Posts Tagged ‘ Thad Allen ’

For the last week, Tropical Depression Number Five, not quite a hurricane but definitely a menace, has halted drilling on the relief wells that ultimately will seal Deepwater Horizon, ending history’s worst environmental catastrophe. As the tropical storm moved ashore and Gulf of Mexico weather improved over the weekend, BP officials announced they would...
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Gulf residents remain skeptical about BP’s long-term commitment. After extensive weekend testing, BP and government officials reported Monday that the mud and concrete poured into the top of Deepwater Horizon have effectively sealed the top of the well. Further testing confirms that the two relief wells are on target to join the main borehole...
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A surge of almost irrepressible joy ran through dedicated well-watchers Thursday afternoon.  In the newsroom, all the tickers lit-up and the alarms went off as the news services and cable networks simultaneously broke the story: The blown-out BP oil well is capped, and the video feeds show no oil leaking into the Gulf of...
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BP has installed a new, better-fitting cap on the runaway Gulf oil well, equipping it with vents and outlet links that will enable either complete stoppage or “producing the oil”—attaching pipes to collection ships that can handle more than the well spills each day. Retired Coast Guard admiral Thad Allen, commandant of the oil...
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