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07-19-2010, 02:32 PM
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July 19, 2010
The US government has ordered BP to provide plans to remove the containment cap after a seep was detected near the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. Skip related content
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In a letter to BP boss Bob Dudley, retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said: "Given the current observations from the test, including the detected seep a distance from the well...I direct you to provide me a written procedure for opening the choke valve as quickly as possible without damaging the well."
The hydrocarbon seepage could indicate that oil is still leaking from the damaged well on the ocean floor.
Mr Allen demanded that the oil company provide swift action over the latest detected seepage.
"I remain concerned that all potential options to eliminate the discharge of oil be pursued with utmost speed until I can be assured that no additional oil will spill from the Macondo Well."
The well began gushing oil after BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20 and capsized two days later, killing 11 workers.
Doug Suttles, BP's chief operating officer, said the company now hopes to keep the damaged well shut until the relief well is completed in August.
"We're hopeful that if the encouraging signs continue that we'll be able to continue the integrity test all the way to the point that we get the well killed.
"Clearly we don't want to reanimate flow into the Gulf if we don't have to."
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Link to article: Seep Detected Near Capped US Oil Well - Yahoo! News UK (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100719/twl-seep-detected-near-capped-us-oil-wel-3fd0ae9.html)
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July 19, 2010
The US government has ordered BP to provide plans to remove the containment cap after a seep was detected near the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. Skip related content
Related photos / videos
Seep Fears Fuel Drop In BP Share Price Enlarge photo
Related content
* BP well stays shut despite 'seepage'
* Investors worry about seepage at capped BP well
* Seep Fears Fuel Drop In BP Share Price
* Related Hot Topic: BP Oil Spill
Have your say: BP Oil Spill
In a letter to BP boss Bob Dudley, retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said: "Given the current observations from the test, including the detected seep a distance from the well...I direct you to provide me a written procedure for opening the choke valve as quickly as possible without damaging the well."
The hydrocarbon seepage could indicate that oil is still leaking from the damaged well on the ocean floor.
Mr Allen demanded that the oil company provide swift action over the latest detected seepage.
"I remain concerned that all potential options to eliminate the discharge of oil be pursued with utmost speed until I can be assured that no additional oil will spill from the Macondo Well."
The well began gushing oil after BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20 and capsized two days later, killing 11 workers.
Doug Suttles, BP's chief operating officer, said the company now hopes to keep the damaged well shut until the relief well is completed in August.
"We're hopeful that if the encouraging signs continue that we'll be able to continue the integrity test all the way to the point that we get the well killed.
"Clearly we don't want to reanimate flow into the Gulf if we don't have to."
http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/ne/skynews/20100719/12/3239899055-seep-fears-fuel-drop-bp-share-price.jpg?x=310&y=231&q=75&wc=321&hc=240&xc=40&yc=1&sig=vetAn3FmRrR.2pd3fWvyIg--#310,231
Link to article: Seep Detected Near Capped US Oil Well - Yahoo! News UK (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100719/twl-seep-detected-near-capped-us-oil-wel-3fd0ae9.html)
So who else saw this coming?