Relief Well

NEW ORLEANS — The Justice Department won't say if the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from gushing from BP's undersea well into the Gu...

HOUSTON — Federal investigators became visibly annoyed Thursday as BP executives were unwilling or unable to provide a clear picture of the comp...

Oh, I know, I know...the mainstream media moved on from this story in early August just after NOAA's Oil Budget report was issued, accompanied by...

In his presser this morning, Adm. Allen announced that they are still trying to decide what to do about the relief well. Dithering seems a strong word, but I'm going to use it now.

It looks like the "static kill" did the opposite of what BP and Allen had suggested. It certainly hasn't accelerated the relief well. To the contrary, it has caused interminable delays.

NEW ORLEANS -- (AP) One man guides a drill more than two miles beneath the sea floor and three miles from the surface, trying to hit a target less tha...

NEW ORLEANS (AP)-- After insisting for months that a pair of costly relief wells were the only surefire way to kill the oil leak at the bottom of the ...

In the deep water, there is virtually no room for error, stupidity or bad design. Add hubris, and you get what we've been dealing with now for 100 days.

The National Hurricane Center this morning forecasted a 70% chance that Invest 97, now just south of the Bahamas, would form into a tropical cyclone. Destination? The central Gulf.

Kent Wells just completed his morning McBriefing, lasting a whopping 8 minutes, including questions (limit one per customer, follow ups not allowed, no coupons accepted).

There are so many cooks in the kitchen that the pot is boiling over while the chefs all stand around arguing about spices. I don't think anyone is actually in charge, and if anyone is, they are not interested in giving any real information.

View image  This morning, BP announced that their first relief well is at 17,725' and that they have completed their sixth ranging run.  The...