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  • Video Shows Federal Officials Knew Quickly of Potential for Massive Oil Flow in Gulf Spill

    06/14/2010 6:46:10 PM PDT · by unspun · 78 replies · 3,064+ views
    AL.com / Birmingham Press-Register ^ | 5/1/2010 - Yes, MAY 1st | Ben Raines
    A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration video, shot as officials coordinated response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, shows that federal officials almost immediately worried that the oil well could leak up to 110,000 barrels per day, or 4.6 million gallons. The video appears on a federal Web site. It was filmed in Seattle, at NOAA's Western Regional Center, as scientists and federal officials in Seattle, Houston and New Orleans engaged in telephone conferences, according to a companion document on the Web site. View full size (NOAA video still)Federal officials discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil spill soon after the...