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Cofferdam Begins Descent
Rigzone Staff
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Friday, May 07, 2010

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BP on Thursday began lowering the containment dome at the site of the leaking Macondo well approximately 5,000 feet below the surface.
A crane on the mobile offshore drilling unit Q4000 is lowering the 40- by 24- by 14-foot cofferdam to the target location above the well. Once the nearly 100-ton steel chamber reaches the seabed to cap the crude oil discharge, BP will attempt to connect it to a riser system designed to funnel contained crude up to the Transocean drillship Discoverer Enterprise. BP continues to use remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to monitor the subsea situation.
http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=92943&hmpn=1
 
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05/07/2010 - Updated 10:01 AM ET
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Crude oil reverses direction as selloff resumes Prices trade under $77; prices had dropped nearly 4% on Thursday
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By Claudia Assis, MarketWatch & Polya Lesova, MarketWatch

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures turned lower Friday as investors appeared to be waiting for more clarity in a shaken market.
Crude oil for June delivery, the most active contract, lost 72 cents, or 0.6%, to $76.62 a barrel on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. That's its lowest price since mid-February, when prices dropped to a little above $74 a barrel.
http://markets.usatoday.com/custom/...S&guid={4B42DD56-8A85-4CF4-AFF8-D13B4EB0C957}
 
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Seriously, even Superman couldn't sell offshore drilling right now.
  • The coward's way out would have been to ban it now again completely period, no attempt to revisit.
  • I actually agree that we need to know how this one plays out,
  • No one knows the extent of problem, all we have now are scenerios and guesses.
  • If there are "lessons learned" that need to be implemented, they need to be done, or else we will be silly not to learn, and any attempt to bring on legislation would just crash and burn because you would not get the support of those who could be indirectly affected by a possible spill (look at Florida and New Jersey - already squawking about Virginia proposal).
 
They need to do whatever it takes to make drilling in water and on land as safe as possible. If they think banning new exploration in the GOM and the other seaboards is a good idea they are fools, everyone knows we have to have it until something better comes along, whenever that happens we back off of petroleum products and replace it, a little at a time right now we're stuck.
 
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nnuut said:
They need to do whatever it takes to make drilling in water and on land as safe as possible. If they think banning new exploration in the GOM and the other seaboards is a good idea they are fools, everyone knows we have to have it until something better comes along, whenever that happens we back off of petroleum products and replace it, a little at a time right now were stuck.
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I agree with you in theory, but no one wants to touch this with a 10 foot pole right now (even supporters are backing off), and even though I think BP is a sloppy operation, it'll be really bad if other leased wells have the same part problem and we don't get them to fix it. Right now unfortunately out on the GOM is exhibit #1 for no drilling. :(
 
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I agree with you in theory, but no one wants to touch this with a 10 foot pole right now (even supporters are backing off), and even though I think BP is a sloppy operation, it'll be really bad if other leased wells have the same part problem and we don't get them to fix it. Right now unfortunately out on the GOM is exhibit #1 for no drilling. :(
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Agreeably, but let's take into consideration the shear number of Off Shore rigs in operation World Wide. This is the first one that has exploded and and started gushing Oil everywhere, it will be interesting when they find out what really happened to that rig. A BLOW OUT, but starting an uncontrollable fire that blows to smithereens, I have my doubts? An over kill would be a shame and would have to be because of political influences.:suspicious:
 
Some Pics!:)
Cofferdam Begins Descent
Rigzone Staff
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Friday, May 07, 2010

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Coffer Dam Being Offloaded​


BP on Thursday began lowering the containment dome at the site of the leaking Macondo well, approximately 5,000 feet below the surface.

A crane on Helix Energy's multi-purpose vessel, the Q4000, is lowering the 40- by 24- by 14-foot cofferdam to the target location. Once the nearly 100-ton steel chamber reaches the seabed to cap the crude oil discharge, BP will attempt to connect it to a riser system. The plan calls for funneling the contained crude nearly one mile up to the Transocean drillship Discoverer Enterprise on the surface via 6 5/8-inch drill pipe riser. BP will pump seawater from the surface into the space between the drill pipe and an outer, 21-inch riser in order to keep the crude flowing. The company continues to use remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to monitor the subsea situation.
http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?hpf=1&a_id=92943
 
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Support for Offshore Drilling Still Exists in Calif.
by John Cox

The Bakersfield Californian

Friday, May 07, 2010

A month ago, if you asked almost anyone in Kern's oil industry whether it was time to expand offshore drilling in California, the answer almost certainly would have been "yes."

If you ask now, in the midst of an offshore oil spill shaping up to be a major environmental disaster, the answer likely would be unchanged.

http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=92975&hmpn=1
 
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05/07/2010 - Updated 3:51 PM ET
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Crude ends lower as fear of contagion dominates Prices settle under $76 on heels of Thursday's retreat of nearly 4%
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By Claudia Assis, MarketWatch & Polya Lesova, MarketWatch

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures settled lower Friday, losing 13% in a week marked by fear that Europe's debt problems will spread and bring the global recovery to its knees.
Financial investors, who had placed large speculative bets on oil in recent weeks, sold off the commodity on the heightened unease.
http://markets.usatoday.com/custom/...-4CF4-AFF8-D13B4EB0C957}&loc=interstitialskip
 
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How Does Blowout Control Work?

If not properly monitored, changes in pressure that can occur while the well is being drilled can cause combustible hydrocarbons to flow unchecked and at high pressures and flow rates. If this flow of hydrocarbons is not stopped in time, the hydrocarbons can ignite into a deadly firestorm called a blowout. Because of the immense cost and danger associated with oil well blowouts, the bulk of the well control industry revolves around the prevention and avoidance of blowouts. Unfortunately, because a blowout only takes a brief moment to occur, it is necessary that there be methods in place to combat them when the need arises.
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http://rigzone.com/training/insight.asp?insight_id=300&c_id=1&hmp=1
 
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