Diameter Pipeline News Today

Oil, 5000 feet under the surface of the ocean. let me explain the procedure that i speak to you is now taking place. what engineers and scientists of bp are trying to do is theyre essentially trying to take the equivalent of a straw, 6-inch diameter tube, and place it into 21-inch diameter pipeline that is leaking, then they want to siphon off the oil and bring it to the surface. complicating matters, the smaller 6-inch tube has wings that have to be deployed or flaps that have to essentially fi...

They blame transocean which is the owner of the rig. transocean is saying that bp is in charge, there is no reason to believe the equipment was not operational. plus there are questions about hal louisiana burton and its role as a subcontractor placing a comment well in that phrub. there is a separate hearing underway in louisiana. bp has reported it spent $350 million so far on these spill response activities. phil keating is in kenner, louisiana. phil talk about plan b, what they are going to ...