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6. BBC News - BP was told of oil safety fault 'weeks before blast'
The blowout preventer (BOP) has giant shears which are designed to cut and seal ... effectively the
brains of the blowout preventer and contain both electronics and ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10362139
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11. Anxious moments in Gulf: Will new cap stop the oil ...
Underwater video: BP lowers cap on oil well, graph of Gulf spill spread ... The BP oil spill &
resulting gulf oil slick stem from a leak on top of the Blowout Preventer (BOP) ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geuz4WVUJM4A0B71SEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13cbfloil/EXP=1279501974/**http://article.wn.com/view
/2010/07/13/Anxious_moments_in_Gulf_Will_new_cap_stop_the_oil/
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17. Dr. Philip Neches: Gulf Oil Spill: Meet the Blow Out Preventer
Blow out preventers are not new technology. But like any technology, they are only as safe and
effective as the people and procedures that use them.
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wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13af0nat3/EXP=1279501962/**http://www.huffingtonpo
st.com/dr-philip-neches/gulf-oil-spill-meet-the-b_b_589852.html
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18. Feds find Multiple Methane , Oil Leaks From BOP and Sea Floor
Despite Multiple Methane And Oil Leaks From BOP and Sea Floor Feds Allow BP To Risk
Uncontrolled BP Gulf Oil Spill Blowout b...
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2010/07/19/despite-multiple-methane-leaks-from-bop-and-sea-fl
oor-feds-allow-bp-to-risk-uncontrolled-bp-gulf-oil-spill-blowout/
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19. Fools Errand: Remove The Cap From The Well Head!...
2010/07/21 Public Record
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l2996467447
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21. IEEE Spectrum: Fixing the Gulf Oil Leak: Blowout Preventers ...
Oil wells both on and offshore have contraptions called blowout preventers. ... Cutting off the oil
flow at the BOP has not worked or will not work. ...
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wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=14e1on31b/EXP=1279501956/**http://spectrum.ieee.or
g/energywise/energy/fossil-fuels/fixing-the-gulf-oil-leak-blowout-preventers-and-robotic-submarine
s
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24. Blowout valve remains focus of BP oil spill efforts | Process ...
Blowout valve remains focus of BP oil spill efforts. 13 May 2010 ... flow of oil from the well via the
failed blowout preventer (BOP), and to contain the flow of oil at source. ...
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=14hmhe1qm/EXP=1279501984/**http://www.theengine
er.co.uk/channels/process-engineering/blowout-valve-remains-focus-of-bp-oil-spill-efforts/1002353.
article
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27. DR. TOM TERMOTTO : PRESSURE AT THE WELLHEAD AND WHAT IT REALLY MEANS...
2010/07/19 Los Angeles Chronicle
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l2990384493
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28. MinnPost - Studies suggest MMS knew blowout preventers had ...
... blowout preventers, the critical safety device that failed to shut down the Gulf oil ... the pressure
of the oil and natural gas pressing outward on the BOP. ...
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=144ga66ka/EXP=1279501987/**http://www.minnpost.c
om/worldcsm/2010/06/17/19009/studies_suggest_mms_knew_blowout_preventers_had_critical_fla
ws
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29. Nation & World | Obama: BP responsible for costs of oil spill ...
"The oil that is still leaking from the well could seriously damage ... the surface of the gulf known
as a blowout preventer. The so-called BOP is a steel-framed ...
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b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12rbgesco/EXP=1279501980/**http://seattletimes.nwsou
rce.com/html/nationworld/2011764509_oil03.html
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30. Notes From Wake of Blowout Outline Obstacles and Frustration ...
In the first frantic days after the blowout of the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, crisis managers in
Houston, concerned about the potential for an even greater ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG788gVUJMPKQA4iKEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcg
Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13niu7g0i/EXP=1279501984/**http://article.wn.com/vi
ew/2010/06/22/Notes_From_Wake_of_Blowout_Outline_Obstacles_and_Frustration/
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34. Studies suggest MMS knew blowout preventers had 'critical ...
Government regulators have said that the failure of the Deepwater Horizon's blowout preventer
April 20 was unforeseeable. But studies conducted for federal regulators ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG72gcVUJMGzoAcS6EzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjIxbDhlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13pma9aft/EXP=1279501980/**http://www.csmonitor.co
m/USA/2010/0617/Studies-suggest-MMS-knew-blowout-preventers-had-critical-flaws
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35. The seven steps to BP's gulf oil disaster - Channel 4 News
Although BP has finally come clean over what it thinks caused the explosion and fire on the drilling
rig that killed eleven workers and led to the Gulf of Mexico oil ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geupojVUJMODcAamWEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=14b9p6gkj/EXP=1279501987/**http://www.channel4.co
m/news/articles/world/americas/the+seven+steps+to+bpaposs+gulf+oil+disaster/3659687
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37. BP's Blowout Preventer is Leaning and Might Fall Over ...
The more oil we some coming out, the more it tells you that the whole casing system is ... to beat
is that the blowout preventer (BOP) is leaning and might fall ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geuuEpVUJM5hwAFDiEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13ijk41u0/EXP=1279501993/**http://beforeitsnews.com/
news/85/770/BPs_Blowout_Preventer_is_Leaning_and_Might_Fall_Over.html
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38. DR. TOM TERMOTTO : PRESSURE AT THE WELLHEAD AND WHAT IT REALLY MEANS...
2010/07/18 California Chronicle
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l2990176460
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39. DR. TOM TERMOTTO : PRESSURE AT THE WELLHEAD AND WHAT IT REALLY MEANS...
2010/07/18 American Chronicle
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l2990022358
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40. Experts: "Very high level of concern for the integrity of the ...
Oil spill containment efforts could be putting strain on damaged well, New Orleans Times-Picayune,
June 18, 2010: As BP and the government have plotted ways to
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geup8sVUJM284AxHuEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcg
Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=14p2i8dn3/EXP=1279501996/**http://www.floridaoilsp
illlaw.com/experts-very-high-level-of-concern-for-the-integrity-of-the-well-thats-all-people-are-talkin
g-about
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43. Oil Spill Debacle Points to Rig Blowout Preventer as Utter ...
(April 30) - With efforts to battle the massive Gulf Coast oil slick now ... device known as a blowout
preventer (BOP) to close off the flow of oil at the ...
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/oil-spill-debacle-points-to-rig-fail-safe-as-utter-failure/1946
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44. Robert L. Cavnar: Top Kill Is BP's Next Step
... oil well might be the top kill -- a two step process to using plugging agents followed by heavy
mud or cement, to stop the flow of oil in the Gulf. ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geuuEpVUJM5hwAEziEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjIxbDhlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=139dmcc1q/EXP=1279501993/**http://www.huffingtonpo
st.com/robert-l-cavnar/top-kill-is-bps-next-step_b_580148.html
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46. YouTube - BP Gulf Oil Spill Live Feed 06-10-2010 12:29P OMG! ...
OMG! Death and Destruction on a Grand Scale ... rov manipulator robotic arm remotely operated
vehicles bop blow out blowout preventer choke inlet manifold riser pipe sea-floor ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geup8sVUJM284AwnuEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjIxbDhlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=120kup062/EXP=1279501996/**http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=oQxOKU_ozqk
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47. BBC News - Capped Gulf of Mexico oil well 'withstands pressure'
Tests on BP's newly capped Gulf of Mexico oil well show pressure has been building up ...
Engineers then bolted on a new capping stack onto the blowout preventer (BOP) ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG76wuVUJM3h4AxumEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=126pqtm87/EXP=1279501998/**http://www.bbc.co.uk/
news/world-us-canada-10673130
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49. BP Ordered To Release Information on Well Bore Damage and Sea ...
There are no contingency plans for that event as I know of yet so the oil would flow unchecked for
some time. ... blowout BOP bp BP Gulf oil spill coast guard congress deepwater ...
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Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=14dn79lsl/EXP=1279502003/**http://blog.alexanderhig
gins.com/2010/07/02/bp-ordered-release-informatoin-bore-damage-sea-floor-leaks-bp-gulf-oil-spill/
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51. BP's Relief Wells Had Blowout Preventer Problems Just Like ...
Oil has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for almost 90 days because, in part, the well's blowout
preventer didn't work. And as it turns out, the blowout ...
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/bps_relief_wells_had_blowout_preventer_pr
oblems_to.php
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55. Political Patience Washing Away Fast For BP Execs As Gulf Oil ...
WASHINGTON — Bad wiring and a leak in what's supposed to be a "blowout preventer."
Sealing problems that may have allowed a methane eruption.
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG7_Y1VUJMl2IAjkqEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgRwb
3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=134jsg767/EXP=1279502005/**http://www.huffingtonpost.
com/2010/05/12/political-patience-washin_n_572993.html
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56. Stupak stunner: Oil well's blowout preventer had leaks, dead ...
A senior House Democrat said that the blowout preventer that failed to stop an oil leak in the Gulf
of Mexico had a dead battery in its control ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG76wuVUJM3h4Ax.mEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcg
Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=11sskovcn/EXP=1279501998/**http://www.energybull
etin.net/node/52795
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58. BP begins testing new cap over Gulf of Mexico oil leak ...
NEW ORLEANS: BP allayed last-minute government fears of making the disaster worse and started
trying to slowly choke off the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG7205VUJMJGEA7xiEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13h8tnss8/EXP=1279502009/**http://article.wn.com/vie
w/2010/07/15/BP_begins_testing_new_cap_over_Gulf_of_Mexico_oil_leak/
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60. Docudharma:: Oil Leaks From Gulf Seabed Cracks Around BP's ...
BP denies that oil or gas are leaking from cracks in the sea floor on the bottom of the Gulf of
Mexico. ... Oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, Viking Poseidon ROV1, BOP, Blow Out ...
http://www.docudharma.com/diary/21720/oil-leaks-from-gulf-seabed-cracks-around-bps-well-site
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63. Oil spill latest: Why 'Top Kill' failed | GDS Publishing
Oil spill latest: An indepth look at why the Top Kill failed ... that the 'Top Kill' method of flooding
the blowout preventer (BOP) with mud and a binding agent and closing ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG7_Y1VUJMl2IAj0qEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12me5enfv/EXP=1279502005/**http://www.ngoilgas.co
m/news/oil-spill-latest-why-top-kill-failed/
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65. The Great Gulf Blowout: Understanding the Blame Game (Guest ...
Hi there, Dr. E here. In circles where Richard Lamm, former Governor of Colorado, suddenly calls
himself an 'environmentalist' as one who seemingly believes
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b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13m9h6tn5/EXP=1279502012/**http://themoderatevoice.
com/76543/the-great-gulf-blowout-understanding-the-blame-game-guest-voice/
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66. Tony Greenstein's Blog: Will BP's Gulf Blow-out Ever Be Stopped?
Will BP's Gulf Blow-out Ever Be Stopped? Although this blog mainly carries articles on the
oppression of the ... The story of the blowout of BP's oil well is an important one, ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG72I8VUJMuDIAh0aEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=132i3vr1u/EXP=1279502012/**http://azvsas.blogspot.co
m/2010/06/will-bps-gulf-blow-out-ever-be-stopped.html
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67. YouTube - BP Gulf Oil Spill Live Feed 06-11-2010 11:49A NOW ...
In this narrated clip you can see the oil and gas plumes escaping from the LMRP (lower marine rise
package) flex joint. below where the riser top cap is leak...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG7205VUJMJGEA7hiEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjIxbDhlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12040jkge/EXP=1279502009/**http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=9MKBEm2Sb_c
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68. As oil spill damages Gulf, will U.S. change energy use ...
More News The Gulf oil spill has triggered a crisis of confidence, shaking Americans' views about
BP, the oil industry, technology and President Barack ...
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13ghpvt71/EXP=1279502013/**http://article.wn.com/vi
ew/2010/05/30/As_oil_spill_damages_Gulf_will_US_change_energy_use_r/
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72. Day 45: Gulf oil disaster updates - This Just In - CNN.com Blogs
Gulf oil disaster Get the latest updates and perspectives on the oil disaster that is threatening the
Gulf Coast ... - BP on Thursday night was positioning a cap over the top of the blowout preventer,
which may dramatically slow the oil leak. Earlier Thurs
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/03/day-45-gulf-oil-disaster-updates/
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73. New BOP stack for sale , New Blow Out Preventer Stack for sale
Gulf Oil Spill. Ship & Rig Models. Oil & Gas Equipment Marketplace ... Subsea Cameron BOP stack
for sale (15,000 psi) How to buy : Please send an email to mail ...
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b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=129j9fpu1/EXP=1279502021/**http://www.worldoils.com
/equipmentpages/bopstack1.php
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75. Oil From BP Gulf Oil Spill Confirmed In Gulf Stream Up Entire ...
... tracking map for June 28th confirms that oil from the leaking oil well has made its way into the
Gulf Stream and up the entire East Coast of Florida. ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG79A9VUJMg84AhhaEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcg
Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=146ok1pmt/EXP=1279502013/**http://blog.alexanderh
iggins.com/2010/07/01/oil-bp-gulf-oil-spill-confirmed-gulf-stream-entire-east-coast-florida/
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76. RagingDebate.com " Energy " GULF OIL / PART FOUR -- Getting ...
The BOP is not supposed to be tilting...and after the riser clip off operation it has ... the possibility
of this blow out sending more oil into the gulf per ...
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3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12l6a3u6p/EXP=1279502018/**http://ragingdebate.com/e
nergy/gulf-oil-part-four-getting-scarier
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77. Stupak stunner: Oil well's blowout preventer had leaks, dead ...
Stupak stunner: Oil well's blowout preventer had leaks, dead battery, ... oil spill is now threatening
the Gulf Coast. We know that the blowout preventer, the BOP, ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geup9CVUJM7csAkJaEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12t30me8o/EXP=1279502018/**http://climateprogress.or
g/2010/05/12/stupak-oil-wells-blowout-preventer/
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78. __________________
Gulf oil spill Rov cutting at BOP riser pipes with diamond cut saw blade during LMRP. ... Riser Pipe
Broke During Bp Gulf oil spill LMRP. New video footage ...
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=11vrk3a9k/EXP=1279502027/**http://movie.yntwakao.
biz/baseball/tag/LMRP
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79. All Things BNET on BP's Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill | BNET ...
BNET’s best have provided coverage and insight into the Deepwater Horizon oil rig
explosion and the subsequent BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexic
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b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13d8t7h25/EXP=1279502027/**http://industry.bnet.com/
energy/10004862/all-things-bnet-on-bps-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill/
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84. Why the BP Blowout Won't Be the Last Tragedy in the Gulf of ...
Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill BP Boss Tony Hayward Says The Leak Is 'Tiny' Compared To Entire Ocean
... Witness: BP took safety 'shortcuts' before Gulf oil well blowout 2010-06-13 ...
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13pa2fpb1/EXP=1279502024/**http://article.wn.com/vi
ew/2010/06/13/Why_the_BP_Blowout_Wont_Be_the_Last_Tragedy_in_the_Gulf_of_M_1/
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86. BP hopes for LMRP cap to capture most of oil spilling into ...
... separating the damaged Deepwater Horizon riser from the failed blowout preventer (BOP) to
collect oil and gas spilling from the runaway deepwater well.</p> ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geuw9TVUJMuQoAPMyEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzc
gRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=154qk960k/EXP=1279502035/**http://www.ogj.com/i
ndex/article-display.articles.oil-gas-journal.general-interest-2.hse.2010.06.bp-hopes_for_lmrp.QP12
9867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html
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87. BP takes blame for Gulf oil spill, report says - Houston Business
In Transocean's testimony the company said it did not think there was a design flaw in the blowout
preventer, but said it was reconfigured in 2005 at the request of BP. As part of that
reconfiguration, the lower shear ram - designed to sever and seal the p
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/05/10/daily24.html
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92. Oil spews again in Gulf after robot bumps cap - Worldnews.com
MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - Oil spewed uncontrolled into the Gulf
of Mexico again Wednesday after an undersea robot bumped the cap being used ...
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13auaabko/EXP=1279502039/**http://article.wn.com/vi
ew/2010/06/24/Oil_spews_again_in_Gulf_after_robot_bumps_cap_j/
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93. Products Home provide products for fuel processing, oil ...
Ram Blowout Preventer (BOP) is classified into two kinds: drilling BOP and ... Gulf Oil and Gas
E-Marketplace - Promote your Business - About Us ...
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as.com/webpro1/Main/MainProducts.asp
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94. Signs of the Times News for Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | The Ruthless ...
Best of the Web: Despite Multiple Methane And Oil Leaks From BOP and Sea Floor, Feds Allow BP
To Risk Uncontrolled BP Gulf Oil Spill Blowout
http://theruthlesstruth.com/wordpress/2010/07/21/signs-of-the-times-news-for-wed-21-jul-2010/
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95. Some oil spill events from Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - Worldnews.com
This Gulf oil spill solution will capture over 99% of the gulf oil leak. ... The BP oil spill & resulting
gulf oil slick stem from a leak on top of the Blowout Preventer (BOP) ...
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13cv00l0q/EXP=1279502032/**http://article.wn.com/vie
w/2010/07/13/Some_oil_spill_events_from_Tuesday_July_13_2010_u/
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97. BP oil spill: Rig worker claims safety device leaking weeks ...
Oil worker said that both BP and Transocean were informed of the leak weeks before the
Deepwater Horizon rig exploded
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/21/bp-oil-spill-deepwater-horizon-leak
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98. CBC News - World - BP starts 'top kill' effort to stop oil leak
BP has started a top kill procedure meant to stop the massive, five-week-old oil leak in the Gulf of
Mexico by pumping heavy mud into it.
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b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=131qvfd5a/EXP=1279502048/**http://www.cbc.ca/world/
story/2010/05/26/bp-top-kill-procedure.html?ref=rss
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100. It Lost an Oil Rig, but Transocean May Easily Ride Out the ...
Transocean (RIG), operator of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded and sank last month, looks
to have adequate liability coverage. Looking ahead,
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13k0q28am/EXP=1279502046/**http://industry.bnet.co
m/energy/10004407/transocean-predicted-to-easily-ride-out-gulf-oil-spill/
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106. YouTube - BP Oil Spill Live Feed webcam video June 1, 2010 08 ...
In this clip you can see the huge ROV (remotely operated vehicles) shear cutting the riser pipe.
Look at the black oil start gushing from around the shear as...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geuvNbVUJMASsASbWEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=120v0l9pf/EXP=1279502043/**http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=8igDegycOGE
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107. 6 lessons from the BP oil spill - WAFF.com: North Alabama ...
WAFF.com: North Alabama News, Radar, Weather, Sports, Classifieds and much more! ... though,
it looks far easier to create a more foolproof blowout preventer or ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG7_NnVUJMnH0A70qEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjIxbDhlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=125hlr60c/EXP=1279502055/**http://www.waff.com/Gl
obal/story.asp?S=12792031
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108. An Update on BP's Efforts to stop the Gulf Oil Spill | Oil ...
A look at the cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. There are currently three oil collecting vehicles
and further oil recovery plans currently
http://oilprice.com/Environment/Oil-Spills/An-Update-on-BPs-Efforts-for-stop-the-Gulf-Oil-Spill.html
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109. BBC News - BP was told of oil safety fault 'weeks before blast'
A Deepwater Horizon rig worker says he identified a leak in its equipment weeks before the blast
that caused the Gulf oil spill.
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu1pjVUJMBSMA.06EzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjIxbDhlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12j3goagi/EXP=1279502051/**http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/m
obile/world/us_and_canada/10362139.stm
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110. BP fight to cut the Lower Marine Riser package | GDS Publishing
Oil spill latest: BP fight to cut the Lower Marine Riser package to enable a lid for the blowout
preventer
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu1pjVUJMBSMA_U6EzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcg
Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=130n44ivp/EXP=1279502051/**http://www.ngoilgas.co
m/news/bp-fight-to-cut-the-lower-marine-riser-package/
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111. BP oil spill ruined my life, says Louisiana shrimp king ...
Dean Blanchard's firm used to account for 11% of the US shrimp supply. Now, he is reduced to
supplying fuel and water to BP clean-up crews Dean Blanchard ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG7_NnVUJMnH0A8UqEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcg
Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13hlop94l/EXP=1279502055/**http://article.wn.com/vi
ew/2010/06/11/BP_oil_spill_ruined_my_life_says_Louisiana_shrimp_king/
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113. Relief Drilling to Take Time to Stop Oil Gush : Discovery News
It could be summer before oil gushing from the broken oil well in the Gulf is stopped. ... blowout
preventer (BOP) to close off the flow of oil at the Deepwater ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu1pjVUJMBSMA_E6EzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12i87u9kb/EXP=1279502051/**http://news.discovery.co
m/earth/oil-spill-relief-drilling.html
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114. Amid BP Well Progress, Energy Secretary Chu Finds a Central Role
Up to this point, government scientists had estimated the daily oil flow at between 35,000 to
60,000 barrels a day. ... In early May, he pushed for using gamma rays to obtain images of BP’s
blowout preventer, or BOP....
http://oilspillaction.com/amid-bp-well-progress-energy-secretary-chu-finds-a-central-role
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117. Political patience wanes as Gulf oil spill grows | Washington Examiner ...
Political patience wanes as Gulf oil spill ... key safety system, known as the blowout preventer,
used in BP's oil-drilling rig in the Gulf had ... had been told that one of the BOP's ram ...
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/congress-calls-drilling-execs-to-account-for-casca
de-of-failures-behind-gulf-oil-spill-93560249.html
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119. The Gulf Oil Spill and Efforts to Cap the Well | Center for
Q1: What is the status of BP's latest attempt to cap the Gulf oil well? ... Early indications had
appeared promising as the downhole pressure was being lowered, but large volumes of the
injected drill muds were also found to be escaping through leaks in th
http://csis.org/publication/gulf-oil-spill-overview-current-efforts
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120. BBC News - What do we know about the Deepwater Horizon disaster?
BOP: Blowout preventer - stack of valves designed to stop blowouts ... Investigations into the US
oil spill are focused on the blowout preventer system of valves on the seabed. ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10370479.stm
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121. Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Underwater robots trying to seal ...
The robots will attempt to activate a blowout preventer, a 450-tonne valve on the ocean ... the Gulf
last night. The last spill from an oil rig in the Gulf of ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/apr/26/deepwater-horizon-spill-underwater-robots
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123. Scary observation regarding the Macondo Catastrophe... Will the fat lady get to sing?
OK let’s get real about the GOM(Gulf of Mexico) oil flow....
http://robinintexas.com/scary-observation-regarding-the-macondo-catastrophe-will-the-fat-lady-get
-to-sing.html
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124. Download Top Kill Fails - Solution for Stopping the Gulf Oil ...
BP Gulf Oil Spill BOP Swarmed By Oil Views: 8 Downloads: 5 · Gulf oil spill hits Louisiana ... Oil
Leaking from Deepwater Horizon's Failed Blowout Preventer ...
http://www.savevid.com/video/top-kill-fails-solution-for-stopping-the-gulf-oil-spill-part-2-how-to-sto
p-the-bp-oil-leak.html
71%
126. VIDEO: ‘MSNBC July 15: Matt Simmons still says BP covering up MASSIVE HOLE miles
away, cap test is “absurd”‘
... elated Information: VIDEO: ’second oil leak found to be much larger says 2 oil experts’ ... (MAY
26) VIDEO: Gulf oil leak much worse than expected (yet again) VIDEO: ‘A...
http://squarenipple.com/blog/2010/07/video-msnbc-july-15-matt-simmons-still-says-bp-covering-up
-massive-hole-miles-away-cap-test-is-absurd/
71%
127. Day 64 Gulf Oil Crisis: Mr. President What Is the Back up Plan? Is ...
The “BOP” or “blow out protector” on the Gulf floor may ... to the “wellhead” on the gulf floor.
VIDEO BELOW: Close up of riser kink & BOP: Note that there is no oil ...
http://mcauleysworld.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/day-63-gulf-oil-crisis-mr-president-what-is-the-ba
ck-up-plan-is-there-a-back-up-plan/
70%
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100620/ts_nm/us_oil_spill_markey
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139. The Real Reason Behind the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
In addition, BP did not want to lose an oil well (by activating the BOP); ... Lastly, all of the
post-blowout efforts have been focused on SAVING the well; ...
http://www.redicecreations.com/article.php?id=11214
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144. The Gulf Oil Spill: A Crisis The White House Can't Yet Answer ...
May 24, 2010 ... Obama's response to the Gulf oil spill is no better or no worse than Bush's .....
Down near the seabed is the blowout preventer, or BOP. ...
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/05/24/the-gulf-oil-spill-a-crises-the-white-house-cant-yet-a
nswer/
62%
146. 6 lessons from the BP oil spill - WAFF.com: North Alabama ...
WAFF.com: North Alabama News, Radar, Weather, Sports, Classifieds and much more! ... though,
it looks far easier to create a more foolproof blowout preventer or ...
http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=12792031
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149. BP removes defective cap from oil gusher - Monsters and Critics
Washington - BP Plc Saturday launched another stop-gap measure to capture more oil from the
Gulf-of-Mexico gusher, removing a defective cap as the first step in ...
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/usa/news/article_1569973.php/BP-removes-defective-ca
p-from-oil-gusher
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150. Feds tamp down fears leaky well cap, nearby seepage mean BP's ...
Photos. Oil in the Gulf: Pictures of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster & Response ... There are two
wells within two miles of BP's blowout, one that has been ... grabbed it and went back up to the
BOP, evidently to begin closing the valve. ...
http://www.latimes.com/sns-ap-us-gulf-oil-spill,0,2638628.story
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152. Why can't President Obama stop the leak at the Macondo oil well ?
You are here: Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response - 21 June ... cap located on top of the
Deepwater Horizon's failed blow-out preventer (BOP) ...
http://www.examiner.com/x-33986-Political-Spin-Examiner~y2010m6d27-Why-cant-President-Oba
ma-stop-the-Deepwater-Horizon-leak-at-the-Macondo-well-field
56%
157. Robert Scheer: Verify, Baby, Verify! - Robert Scheer's Columns ...
May 12, 2010 ... In the case of the Gulf oil spill, verification was the ..... remote actuated BOP
equipment that could have shut this blowout down from a ...
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/verify_baby_verify_20100512/
55%
160. Asian Energy: US Gulf Oil Spill Insights from a Retired ...
May 10, 2010 ... There is every indication that the Blowout Preventer (BOP) was activated and at
..... Gulf oil spill: BP has a long record of legal, eth. ...
http://asianenergy.blogspot.com/2010/05/us-gulf-oil-spill-insights-from-retired.html
53%
161. Center for Environment, Commerce & Energy: Offshore Blowout ...
May 3, 2010 ... Offshore Blowout Preventer (BOP): Companies & Equipment. Cameron Blowout
Preventer .... Unbelievable: Burning Spilled Oil in Gulf of Mexic. ...
http://cenvironment.blogspot.com/2010/05/offshore-blowout-preventer-bop.html
53%
164. Moral Philosophy and Current Events: It's Unstoppable: Oil ...
The well casing itself is attached to the BOP. And - as discussed below - the BOP is very heavy. So
if the BOP fell over, .... BP cut corners in days before oil well blowout in . ... Abiotic oil: Gulf Oil Spill
'Could Go Years' If N.. ...
http://moralphilosophyofcurrentevents.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-unstoppable-oil-well-blowout-may
.html
53%
166. YouTube Blog: Watch the Gulf oil spill live on YouTube and ...
May 26, 2010 ... Since the BP oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, ... Explosvie Forming Jammer
- The quickest solution to any blowout ... Can jam into either the BOP or jam into the Wellbore it
self(Stretching the casing . ...
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/05/watch-gulf-oil-spill-live-on-youtube.html
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173. gCaptain.com " Doomsday Scenario – Could The Well Casing Crack?
As you move below that (the BOP ) and you go down into the well bore, I think ... well bore from
below the blow out preventer down to the actual oil field itself. ...
http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/doomsday-scenario-casing-cracked?15416&utm_source=feedbu
rner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Gcaptain+(gCaptain.com)
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176. BP 'installs new cap' on oil well - Top stories - News all ...
BP places an improved cap on a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, raising hopes that all leaking oil could
soon be captured.
http://www.globenews24.com/EN/news,bp-installs-new-cap-on-oil-well
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180. CBS News Mobile AP: Oil Blowout Preventers Known to Fail
Lawsuits have fingered these valves as a factor in previous blowouts. ... 11 workers and has sent
millions of gallons of oil spewing into Gulf. ...
http://m.cbs2.com/site?pageNumber=2&sid=kcbs&storyId=6469368&pid=National.article.detail
42%
182. BP oil spill in the Gulf Advice for Bob Dudley | Ideas to ...
BP oil spill in the Gulf Advice for Bob Dudley. Posted on June 26, ... over stress of the LMRP and or
BOP from the immense downforce needed to hold the ...
http://stoptheleak.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/bp-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-advice-for-bob-dudley/
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185. Gulf oil spill: BP turns to next attempt after top kill fails ...
ROBERT, La. - Yet another mix of risky undersea robot maneuvers, containment devices and
longshot odds is being prepared to fight the uncontrolled gusher feeding the ...
http://blog.al.com/live/2010/05/gulf_oil_spill_bp_turns_to_nex.html
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192. Cuppacafe " Blog Archive " Let's talk about relief wells Part 1
... broken down and have been flushed up and out the BOP stack with the oil and gas flow. ... from
the Relief Well and the oil and gas from the blowout. Hopefully, the pressure from ...
http://cuppacafe.com/lets-talk-about-relief-wells-pt-1/10181
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197. The Nazis In The White House Story: Part 14 Gulf Bombs Set Up ...
Benton F. Baugh, president of Radoil Inc., a Houston deepwater E&P equipment supplier, said he
believes current subsea drilling technology is adequate to control ...
http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/business/corporate_fraud/news.php?q=1278908916
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202. Free Email, Unlimited Storage, Anti-Virus & Spam Protection ...
Mail.com, the best personalized free web-based email and content provider. ... the BOP (blowout
preventer) failure. They didn't anticipate this much oil hitting our ...
http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx/us/0/APNews/US/20100610/U_US-Gulf-Oil-Spill-Sketchy-Plans?pa
geid=1
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205. BP's Blowout Preventer is Leaning and Might Fall Over | zero ...
And - as discussed below - the BOP is very heavy. So if the BOP fell ... drop of oil off the beach and
return the communities of the Gulf to normal," the Wall ...
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/bps-blowout-preventer-leaning-and-might-fall-over
23%
206. A Key Piece in the Oil Leak Story: Two Sections of Drill Pipe ...
(1) a collapse of pipe above the blowout preventer; or (2) a miscellaneous segment of ... bottom of
the well to the BOP (or it did before the blowout anyways) ...
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/key-piece-oil-leak-story-two-sections-drill-pipe-lodged-blowout-p
reventer
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