05-30-2010, 01:11 AM
The same techniques being used now by BP were used at the Ixtoc leak in 1979. That one was in 200 feet of water and the only thing that worked was drilling relief wells which took months to do.
So it is '70's tech not 60's tech that BP is using today but it doesn't make much difference.
They have space-age capability for drilling in deep water, but the emergency plans are pretty much last millennium.
So it is '70's tech not 60's tech that BP is using today but it doesn't make much difference.
They have space-age capability for drilling in deep water, but the emergency plans are pretty much last millennium.