If for no other reason than to get more oil to sell — that’s the point of drilling in the first place.
I think we are missing the big picture here. The Obama administration ordered BP to open the valves and pollute the gulf for 3 days so they can measure the flow for liability reasons.
BP resisted so this anonymous story by Thad Allen is to justify reopening the pollution. Note he will not give any info about the supposed seeping,
This is a maJor scandal in the making.
Yes, get the pressure down by removing the oil. BP needs all it can get to pay off claims, and start paying dividends again to the the millions of small, retired stockholders who need to supplement their Social Security, like me.