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Statement from Admiral Allen on the removed BOP

Transcript September 4, 2010 2:00 p.m. CDT *The pressure limit of the replacement Blow Out Preventer (BOP) is 15,000 psi. Thad Allen: Thank you, Jeff, and good afternoon. Well I’m pleased to announce as you know that we successfully changed out the Blow Out Preventers on the Macondo Well. I’m about to give a status [...]

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Chemical Used on Oil Spills

Many people will be exposed to chemicals in air, water, sand, soil, and food as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It is important to understand the potential toxic effects and take appropriate protective actions to reduce exposure and harm. This report describes the toxicity of chemicals in crude oil [...]

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BP Said to Fault Own Engineers for Misinterpreting Well Data

Bloomberg By Joe Carroll – Aug 30, 2010 9:29 AM ET Please upgrade your browser     // //]]>

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Risky Business – BP Blowout Preventer Salvage To Begin

BP Blowout Preventer Salvage To Begin Posted on: Saturday, 28 August 2010, 07:40 CDT Efforts are underway this weekend to salvage the blowout preventer at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico that failed to shut off the gushing oil as designed when an April 20 explosion sank the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon rig, killing 11 [...]

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