It’s all Bush’s fault.
This particular well was snake bitten from the beginning. As you pointed out the permit was taken back in 09. Drilling began Oct. 09 with another drilling platform which was damaged by a hurricane in the gulf. That platform had to be removed for repairs.
Deepwater Horizon finished another major deep find for BP in late 09 [Tiber] and they moved that platform in to drill this [Macondo] well. Once started in Jan. 10 they were down about 13,000 ft had a problem down how with some tool, had to cement it in, come back up hole and start again at a slant. That attempt finally got the the reservior they were drilling far and then the other problems began culminating in the blowout/spill.
If this new timeline is correct, it certainly puts Obama’s announcement to open up drilling in a new (and much more sinister) light.
He probably thought he’d win the undying loyalty of the Drill, Baby, Drill crowd and that they’d stick with him even after he “reluctantly” had to reverse his decision in face of the “unacceptable” risks that he expected to be revealed once the almost-certain gusher at Deepwater began. Apparently he failed to consider that the DBD crowd would be appalled at his unnecessary 6 month moratorium on deep water drilling and that they’d be equally appalled at his inept handling of the entire situation. If his thinking really ran along the lines suggested above, it would be a classic example of being too clever by half.
April 20, 2010 – TRANSOCEAN DEEPWATER HORIZON explodes, killing 11
I'm starting to wonder if the O admin was rushing for this well to get oil up in time for O's big offshore drilling expansion speech.
In order for this to happen in a timely manner, shortcuts have to been taken.
But then, it led to a disaster beyond anyones control, and the O can't handle it.
That must explain his lack of responsiveness to this disaster.
Sorry, O, things never work out as planned when you rush it.
April 22, 2010
40th anniversary of Earth Day.
Seems to me this all completely into obamma’s lap! Completely! The timeline shows that Bush had nothing to do with this. None!
April 6, 2009 – Obama Administration issues permit for Macondo well
Gee, it took less than half the time to approve that permit than it took to grant Gov. Jindal permission to protect his own shoreline with sand barriers.