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by raymond on 21 May 2010 - 20:05
by Two Moons on 21 May 2010 - 21:05
It would be a mistake to start playing politics when so much more is need to be addressed.
Do something about it, pointing fingers never accomplished anything.
Thats what the oil companies and the drillers were doing at the hearings.
We'll see who actually does what in time.
by Dragon Slayer on 21 May 2010 - 21:05
That is not true! Not only have they lied about how much was leaking (gushing is what I'd call it) but they hid the fact that they had this live feed. Infact when NBC news went there to interview them they shut down the live feeds! It wasn't until an insider told of the feeds and then congress and the media pushed for them to be released, did we get to see the feeds. And now we see for ourselves which also proves they lied to us at the begining when they stated that it was only leaking 5,000 barrels a day- the same amount that they are resucking up now!
They will be held accountable and charged when all is said and done
Slayer
by Two Moons on 21 May 2010 - 21:05
Exxon did not.
And how many years will they drag it out?
by tuffscuffleK9 on 21 May 2010 - 22:05
So, I say DRILL BABY DRILL. But, when a blowout happens take responsibility. I live in an oil/natural gas producing state blowouts are not as commons as they once were thanks to technology. But just as accidents happen in all industries you don't shut it down you find a fix and continue. This was different due to it being a deep water well (1+mile).
If we stop it the Vietnamese, Venezuelans, and others will continue. And without our regulations.
So Obama and his crowd really do need to step up and act like a WORLD LEADER and not an APOLOGIZER and if we are made to get out of the Gulf. ALL COUNTRIES MUST GET OUT or WE FORCE THE OUT BEFORE THEY CAUSE A DISASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TUFF
by SitasMom on 21 May 2010 - 22:05
Our response activity continues to make encouraging progress on all three fronts - below the surface, on the surface and on the shore. The "riser insertion tube tool" (RITT) containment system installed at the weekend continues to operate effectively. It is currently estimated to be collecting and carrying about 2,000 barrels a day of oil and gas up to the drillship Discoverer Enterprise on the surface 5,000 feet above. It will take some time to increase the flow through the system and maximise the proportion of oil and gas that will be captured and transported to the drillship. However, this is clearly a step in the right direction.
Whilst we have had some success with the "tube", let me be clear that there is certainly no sense of complacency in the response team. We continue to work aggressively on multiple solutions in parallel, and to work through the thousands of ideas which we are being sent in, high grading them, and ensuring they get to the appropriate experts on the team. Our next major intervention will take place next week when we will attempt a top kill of the well to eliminate the leak completely and seal the well.
There are more congressional hearings this week, and there will no doubt be yet more media attention. It is easy to get distracted by this - I am determined that we will resist this temptation and stay focussed on the job in hand. I will, however, make just a few comments on some of the misinformation that is out there - in particular, coverage which some of you may have seen in recent news broadcasts and print media.
Let me first of all reiterate that since we started on the Forward Agenda in 2007 - safe, reliable and efficient operations have been the number one priority on our corporate agenda. I believe that within BP there can be no doubt that this is the case, and I am absolutely determined that it will remain that way. Since 2007, our recordable injury frequency has reduced by 29%, and the number of high potential incidents has decreased by 35% - with a reduction of close to 40% for process safety related high potential incidents. I am proud of this improvement. And our current challenges completely reinforce my determination to improve further.
There continue to be reports with many different versions of what happened on the Deepwater Horizon on April 20th - lots of stories and lots of speculation. To really understand what happened, we need to let the Marine Board and other investigations run their course. We must let thorough, rigorous and independent analysis be completed to piece together how events unfolded - and allow BP, and the industry, to learn from this tragic incident and do all we can to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again.
There have also been reports claiming that flawed or missing documentation posed a threat to safe operation of the Atlantis platform in the Gulf of Mexico. These allegations were first brought to BP's attention in 2009, following which we launched a full internal investigation. The investigation found the claims to be without substance, and that the operators on Atlantis had full access to accurate and up-to-date drawings necessary to operate the platform safely. A second investigation of the same allegations by the Ombudsman, Judge Sporkin, focused on project document and filing procedures, and had no bearing on operating or regulatory issues. After this review, we made some procedural changes in the project execution plan, but these likewise had no connection with the safe operation of the platform. The design, construction, installation and operation of Atlantis have also received a high level of oversight by both the US Minerals Management Service and the US Coast Guard.
by SitasMom on 21 May 2010 - 22:05
Yesterday we announced further grants, totalling $70 million, to Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi to help mitigate the economic impact of the oil spill. The total cost of the response to date, including these grants, amounts to about $625 million, including the cost of the spill response, containment, relief well drilling, previous grants to the Gulf states, settlements and federal costs. The financial scale of our response is just one illustration of the serious way in which we are stepping up to our responsibility to clean up the spill and mitigate its impacts.
I have said all along that we will be judged by how we respond, and that remains the case. The strength of the BP balance sheet allows us to take on this responsibility. I know that many of you have questions about how this incident will impact BP, your jobs, pensions, and our future plans. We have demonstrated robust cash flow generation over the past few quarters and at the end of 1Q our gearing ratio was below our 20 to 30% target range, at 19% or some $25 billion. We can therefore afford to do the right thing, and we will do just that - our financial strength will also allow us to come through the other side of this crisis, both financially secure and stronger as a result of what we have learned from this tragic incident and how we have responded.
In the meantime, my request of you all remains the same - to stay focussed, and do all that you can to ensure we have safe, reliable and efficient operations, wherever you are working.
Tony Hayward
by Dragon Slayer on 21 May 2010 - 22:05
BP pointed to Transocean, which said BP was responsible for the wellhead's design and Halliburton was responsible for the cement finishing work. Halliburton, in turn, said its workers were just following BP's orders, but that Transocean was responsible for maintaining the rig's blowout preventer.
They didn't even call it an "accident"
Slayer
by SitasMom on 21 May 2010 - 23:05
The whole incident is tragic.
PB is picking up the bill......... well above what the federal government says they are liable for.
In the world of refining there are no accidents, only incidents...... its the lingo.
Eventyally the studies will be completed and the reports will come out - then it will be time to point fingers.
Many of you have asked about assertions made by various commentators on cable television news and comment programs. Here are some responses to the allegations:
BP never had a clean-up plan
The rig explosion occurred on April 20th, and our incident response team was immediately activated. This included the activation of our oil spill response plan (OSRP) that had previously been agreed with the US Government. Two USCG cutters, four helicopters and one rescue plane was deployed. Within a matter of hours we began subsea activation of the BOP.
On April 21st, the administration began holding meetings and regular calls with BP leadership to discuss BP’s response effort, as well as federal oversight and support.
On April 25th, we started work on a relief well and reached out to potentially impacted Gulf States. By this date, we and the Joint Incident Command had:
More than 30 response vessels deployed;
21,340 ft of boom deployed;
500 personnel responding.
We continued to build up our response effort, which currently includes:
more than 20,000 people from government and industry;
over 11,000 volunteers;
over 900 vessels including 46 skimmer vessels;
over 1.8 million ft of boom deployed with;
57 aircraft, 18 fixed wing delivering 216 dispersant flights.
The government has acknowledged our timely response. In testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said:
“I will say that British Petroleum leadership ... were in Washington very quickly. They were immediately assuming responsibility...They were in the command centers and in the staging areas. They have been working in terms of cleanup and hiring, for example, local fisherman to deploy boom and the rest”
Interior Secretary Salazar said this about the response plan:
“… in terms of a worst-case -- …[the plan] anticipated the resources available to cover a 250,000-barrel-per-day spill over a 30-day period, …. So in terms of spill response, there was and is a robust plan that is now being implemented.”
BP doesn’t want to educate the public
The Joint Incident Command (JIC) (BP, the US Coast Guard, Transocean and MMS), as called for in the response plan, has established a joint communications effort to be accessible to media, responsive to information requests and informative to the public.
The JIC issues press releases daily, holds near-daily press conferences, posts all information on the incident website, uses Twitter and Facebook to disseminate information, and employs press officers through the Gulf region to respond to media inquiries;
There have been more than 27 million hits on the UAC website;
BP supplements that effort, with its own press releases, dedicated web pages, twitter feeds, videos, and Facebook page;
We have community support teams in 21 counties across the region: 8 parishes in Louisiana, 8 counties in Florida, 3 counties in Mississippi, and 2 counties in Alabama;
Tony Hayward, Doug Suttles or Bob Dudley has appeared on every major media network, and other BP representatives are available for television, radio and print interviews across the region daily.
BP is not list
by SitasMom on 21 May 2010 - 23:05
We have asked the best and brightest from across the industry to join us in this unprecedented challenge. There are over 90 companies working just in the Houston office
Industry: Petrobras, ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Anadarko, Marathon, Hess, ENI & others
Service Providers: Oceaneering, Schlumberger, Cameron, Transocean, Wild Well Control, Boots & Coots, Cudd Well Control, Halliburton, GE
Academia: LSU and U Texas faculty
The Unified Command integrates BP, Transocean, US Coast Guard, Dept. of Interior, NOAA, EPA, DHS, MMS, DOD, US Fish & Wildlife, National Park Service, Dept. of State, USGS, CDC, and OSHA
We are receiving huge numbers of offers of support and help from the public (over 63,000).
Nobody from BP has voiced concern for the people and communities in Louisiana
In Louisiana alone, we have 1,800 people working to minimize the impact of the spill and protect the shoreline. We've deployed 450,660 ft boom, 399,790 ft sorbent boom, 426 vessels, and 19 skimmers. Our people are reaching out to local communities to put in place a claims process that is quick and effective so families can make their house payments and put food on the table.
Tony Hayward was in Louisiana on April 28, just days after the leak was discovered. He has been there more than 5 times since this incident began, speaking with those who are on the front lines of the response, meeting with the fishermen and others whose lives have been impacted, meeting with state and local officials to continuously improve our efforts to help affected individuals, and speaking to the people of Louisiana through television and radio interviews.
We have processed $8.3 million claims so far, and are welcoming additional claims every day.
BP has issued a block grant of $25 million to Louisiana along with a $15 million to reinvigorate tourism.
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