Oil spew is good for a lot of headlines.
Underneath the headlines was an interesting bit discussing an apparently ill-advised yet government-approved BP plan over objections of the rig operators to withdraw drilling fluids BEFORE CAPPING THE WELL and taking it out of service. The fingerpointing spotlighted that this shortcut, out-of-normal-order approach may well have been the proximate cause of the gas escape and explosion that started this whole goat rodeo.
Wait a minute... they said they WERE ABOUT TO CAP THE WELL and take it out of service before the accident. Why would BP want to cap a well that obviously produces a whole lotta oil? If anyone knows the reason, I'd love to see it in print.
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