Boston Globe: Scientists Doubt Report, August 5, 2010
The Government report states that 26% of the oil is still out there. That is almost 1.2 million barrels, more than the total Exxon Valdez spill.
AP Top News at 6:30 p.m. EDT
Crush of mud finally plugs BP's well in the Gulf
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In the end, it was a crush of mud that finally plugged the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, three months after the offshore drilling rig explosion that unleashed a gusher of oil and a summer of misery along the Gulf Coast. The government stopped just short of pronouncing the well dead, cautioning that cement and mud must still be pumped in from the bottom to seal it off for good.
Carol Browner weighs in this morning on the Today Show:
CapeCod Online covers the story through the AP NewsWire:
CapeCod Online BP Static Kill
Refer back to the May, 2010 article in Scientific America about how the remaining oil, not skimmed, burned, or naturally or chemically dispersed will react in the environment.
Scientific America Article, May 2010
NPR's Morning Edition states that the "Static Kill" is complete as of August 4, 2010. 2-1/2 miles of heavy mud has been used and possibly cement will be used next. They will eventually need a second cement plug down the road.
Carol Browner stated the Government report shows about 16% captured by BP with skimming and burning and still a million barrels left out there. What happened to the chemically dispersed oil?
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