Commander: Just finished 1.5 mile “Seismic Run” to detect “anything that might happen with the sea floor” from the well integrity test (VIDEO)

National Incident Commander Thad Allen Press Conference, July 13, 2010:

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Commander: “Could make the case that there’s some structural integrity issues with the casing of the wellbore”

Press Conference, National Incident Commander Thad Allen, July 13, 2010:

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Oil Expert: “Real concerned about shut-in integrity test” by BP “because of the down hole damage” that “could cause it to blowout” (VIDEO)

End in sight for oil spill?, MSNBC, July 12, 2010:

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Coast Guard and BP admit ‘MYSTERIOUS second pipe’ stuck in BOP; Experts say indicates casing ‘dislodged’ (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Discovery of second pipe in Deepwater Horizon riser stirs debate among experts, New Orleans Times ... Read more >>

National Incident Commander: Oil could be gushing up through “multiple rings” in well

Allen: Relief well timing depends on oil's spread, AP, July 8, 2010:

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Nuke BP Well? Russian Official:”I ended program — Radioactive material was still seeping through cracks in the ground and spreading”; Yet sees “no other solution” for Gulf

Expert says nuclear device would need to be TWICE as powerful as Hiroshima; Never been ... Read more >>

*ALERT* Congressman suspects BP tapped multiple oil reservoirs while drilling the Macondo Well; Oil may also be rushing IN to damaged casing

The Chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee Rep. Ed Markey is now questioning not ... Read more >>

Clinton: Relief wells won’t work, “More oil down there than I ever dreamed”; Navy using explosives could “probably” stop well (VIDEO)

Clinton: Blow up the well, CNN Money, June 27, 2010:

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Shell Oil ex-CEO: “Whole casing system is deteriorating”, “We’re just getting a gusher” (VIDEO)

Former Shell CEO John Hofmeister, MSNBC, June 23, 2010:

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Newsweek: BOP “tilting noticeably”, “Very possible that there are subfloor leaks” says expert

Efforts to stop the flow may have set the stage for an even bigger catastrophe.

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“GUSHER UNCHECKED”: Containment cap removed after “gas detected”

BP oil containment stopped after gas detected: coordinator, AFP, June 23, 2010:

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U.S. Congressman on BP Oil Spill: “Detonate” explosives and “seal that leak” (AUDIO)

Blow that well to Kingdom Come, says Phil Gingrey, Atlanta Journal Constitution, June 21, 2010:

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“The unit is breaking up” said former rig worker on April 20

UC Berkeley engineer a key adviser in Gulf spill aftermath, Contra Costa Times, June 20, ... Read more >>

Times Picayune: BP confirms blowout preventer is “tilting”

Oil spill containment efforts could be putting strain on damaged well, New Orleans Times-Picayune, June ... Read more >>

Experts: “Very high level of concern for the integrity of the well”; “That’s all people are talking about”

Oil spill containment efforts could be putting strain on damaged well, New Orleans Times-Picayune, June ... Read more >>

Blown-out BP well cracked and leaking since February

Cracks Show BP Battled Well Two Months Before Blast, Bloomberg, June 17, 2010:

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White House officials: Explosives to stop well may cause “uncontrolled situation”; Oil may already be escaping into “rock formations below the sea floor”

No nukes in the gulf: White House officials, Yahoo News Canada, June 3, 2010:

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UK Engineering Mag: Well casing could have been ejected from the well; ‘Doomsday Scenario’ happening?

In today's rather optimistic online report BP now capturing 16k barrels/day at Deepwater Horizon from ... Read more >>

Oil Expert: BP must ‘keep the well flowing to minimize oil and gas going out into the formation on the side’

Statements by oil and gas industry expert Bob Cavnar on MSNBC:

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BP Official: The well is leaking “out to the side, into the formation”

The Washington Post reported, "Sources at two companies involved with the well said that BP ... Read more >>

Senator confirms reports that wellbore is pierced; oil seeping from seabed in multiple places

Senator Bill Nelson was interviewed by Andrea Mitchell this morning on MSNBC and confirmed reports ... Read more >>