OGPSS - The Oil that lies Offshore California

Last week I covered some of the early history of the development of the oil industry in California , and briefly mentioned the difficulties ...

The BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Commission

Courtesy of MoonofA , I am able to tell you that this past weekend the final act in the closing of the Deepwater Horizon well was the placin...

Deepwater Oil Spill - closing the well and the series

The operations to seal the Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf have now succeeded in putting cement plugs into the well that have effectivel...

Deepwater Oil Spill - nearing intersection, hurricanes, the TWIP and gold

Progress on the Deepwater Horizon well is going well enough that the Admiral considers it likely that the remaining work (other than plug a...

Deepwater Oil Spill - approaching the well, and the birth of Hope

With very little change since yesterday in the situation in the Gulf, it may be time to start spreading these reviews out a little more, of ...

Deepwater Oil Spill - the relief well restarts, and miners watch TV

Admiral Allen issued a statement today, in regard to the situation at the Deepwater Horizon well: After extensive consultation between BP ...

Deepwater Oil Spill - locking the hanger and relief well role

A short time ago I wrote about the concerns with the casing hanger in the Deepwater Horizon well, and the risk that it might lift and allow ...

Deepwater Oil Spill - evidence of erosion

There was, apparently, no briefing today on the Deepwater Oil Spill. However RockyPaloma has put up a number of videos on Youtube showing a...

Deepwater Oil Spill - a slight change in plan

I have not had a chance to read the BP report on the Deepwater Horizon disaster yet, and due to a couple of other activities (I returned to...

Deepwater Oil Spill - what will the relief well find?

With Labor Day weekend, and the recovery of the blowout preventer from the Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico, the remaining parts...

Deepwater Oil Spill - BOP on board

First it was hoisted to the surface Note the actual size of the Deepwater Horizon Blowout Preventer as it is held just above the support fra...

Deepwater Oil Spill - changeover completed.

Well, in one day the progress on the Deepwater Horizon moved significantly further towards the end. First the capping stack was removed fro...

Deepwater Oil Spill - stack off, but another incident

Once again I am indebted to MoonofA , who is giving a more detailed hour by hour report, of some of the incidents that I miss. Fairly rapid...

Deepwater Oil Spill - preparing to move

The annotations to the ROV feeds from BP are becoming a little more descriptive, particularly with those related to the Q4000, which will b...

Deepwater Oil Spill - another weather pause

The weather is currently holding up the proceedings at the Deepwater Horizon well site. The seas are some six to eight feet, which is appar...