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BP and MMS Secretly Rehearse Deep Water Oil Spill in 2000 in Norway

Paul — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:12:56 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfv34nyAWO0

This video exposes a confidential report on a secret experiment called “DEEP SPILL” carried out by the US government and a group of oil companies including BP in the year 2000. One of the conclusions was that the most toxic part of the oil would be caught in the water unable to be recovered. Was it a surprise that most of the oil from the BP well stayed in the Gulf of Mexico, at depth, in clouds of small particles? It may have been to us but it shouldn’t have been to BP or MMS (the government agency whose job it is to regulate deep water drilling). It also should have come as no surprise to NOAA (the government agency that regulates anything in the sea around the U.S.) All of those institutions did deny the first reports of the clouds when they were found by the Pelican research vessel and the University of Missisippi’s Dr. Ray Highsmith and his crew. But they must have known because MMS and the oil companies paid for, and conducted an experiment off the coast of Norway in 2000 to see what would happen in a deepwater oil well blowout. Remember all that “this is a new problem” you heard on television? Well the study showed that the oil would not all rise to the surface to be collected but would tend to form cloud layers of neutrally buoyant particles that might be the most toxic part of the oil.

Here’s a direct quote from the report:

“This is important information, because the water-soluble compounds are generally the most toxic ones when exposed to marine biota. The results from these measurements show that the rising of the oil through the water column represents a kind of a “stripping” process of some of the most toxic compounds in the oil. The end result is therefore that a portion of the most toxic compounds is left in the water column.”

here is the whole final report
DEEP SPILL FINAL REPORT

Where’s the Oil? UNC Scientists Demonstrate BP Oil Spill Fluid Dynamics

Paul — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:46:14 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IBsVMxaJek

One of the interesting things we learned in the fluids lab at UNC was that the oil coming out of the BP Macando well was probably coming out at between 100 and 300 degrees F meeting water that was just above freezing. that alone combined with its great velocity would be enough to cause it to entrain sea water and become neutrally or negatively buoyant and form cloud layers. The professors told us that the smaller the droplets of oil the longer they will persist in the ocean in stratified layers. BTW -- The oil was hot because it was coming from so far deep in the earth. Great thanks to UNC Chapel Hill and Professor Roberto Camassa and Professor Rich McLaughlin.

Where is the Oil Going? More BP Oil Spill Scientific Analysis at UNC

Paul — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:40:26 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEyn5H3Kza4

Here is some more technical information on how the BP oil is flavoring the Gulf of Mexico in layers like a sludgy wet cake.

Florida Mad at Louisiana for Allowing Offshore Drilling – Interview with ABC Media Correspondent

Paul — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:17:19 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtLgf61H5n4

Interview with Laurie Bernstein of the TV station WEAR, an ABC affiliate. She explains how pissed off Florida residents are that Louisiana allowed deepwater offshore drilling, resulting in the BP deepwater horizon oil spill.

Interview with Ex-Oil Industry Manager on Water Safety after BP Oil Spill

Paul — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:51:50 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHrbiJnrTGA

Baldwin County, AL -- The beaches were open in Alabama’s Gulf Shores. they looked clean but the locals avoided the water. The beaches were not as crowded as they normally would be that time of year and this gentleman who had worked as a manager in the oil industry gave some insight into the local take on the safety of the water on that day, and the job done by the national television press in their coverage.

Paid News – BP Oil Spill Coverage Produced by Louisiana Oil & Gas Association

Paul — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:28:06 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERxMwNv6Vxc

LAFAYETTE, LA - As you may already know some of the news you see on television is actually produced by the companies that are part of the news story. All the major news networks CNN, MSNBC, and FOX were sponsored by BP during their coverage of the contamination of the Gulf. BP is of course a large company but smaller companies often cooperate by forming an association to promote their causes and handle public relations. One of those associations is the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association or LOGA. LOGA produces it’s own news and that news finds it’s way onto the major networks. In that way, LOGA is able to promote their industry and point of view.

Post-BP Oil Spill Rally at the Cajun Dome in Louisiana – Is the Seafood Really Safe to Eat?

Paul — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:54:20 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKSOr3D6WGU

Is the seafood safe to eat after the biggest oil contamination in US history has been mixed into the Gulf of Mexico and is now invisible to the naked eye. Would you serve it to your children? What about at a rally against the temporary ban on new Deepwater Drilling at the Cajundome in the heart of Cajun Lafayette Louisiana where traditional Cajun cuisine usually is pungent with the flavor of seafood and fishing is part of the state motto.

Dispersants Before Deepwater – Interview with Airport Director

Paul — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:39:30 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1abtIV5YNfc

HOUMA, LA -- Houma is home to the airport that BP uses for sending out aircraft that spray dispersants on top of the water. After the gusher in the Gulf BP used dispersant at the well-head down near the sea floor in a place they named the Macondo Prospect. You might think spraying dispersants that are toxic chemicals would be something not done before the deepwater disaster. In fact “spilling oil” is a very common thing here in Louisiana and dispersants are used frequently to mix the oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Mixing crude oil into the seawater has the effect of making it pretty much invisible. Here in Houma the airport has a contractor who has three aircraft that are used regularly to spray dispersants into the Gulf. Two of the dispersants widely reported to be used are called COREXIT 9500 and COREXIT 9527. After some prodding the formulae for COREXIT was made public and is now on the EPA web site. But all the ingredients are not listed. Some of the most important ingredients from a health standpoint are just listed generically, like secret herbs and spices. And they kind of are since they are sprayed on seafood all the tim

Pensacola Press Conference

Paul — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:52:12 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUaDfPkGXwQ

The beaches in Pensacola were very clean — no smell- no tar — no oil. But where is the oil? a lot of it has been mixed into the Gulf of Mexico along with dispersant and that may not be a something you would want to be immersed in. The coast guard has done an incredible job of keeping the beaches in Pensacola looking good, The beach looks beautiful and the water smells great but some water may be clean and other water may not. You can’t draw a line in water. once the crude is mixed in, is it visible? i will follow up to find out what is in the water — where is the bulk of the crude, and where will the toxic chemicals end up. in our food, our bodies?

Pensacola, FL – Interview with CDC Scientist on BP Oil Spill Contamination

Paul — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:24:08 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUaDfPkGXwQ

The beaches in Pensacola were very clean — no smell- no tar — no oil. But where is the oil? A lot of it has been mixed into the Gulf of Mexico along with dispersant and that may not be a something you would want to be immersed in. The coast guard has done an incredible job of keeping the beaches in Pensacola looking good, The beach looks beautiful and the water smells great but some water may be clean and other water may not. You can’t draw a line in water. once the crude is mixed in, is it visible? i will follow up to find out what is in the water — where is the bulk of the crude, and where will the toxic chemicals end up. in our food, our bodies?