMATION” suggests Stanford geophysicist

September 26th, 2010 at 07:20 PM

Mark Zoback, a Stanford University geophysicist who serves on the National Academy of Engineering … Read more >>

Feds: “So we’re sort of concerned with the annulus”… if there’s oil in it, or if there’s communication with the reservoir — “I can’t predict what will happen” (VIDEO)

September 16th, 2010 at 12:34 PM

“The final question in this whole killing of the well has been the condition … Read more >>

KILLED? Feds STILL concerned about COMMUNICATION between reservoir of oil and annulus (VIDEO)

September 12th, 2010 at 09:42 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 10, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. … Read more >>

Feds, BP don’t “BELIEVE” latest plan will “JEOPARDIZE” the operation — FORMATION DOUBTS? (VIDEO)

September 12th, 2010 at 09:34 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 10, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. … Read more >>

Feds change plans over “CONCERN” about “FREE COMMUNICATION” between annulus and BOP (VIDEO)

September 12th, 2010 at 08:51 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 10, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. … Read more >>

BP, Feds “still not sure of the condition of the annulus at the bottom” (VIDEO)

September 10th, 2010 at 03:40 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 8, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. … Read more >>

Feds trying to find out “What is the current status of the well?” — Multiple pipes still a concern (VIDEO)

September 10th, 2010 at 03:38 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 8, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. … Read more >>

Feds repeat: No threat of discharge “RIGHT NOW” — BP still running diagnostics on “CASING ITSELF” (VIDEO)

September 10th, 2010 at 02:45 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 8, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. … Read more >>

Hi-res image inside of riser shows two drill pipes side-by-side — BP once claimed “IMPOSSIBLE” (PHOTO)

September 3rd, 2010 at 08:10 PM

Photo of Deepwater Horizon Riser Pipe, Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation, September 1, 2010: Times … Read more >>

Oil Expert: If crane drops BOP “it would crush everything”, “everything could be OPENED UP”

September 2nd, 2010 at 01:15 PM

Today, the AP asks: “What happens if the crane attached to the blowout preventer … Read more >>

ALERT: Oil fluids expert says “UNCERTAINTY” whether BP’s cement job was enough “to keep oil and gas from finding its way up”

September 2nd, 2010 at 01:10 PM

Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off, AP, September 2, 2010:

[The] government … Read more >>

Feds reveal concern that DRILL PIPE is CEMENTED to the CASING (VIDEO)

September 1st, 2010 at 04:52 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 1, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. … Read more >>

“BROKEN”: Feds say “not a lot of structural integrity left” in drill pipe (VIDEO)

September 1st, 2010 at 04:51 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 1, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. … Read more >>

Feds new focus: Wellhead is BENT (not just a tilting BOP) — “It did not pop straight back up” (VIDEO)

September 1st, 2010 at 12:51 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 1, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. … Read more >>

Feds delay another 3 days — “Safety parameters have been exceeded” from… weather? (VIDEO)

August 30th, 2010 at 02:04 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, August 30, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. … Read more >>

BREAKING: Feds now “CONCERNED” about OIL RELEASE from seal that may become “DISLODGED” when removing BOP — Reporter says “WOW” (VIDEO)

August 27th, 2010 at 01:00 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, August 27, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. … Read more >>

Feds say ‘fishing experiment’ has failed “due to the apparent fragility of the pipe, which keeps breaking off” and “the UNKNOWN condition of the BOP”

August 27th, 2010 at 12:26 PM

“Fishing” operation has failed and BP will move forward with replacing blow-out preventer, Times-Picayune, … Read more >>

Feds admit buildup of “HYDROCARBON” hydrates delay operation 24-36 hours

August 25th, 2010 at 07:40 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, August 25, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. … Read more >>

JUST IN Feds say scientists studying “How much pull should we put on the BOP?” when extracting the 3,500 foot pipe — “Cement could have adhered to it”

August 25th, 2010 at 03:06 PM

Hydrates slowed removal of pipe from Macondo well, Oil and Gas Journal, Aug 25, … Read more >>

MORE DELAYS: Feds push back BOP removal — Additional ‘diagnostics’ still needed after three days of ‘fishing experiment’ (VIDEO)

August 23rd, 2010 at 08:48 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, August 23, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. … Read more >>

Feds now say THREE pipes stuck in top of well — One is 40 feet long that “collapsed down” (VIDEO)

August 23rd, 2010 at 03:04 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, August 23, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. … Read more >>

MYSTERY: BP believed well to be breached, with flow surging “into the ROCK FORMATION” from ‘top kill’ — FEDS HAD TO CONVINCE BP IT WAS OK

August 23rd, 2010 at 11:03 AM

Chu: BP “could close the well and see what happened… The worst-case scenario is … Read more >>

BP to pull out 3,500 FEET OF DRILL PIPE from the 5,000 FOOT CEMENT PLUG holding back oil flow — Says it’s the “most prudent way to go” (VIDEO)

August 22nd, 2010 at 05:53 PM

Washington Post Reporter: “You’re going to yank this pipe out… it strikes me that … Read more >>

BP now removing “drill pipe and OTHER EQUIPMENT” from wellhead; Experts believe it’s the CASING (VIDEOS)

August 22nd, 2010 at 08:39 AM

Statement by BP, August 21, 2010:

BP has been authorized to begin open … Read more >>

“THE REAL DOOMSDAY SCENARIO” is a compromised FORMATION and uncontrolled flow to seafloor: Bob Cavnar on MSNBC (VIDEO)

August 21st, 2010 at 04:47 PM

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, June 8th, 2010:

BOB CAVNAR: “If it [oil & … Read more >>

UPDATE: Feds provide further evidence that the FORMATION has COLLAPSED around BP’s Macondo well (VIDEO)

August 21st, 2010 at 01:46 PM

See original post here: *DEVELOPING* Feds admit formation may have collapsed around bottom of … Read more >>

Engineer who worked for BP: Geology around blow-out is “FRACTURED” and “could keep leaking for YEARS”

August 20th, 2010 at 09:39 AM

Robert Bea, a former Shell Oil executive, is a University of California Berkley engineering … Read more >>

DEVELOPING Feds admit FORMATION may have COLLAPSED around bottom of wellbore — This is why annulus is blocked, NOT cement (VIDEO)

August 19th, 2010 at 05:07 PM

See an updated in this report here: Feds provide further evidence that the formation … Read more >>

BP, Feds don’t know what’s causing pressure drop: “We’re concerned about the vital signs of this well. We continue to be concerned about the vital signs.” (VIDEO)

August 18th, 2010 at 06:03 PM

Joint Incident Commander mentions phrase “vital signs” four times in two minutes at today’s … Read more >>

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