Thursday, July 1, 2010
Apocalypse in the Gulf: Could a Sinkhole Swallow the Deepwater Horizon Well -- And BP? | BNET Energy Blog | BNET
Apocalypse in the Gulf: Could a Sinkhole Swallow the Deepwater Horizon Well -- And BP? | BNET Energy Blog | BNET: "BP has confirmed that the failed blowout preventer (BOP) on its Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico is tilting sideways at an acute angle 12 to 15 degrees from perpendicular. Geologists and petroleum engineers are now debating the worst case scenario: growing evidence that the Macondo discovery well’s casings beneath the ocean floor have been irreversibly damaged, possibly to such an extent that it may be impossible to cap the well."
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