Stacking Cap News Today

Existing production lines out of the old blowout preventer them used the old top kill lines to produce oil while that top hat was sitting on it. now that they have the new stack on it, they have access to two more valves to allow them to produce the entire flow from the well. now, youll recall that bp was actually compelled by admiral allen about two weeks ago, or about ten days ago, to go ahead with the cap. even though they kept saying that they were not ready. he wanted to get the cap on to g...

What weve got is the stak cap has been put in place before we finish building out the infrastructure to support the four platform production. were somewhat limited right now. but we have the cap in place and are finishing the infrastructure to take us to the 60,000 to 80,000 production capacity. >> joining us tonight, the former oil industry executive who now covers the industry at dailyhurricane doc. thanks for your time. do you elaborate on what admiral allen said about how those lines, those ...

More production lines to the two existing production lines out of the old blowout preventer. they used the old top kill lines to produce oil while that top hat was sitting on it. now that they have the new stack on it, they have access to two more valves to allow them to produce the entire flow from the well. now, youll recall that bp was actually compelled by admiral allen about two weeks ago, or about ten days ago, to go ahead with the cap. even though they kept saying that they were not ready...

And promptly extended the capping another day, which he did again today. he was asked why the surface collection cannot be done immediately and why bp is claiming that checking at the surface would first require several more days of oil flowing unchecked again into the gulf. >> if we were to hook up the q-4000 and the helix producer, that would produce a number of problems right away. number one, there would be extensive pressure in those lines over and above what they were used to handling when...

Passing post. from offending muslims to mangling the english language, tonight, now sarah palin compares herself to william shakespeare. all that and more now on "countdown." >> they could refudiate what it is. good evening from new york. im lawrence odonnell in for keith olbermann. the spill may be over but on this day, 91 of the crisis in the gulf leaking has begun. our number 5 story, admiral thad allen, the governments top official in the response effort said today, that the cap is leaking...

Lower keel line and choke line from the legacy blowout preventer and two coming from the keel and the choke line off the the stacking cap. what weve got is the stak cap has been put in place before we finish building out the infrastructure to support the four platform production. were somewhat limited right now. but we have the cap in place and are finishing the infrastructure to take us to the 60,000 to 80,000 production capacity. >> joining us tonight, the former oil industry executive who now...

Gun out to his head and his stolen boat hit sandbar bar. and he said i cant go back to jail, i cant go back to jail, but they talked him out of it. the last 30 minutes of his freedom as a fugitive apparently rife with panic. jenna: well watch him as he arrives to court and also his choice of shoes today. phil keating down in miami. jon: a bit of good news in a flash a new hope on day 85 of the gulf oil disaster. bp engineers and government scientists beginning crucial tests on a complex capping ...

Plug the well works. this time with a 150,000-pound cap. there is still an awful lot of oil shaoug into the gulf but that could soon change as undersea robots shut off three valves one by one and just maybe, hopefully choke off that leaking well. joining us from capitol hill, the louisiana congressman whose district of coastal parish bears the brunt of the spill in that state, how confident are you that they will be able to cap the leak. >> we need to cross our fingers like everybody does. we ha...

By part stan bates sis by a democratic basis who moved not to the center but to the right on welfare reform, on the budget act by putting spending restraints in place that were serious. jon: jerry, i can tell you both have more to say, we are going to have to leave it there, well get you guys back on another time to argue about this some more. thank you both. jenna: a mile beneath the surface of the gulf of mexico bp testing a newer and tighter cap on the gushing well. we could know if its worki...

To a new poll. we have brand-new numbers showing how the americans want the midterm elections to turn out in november. oil still gushing into the gulf of mexico right now. will this latest cap finally slow the flow? we have all the details next. [ woman ] alright, so this tylenol 8 hour lasts 8 hours.