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Gold/Mining/Energy : Big Dog's Boom Boom Room -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (131151)	5/3/2010 8:18:56 PM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206093

If the pressure changed across the BOP after the ram closed then flow volumes had to have been reduced at least a little. I like that the ram closed. It suggests the potential abrasion issues at the pipe kinks in the riser will no longer result in an uncontrollable blowout if the riser pipe fails. There is now a much stronger restriction down hole at the BOP. BP has a lot of things going on simultaneously now. They are trying to shut the shears, preparing to install another shutoff valve, preparing boxes to contain the oil, and drilling a relief well. If the weather holds then at least one of these should yield substantial results this week. Hopefully the shears activate first.