BP's first claim about the volume of oil gushing from the Deep Water Horizon was 5,000 bbl/day.
Other sources looking at the video from the well head, along with assessments of the oil seen on the surface and floating in plumes under the surface, estimated the rate at 10K to 12K bbl/day. One source, ridiculed as being "wild", claimed 100K bbl/day were leaking from the well head.
Today, BP stated in the page showing the live video of the gushing well head:
http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_inte...ise_ROV_2.html
that they collected 14,800 barrels yesterday, and a total 42,500 barrels in the last four days. Imaging that ... they are collecting nearly 3X as much oil as they initially claimed was leaking.
One can compare the photo captured four days ago, before they started collecting oil, with the images shown today and see how little difference there is.
I believe they've known the true rate all along, because of rate sensors in the BOP or flow meters placed in the stream, and other locations, tell exactly how much oil is leaking out. They've been lying to us all along. So are the gov agencies mandated to protect OUR environment and US.
I've been watching the videos every day during BP's attempts to shut down the well. I've come to the conclusion that they never intended to shut down the well. IMO, their intention was/is to get as much of the oil out of the well head as they can. There have been some excellent suggestions given to BP, the EPA and the Coast Guard, made by very talented people, on how to SHUTOFF the well head. They are ignored. They ignore the local governments cries for help. One could say that BP is telling the Feds what BP will or will not do, and the Feds are saying "yes sir!". Nice Cartel.
BP collected $3M worth of oil in the last four days. IF they sustain 14,000 bbl or more per day for the next month they'll collect $30M for that oil. Between now and the end of the year they'll "earn" $184M. Between now and the end of the year, at the present rate of leakage, 2.5 MILLION Barrels of oil will leak into the Gulf. That's 105 MILLION Gallons of trouble on top of what has already leaked. This is to say NOTHING of the MILLIONS of gallons of toxic "Corexit" dispersant pumped into the Gulf as well. It's 30% "proprietary" formula, which they won't share with the Feds or the EPA (amazing isn't it?) is proven to create, when mixed with oil, a toxic effect that kills ALL living organisms at 2.61 parts per million.
The flow rate out from underneath the cap before they began collecting oil and the flow rate afterward do NOT look significantly different. IOW, collecting 0.16 barrels of oil per second does not appear to have significantly reduced the amount of oil that is flowing out from under the cap, even with one "door" closed. IF that is so, then the flow of oil must be significantly larger than 0.16 bbl/sec. If it is 1 barrel/second that amounts to 86,400 barrels per day. Two bbl/sec would be twice that, or 172,800 barrels/day. Striking a happy medium it would appear that the "wild" estimate of 100,000 barrels per day is not, unfortunately, as wild as some thought. 175,000 barrels per day doesn't seem out of line, tragically.
Other sources looking at the video from the well head, along with assessments of the oil seen on the surface and floating in plumes under the surface, estimated the rate at 10K to 12K bbl/day. One source, ridiculed as being "wild", claimed 100K bbl/day were leaking from the well head.
Today, BP stated in the page showing the live video of the gushing well head:
http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_inte...ise_ROV_2.html
that they collected 14,800 barrels yesterday, and a total 42,500 barrels in the last four days. Imaging that ... they are collecting nearly 3X as much oil as they initially claimed was leaking.
One can compare the photo captured four days ago, before they started collecting oil, with the images shown today and see how little difference there is.
I believe they've known the true rate all along, because of rate sensors in the BOP or flow meters placed in the stream, and other locations, tell exactly how much oil is leaking out. They've been lying to us all along. So are the gov agencies mandated to protect OUR environment and US.
I've been watching the videos every day during BP's attempts to shut down the well. I've come to the conclusion that they never intended to shut down the well. IMO, their intention was/is to get as much of the oil out of the well head as they can. There have been some excellent suggestions given to BP, the EPA and the Coast Guard, made by very talented people, on how to SHUTOFF the well head. They are ignored. They ignore the local governments cries for help. One could say that BP is telling the Feds what BP will or will not do, and the Feds are saying "yes sir!". Nice Cartel.
BP collected $3M worth of oil in the last four days. IF they sustain 14,000 bbl or more per day for the next month they'll collect $30M for that oil. Between now and the end of the year they'll "earn" $184M. Between now and the end of the year, at the present rate of leakage, 2.5 MILLION Barrels of oil will leak into the Gulf. That's 105 MILLION Gallons of trouble on top of what has already leaked. This is to say NOTHING of the MILLIONS of gallons of toxic "Corexit" dispersant pumped into the Gulf as well. It's 30% "proprietary" formula, which they won't share with the Feds or the EPA (amazing isn't it?) is proven to create, when mixed with oil, a toxic effect that kills ALL living organisms at 2.61 parts per million.
The flow rate out from underneath the cap before they began collecting oil and the flow rate afterward do NOT look significantly different. IOW, collecting 0.16 barrels of oil per second does not appear to have significantly reduced the amount of oil that is flowing out from under the cap, even with one "door" closed. IF that is so, then the flow of oil must be significantly larger than 0.16 bbl/sec. If it is 1 barrel/second that amounts to 86,400 barrels per day. Two bbl/sec would be twice that, or 172,800 barrels/day. Striking a happy medium it would appear that the "wild" estimate of 100,000 barrels per day is not, unfortunately, as wild as some thought. 175,000 barrels per day doesn't seem out of line, tragically.
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