[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESuKKdpR5-c&feature=related

BOP

[Frantzie]

These people are very brave working incredibly dangerous jobs. The technology and complexity is incredible. What is going to really suck is the Dems will demonize oil exploration for their friends in the middle east who produce oil.

Domestic energy production (and we have 4x more than the Saudis) is the ONLY way to recapitalize America because it creates WEALTH. Nothing creates wealth like energy production. Not high tech, farming, etc. The only thing close is manufacturing.

If domestic energy production is slowed and not expanded - American will go broke - period. This is what they want.

[unixfox]

Instead of sending in swat teams to locate the missing workers, Zer0 sends in swat teams to hassle "BIG OIL" and make them pay!

Because as we all know, BIG OIL is the most evil force on earth and is causing everything from global warming to earthquakes.

[smokingfrog]

Have there been any funerals for the 11 missing, or are they assumed to be blown to smithereens or gone down with the rig?

[Racer1]

Save for later.

[Bean Counter]

Excellent article and a very informative read. It sounds like we do in fact have the technology to stop this leak, and it will be very interesting to see what they come up with.

If you are running a pinglist on this, please add me. At the least, if you see another article from this fellow, please let all of us know.

[norraad]

Meanwhile, this reads like an adventure novel, very few facts.

[VOA]

“
“You have to go out,” is the old Coast Guard saying.
“You don’t have to come back.”
“

First time I was made aware of that motto was while touring the naval
exhibit at Galveston.
It was the caption of (presumably) a WWII photo of a deceased
naval/CG drapped over his gun station.

The CG and civilians that rushed to an inferno like this oil instillation
were very brave as well.

[Star Traveler]

That's a good account... however the author left out the part where the North Koreans in a sub shot a torpedo at the oil rig ... :-)

[ ... ummmm... yes, that's on another FReeper thread ... LOL ... ]

[fso301]

Apparently, the blowout preventer is not controlling the flow of oil. According to Transocean, the blowout preventer on Deepwater Horizon was manufactured by Cameron Intl.

Sure wouldn't want to have been holding Cameron Intl shares.

[Texas Fossil]

Has anyone ever sealed a well using thermite?