This is a story about my vacation to Florida’s beautiful Mexico Beach and what I did and didn’t see of the oil spill there. Plenty of pictures below the fold, … Continue reading “BP Oil Spill: Sanctuary at Mexico Beach Florida”
Category: BP Oil Spill
BP Oil Spill: An Unexpected Development
After abandoning “top kill” attempts weeks ago, out of the blue comes a cap that actually appears to have worked. Slate has a good article. Pressure levels are being monitored … Continue reading “BP Oil Spill: An Unexpected Development”
BP Oil Spill: Update on Relief Wells
Nola.com has a good update on the relief wells, and a nice graphic with info here. Once they drill into the leaking well near the bottom, they will pump in … Continue reading “BP Oil Spill: Update on Relief Wells”
BP Oil Spill: June 10 – Update & Links
For anyone checking this blog for oil spill content, sorry my posts have ebbed. Developments that were fast and furious for a while have slowed down a bit now, but … Continue reading “BP Oil Spill: June 10 – Update & Links”
BP Oil Spill: June 2 – ‘Top Kill’ Fails. Next Steps.
News on the BP Oil spill is coming fast and furious, but so far all attempts to stem the flow have failed. In this atmosphere of information overload, I’ve tried … Continue reading “BP Oil Spill: June 2 – ‘Top Kill’ Fails. Next Steps.”
BP Oil Spill: May 27 – ‘Top Kill’ Hope? Good Links.
The LA Times is reporting the tentative success of the ‘top kill’ procedure: The “top kill” effort, launched Wednesday afternoon by industry and government engineers, had pumped enough drilling fluid … Continue reading “BP Oil Spill: May 27 – ‘Top Kill’ Hope? Good Links.”
BP Oil Spill: May 26 Update and Links
BP may try for the ‘top kill’ today. This involves the high pressure injection of a heavy, mud-like fluid into the blowout preventer on the sea floor.
BP Oil Spill: May 18 Update and Links
Over the weekend, BP successfully inserted a siphon pipe into one of the main leaks, but late reports indicate that only one-fifth – 1,000 barrels per day – of their … Continue reading “BP Oil Spill: May 18 Update and Links”
BP Oil Spill: May 11 Update & Links
As we now know, the “containment box” attempt at stopping most of the oil leak I mentioned in my report from Biloxi – has failed, clogged by icy methane gas … Continue reading “BP Oil Spill: May 11 Update & Links”
BP Oil Spill: Report from Biloxi, Mississippi
My wife and I spent three days in Biloxi/Gulfport, Mississippi, for the Southern Gaming Summit – the casino industry’s regional convention (my wife is a regulator for the Mississippi Gaming … Continue reading “BP Oil Spill: Report from Biloxi, Mississippi”