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So yeah, for now it's over. They've still got more work to do and are hoping this means they can open it up again, temporarily, to get the real fix done.
Article here:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSWEN705820100715
July 15 (Reuters) - No oil is leaking from BP Plc's (BP.L) (BP.N) blown-out Macondo well into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time since late April, a company executive said on Thursday.
Kent Wells, BP's senior vice president of exploration and production, told reporters a new cap had completely shut in the flow while the company conducts a critical pressure test on the stricken well. (Reporting by Kristen Hays)
I'm a little hesitant to celebrate just yet. BP still has a lot of cleanup to do and there's no guarantee this will hold, but it's a step forward. Here's hoping this stops it for good.
There is, of course, the matter of the MASSIVE cleanup operation that still needs to take place, but that's really a topic for another discussion.
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I'll be waiting for an independent agency (hopefully by a government agency such as the EPA or a major university) to corroborate these claims.
In the meantime I suppose I'll be cautiously optimistic :<
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Yeah that's how I'm operating right now. I mean BP wouldn't lie about it being stopped for now (they're not THAT retarded), so I think it's definitely stopped. It's just a matter of for how long.
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they're just now fixing it? i haven't heard anything since operation top kill or whatever it was failed.
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Well its good that they stopped it, now i have just 2 more questions:
1. how long will it take to clean the spill up?
2. how durable is the block that they put on the leak?
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On July 16 2010 05:32 Issorlol wrote:
Yeah that's how I'm operating right now. I mean BP wouldn't lie about it being stopped for now (they're not THAT retarded), so I think it's definitely stopped. It's just a matter of for how long.
Lmao, BP lies about pretty much everything, they try to fake and cover every single thing..
It's funny when you finally find out the real truth, BP can't be trusted.
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Well now BP has to finish cleaning it all up...
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it's hardly 'over'
the damage of this spill is going to take decades to undo
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On July 16 2010 05:34 Bub wrote:
Hell, it's about time.
haha, this made me laugh pretty hard 
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For a second there I thought you were going to announce that the beta had ended.
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As a citizen of Louisiana and avid fisherman, I am greatly pleased to read this.
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just finished reading the article right when this thread pop-up lol
well at least here's some positive news i suppose
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On July 16 2010 05:31 Empyrean wrote:
I'll be waiting for an independent agency (hopefully by a government agency such as the EPA or a major university) to corroborate these claims.
In the meantime I suppose I'll be cautiously optimistic :<
Well, there's video.
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On July 16 2010 05:36 Ossian wrote:
it's hardly 'over'
the damage of this spill is going to take decades to undo
The spill itself is, for now, over. The cleanup will take a long time, of course.
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They're reopening the valves in a few hours or tomorrow at the latest. The oil is temporarily stopped while they determine if the casing to the well is cracked or intact. As they monitor the pressure it will help them determine if the relief wells will be deep enough to be effective when they eventually pump concrete.
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So what ever happened to that relief well they were drilling?
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They are still drilling it. The oil spill is not over, and if they discover that the casing has cracked (very likely) they will reopen the flow of oil to prevent further erosion until the relief wells are finished.
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a dollar short and a day late.
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EPT
