They’re pumping!
From BP site:
BP started the “top kill” operations today to stop the flow of oil from the MC252 well in the Gulf of Mexico.
The procedure is intended to stem the flow of oil and gas and ultimately kill the well by injecting heavy drilling fluids through the blow out preventer on the seabed, down into the well.
Pumping started at 19.00 (UK) and 13.00 (CDT) and continues.
I just saw this, have no idea if it’s blustering or the truth.
Check out the pictures and the links in this thread. There is 24/7 discussion here too:
ok GLP people here we go, i have to tell you the bad news i just got from a BP friend of mine over the phone.
They lost the oil pipe approximately 400 feet bellow the seafloor, it came apart from the connections (couplings) that connects the pipes together, now the oil is leaking from the corroding pipes, the extreme (sand blasting) pressure bypassing the well’s walls creating huge tunnel size wells way below the seabed.
The damaged underground well is out of reach to be repaired and now they hope with reduced pressure it will be easier to plug the pipe on the top section so it looks fixed.
This is a major problem right now for BP, he told me they must cover up the event and keep it a secret.
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1073773/pg153