100 percent killed? Thad Allen qualifies statement: Well is “EFFECTIVELY” dead

September 19th, 2010 at 07:22 PM

Today’s carefully worded release may sound familiar to those who read his statement from more … Read more >>

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BP: 11 pm pressure test is the only way to see if well is dead

September 18th, 2010 at 02:52 PM

Engineers: 1 more pressure test to declare BP well officially dead, Associated Press, September 18, … Read more >>

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Feds: NO communication between annulus and reservoir — Bob Cavnar: “THERE IS COMMUNICATION WITH THE RESERVOIR”

September 17th, 2010 at 05:34 AM

Statement from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen on Relief Well Intercept, September 16, 2010 … Read more >>

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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

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

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Feds now say relief well kill may be pushed back to OCTOBER (VIDEO)

September 10th, 2010 at 02:44 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, September 8, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. EDT:

Transcript … Read more >>

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Feds delay completion of relief well until MID-SEPTEMBER, “HOPEFULLY… HOPEFULLY” — Looking for problematic “MATERIAL” in well (VIDEO)

August 19th, 2010 at 09:58 AM

National Incident Commander Thad Allen on American Morning, CNN, August 19, 2010:

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Flushing out … Read more >>

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Relief wells and bottom-kill suspended; Officials fear “new leaks may form”

August 16th, 2010 at 10:21 AM

“Relief well and bottom-kill procedures,” reports Bloomberg, “Are suspended until the company completes an analysis … Read more >>

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Relief well delayed as Feds order “analysis of the stability of the well”; Restart date is “indeterminate” (VIDEO)

August 15th, 2010 at 05:53 AM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, August 14, 2010 at 2 p.m. EDT:

Allen … Read more >>

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Feds announce ANOTHER blow-out preventer may be added to wellhead (VIDEO)

August 13th, 2010 at 06:42 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, August … Read more >>

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Oil expert: BP admits “4,200 psi on the well when it’s supposed to be dead”; “They are indeed communicated to the reservoir below”

August 13th, 2010 at 06:02 AM

Oil and gas expert Bob Cavnar helps us better understand the current state of the … Read more >>

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Thad Allen mentions SECOND relief well when asked about BP’s future plans for Macondo (VIDEO)

August 6th, 2010 at 04:16 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, August 6, 2010:

Your first question comes … Read more >>

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Feds: “The BIG conversation yesterday REALLY had to do with whether or not the drill pipe was still INTACT” (VIDEO)

August 5th, 2010 at 11:12 PM

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, August 5, 2010:

The big conversation yesterday … Read more >>

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Debris in relief well may have BP “more worried than it has said publicly”

August 2nd, 2010 at 10:42 PM

Is this why BP is hedging on the relief wells?

The AP reveals BP “could be … Read more >>

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*BREAKING* BP may forgo relief wells; Unsure how to use them, it “remains to be seen”

August 2nd, 2010 at 10:39 PM

The AP reports, “With engineers only feet away from completing a pair of them they’re … Read more >>

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BP: If well “no longer had integrity… nothing would change… we had NEVER counted on the WELL having INTEGRITY” (VIDEO)

July 31st, 2010 at 02:56 PM

BP VP says if ‘static kill’ shows well lacks integrity, BP would be in the … Read more >>

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RELIEF WELL COLLAPSE? 40 feet of “side walls kind of fell in on itself”; BP to take 24-36 hours removing debris from wellbore (VIDEO)

July 30th, 2010 at 04:35 PM

National Incident Commander Thad Allen Briefing on Gulf Oil Spill, July 30, 2010 at 1:00 … Read more >>

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BP CEO on kill attempt: “There’s no precision, there’s nothing guaranteed, I’m hopeful”

July 29th, 2010 at 01:00 PM

 ”It is possible that as early as Monday or Tuesday this well might be killed,” … Read more >>

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Static Kill and relief wells will be “DELAYED” almost one week; Taking time to make sure “everything is ready”

July 27th, 2010 at 09:33 PM

National Incident Commander Thad Allen said “the timeline for the so-called static kill procedure and … Read more >>

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Both *Relief Well* Blowout Preventers FAIL; Shear ram would not close, other testing problems

July 16th, 2010 at 05:21 AM

BP relief well blowout preventers needed fixes-Salazar, Reuters, July 13, 2010:

Tests found problems with relief … Read more >>

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