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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (405727)	5/26/2010 6:59:44 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

They are showing different leaks from time to time. The one we need to see is the riser laying on the sea floor.

To: Terry Maloney who wrote (405727)	5/26/2010 7:04:39 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

4pm: So what is actually going down there? Looking at the BP live feed, most of the shots are of the blow out preventer's valves, in particular the so-called "kill valve" and choke valve. In normal operations the value would have a tube or line attached to the oil rig at the surface, but of course since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded last month they aren't. According to experts being interviewed on cable news, lines have been added to the valves - and in some shots tubes can been seen with the markings "kill" and "BOP" (for blow out preventer) and arrows. These are presumably now pumping heavy mud into the valves right now. How we will know if the top kill is working? The oil leak at the riser at the top of the damaged blow out preventer will start to change colour once the mud has been pumped down to a sufficient depth, from its current dark gray or black to a light gray, signifying that mud and not oil is leaking out. guardian.co.uk

To: Terry Maloney who wrote (405727)	5/26/2010 7:12:59 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

I think the current view is the top of the BOP where the riser is bent over and has some small leaks. The scene changes every now and again, probably when they are pumping mud. The earlier view was the broken end of the riser, some distance away. That is a much larger leak. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It must be difficult doing this job with half the world watching, and a pi**ed off president beathing down your neck. guardian.co.uk they are also sending in the nuclear scientists. telegraph.co.uk