[thackney]

Do you realize without the box in the way, earlier this week they inserted a tool into the riser and are now pulling 5,000 BPD directly to a ship instead of letting spill into the ocean?

The box didn't contain the pressure and the oil would just continue to leak out. It was a failed attempted. It was worth trying; it has worked at lower depth but the pressure/temperature combination formed methane hydrates and would not allow the oil to flow up through their new riser.

[vigilante2]

methane hydrates and would not allow the oil to flow up through their new riser.

Then maybe they should have taken some methane hydrates and stuffed them into the well head to stop the leak