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BP Permanently Seals Gulf Oil Well

Posted by Soulskill on from the for-sufficiently-termporary-values-of-permanent dept.

rexjoec writes "BP has finally plugged the Macondo well. This announcement came yesterday after $9.5 billion (through September 17) in expenditures and five months of continuous effort." From the LA Times: "Of the estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil that gushed from the well, 25% was burned, skimmed or piped to tanker ships. A second 25% has evaporated or dissolved, according to government estimates. Another 25%, classified by the government as 'residual oil,' consisted of light sheens on the water, thick goo on the shore and tar balls. The tar balls, though not harmful to humans, are likely to wash up on shore for some time."

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  1. Did they actually SEAL it? by erroneus · · Score: 1, Troll

    I have to wonder if, after all that time, they actually let the well empty itself and claim to have plugged it.

  2. Re:You know what I find hilarious? by Mr.+Freeman · · Score: 0, Troll

    Because the "potential supply problems" are "potential OH MY GOD THE COST OF MINING OIL SUDDENLY TRIPPED FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON situations". Basically, the "potential" situations are fabricated for the purpose of profit.

    Also, everyone was fucking pissed off at BP for the oil spill and they didn't want to antagonize everyone further. They can try any play off the huge environmental damage as "exaggerated" because 90% of the US population is apparently retarded, but everyone is going to notice higher gas prices. If they raised gas prices then everyone would be calling for more regulation to ensure this doesn't happen again simply because they don't want to risk having to pay more money to fill up their gas-guzzling urban assault vehicle.

    The reason that these "potential" issues don't antagonize everyone is because they're always caused by "someone in the middle east, not us".

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  3. Re:The last 25% by Mike+D.+Kristopeit · · Score: 0, Troll
    i have as many usernames as i want AND CAN have.

    why are you concerned with what i have? you should concern yourself more with what you don't have... like the ability to not be a coward.

    you are NOTHING

  4. Re:The last 25% by MichaelDa.Kristopeit · · Score: 0, Troll
    why do you care?

    how many CAN i have?

  5. Re:The last 25% by Mike+D.+Kristopeit · · Score: 0, Troll
    masking the truth is an ignorant and hypocritical act, probably executed by a desperate person who stands to lose if that truth was universally understood.

    ur mum's face still haven't figured it out yet