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This Seems Like Kind of a Big Deal

September 2, 2010 at 2:59 PM Leave a comment

This seems like kind of a big deal: Thad Allen:  In Hindsight, BP Might Have Shut Down Oil Well Sooner…

In hindsight, if BP had removed the 5,000-foot-long tangle of riser pipe from its damaged Gulf well in the early days of the spill, a new blowout preventer or cap could have been installed, shutting down the well perhaps within weeks instead of months, according to both the federal incident commander and petroleum engineers.

…but after a quick check of the cable “news” websites, I don’t see a thing.

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