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Date: 7/17/2010 6:30:30 AM

1. BP Says It Has Stopped Flow of Oil to Gulf -…

13 hours agoOil gushes from a valve atop the failed blowout preventer (BOP) at
the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico Source: BP Plc via
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-15/bp-begins-test-on-leaking-well-in-
gulf-of-mexico.html
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2. Guest Post: Is the Well Integrity Test Failing?

2010/07/15 ? Washington’s Blog [Videos embedded in my blog] Read this first,
for background. BP suspended the “top kill” operation for 16 hours – because,
according to numerous experts, it was creating more damage to the well bore –
without even telling t
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/07/guest-post-is-the-well-integrity-test-
failing.html
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3. An Update on BP's Efforts to stop the Gulf Oil Spill | Oil ...
A look at the cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. There are currently three oil
collecting vehicles and further oil recovery plans currently
http://oilprice.com/Environment/Oil-Spills/An-Update-on-BPs-Efforts-for-stop-the-
Gulf-Oil-Spill.html
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4. [PDF] Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Selected Issues for Congress

Jun 18, 2010 ... were used to attempt to activate the BOP after the blowout
occurred. ... Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill, hearing, 111th Cong., ...
http://www.google.com/url?
q=http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41262.pdf&sa=U&ei=CxBATP2vMMPvnQf5
0Mz1Dw&ved=0CAwQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNF5MuAtTn4Qt0t8pi-Ya1HCvEM3dA
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5. BP caps ruptured well, but more hurdles remain...

2010/07/16 USA Today
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l2984774373
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6. Is BP oil spill over?...

2010/07/16 Morris County Daily Record
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l2984379513
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7. Robert L. Cavnar: BP "Test" -- Gush, Baby, Gush as We Wait, Baby,

Wait...
2010/07/15 Huffington Post
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l2984011555
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8. Deepwater Horizon fire and oil spill news | Chron.com ...

 voices of the gulf. From South Padre Island to the Florida Keys, ... that, the BOP
and everything under the BOP, have had NO oil leaking (since, both, ...
http://www.chron.com/oilspill/
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9. BP oil spill threatens environmental catastrophe on US Gulf Coast

Gulf Oil Spill April 30 (NASA) ... The device that is supposed to block flow from
the well-the blowout preventer (BOP)-failed and is not responding to efforts to
force it shut.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/may2010/gulf-m03.shtml
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10. Oil Execs Face More Questions About Gulf Spill

Executives from BP, Transocean and Halliburton are back in the hot seat
Wednesday as a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee questions them
about the Gulf Coast oil spill. ... "Clearly, the BOP remains a critical piece of
equipment throughout all operatio
http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/93573274.html
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11. The Gulf Oil Spill and Efforts to Cap the Well | Center for
Q1: What is the status of BP's latest attempt to cap the Gulf oil well? ... Early
indications had appeared promising as the downhole pressure was being
lowered, but large volumes of the injected drill muds were also found to be
escaping through leaks in th
http://csis.org/publication/gulf-oil-spill-overview-current-efforts
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12. The technology behind the Gulf oil spill disaster | Homeland
The culprit on the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a device called
blowout preventer, or BOP; the Deepwater Horizon's BOP is a 450-ton set of
hydraulic rams that straddles the wellhead, just above the seabed;
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/technology-behind-gulf-oil-spill-
disaster
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13. Day 45: Gulf oil disaster updates - This Just In - CNN.com Blogs
Gulf oil disaster Get the latest updates and perspectives on the oil disaster that
is threatening the Gulf Coast ... - BP on Thursday night was positioning a cap
over the top of the blowout preventer, which may dramatically slow the oil
leak. Earlier Thurs
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/03/day-45-gulf-oil-disaster-updates/
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14. Oil Execs Face More Questions About Gulf Spill

... as a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee questions them about the
Gulf Coast oil ... The valve, known as a blowout preventer (BOP), is owned by
Transocean. "Clearly, the BOP ...
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/93573274.html
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15. US representative: Oil well's blowout preventer had leak | San

This April 22, 2010 photo provided Sunday, April 25 by the US Coast Guard
shows the arm of a robot submarine attempting to activate a shutoff device
known as a blowout preventer (BOP) to close off the flow of oil at the Deepwater
 Horizon well head. ... US
http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/rep-waxman-says-congressional-
investigation-shows-gulf-oil-wells-blowout-preventer-had-leak-93587714.html
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16. A Drop of Rain » Blog Archive » Summary of BP Gulf Oil Spill to

Questions and Answers about the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill ... It's not
easy to make guesses about the oil flow because the state of the well under the
BOP is not known but it's assumed to be damaged fairly badly, ... Q: What is the
real solution
http://adropofrain.net/2010/06/summary-of-bp-gulf-oil-spill-to-date/
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17. BP Gulf Oil Spill ROV UTM Distance Calculator | Alexander ...
Jun 13, 2010 ... A tool to calculate the distance of ROV's from the Gulf oil spill
BOP leak. ... On Gulf Seafloor; Leaks Where Also Caused By IXTOC Blowout ...
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2010/06/13/bp-gulf-oil-spill-rov-utm-distance-
calculator/
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18. BP takes blame for Gulf oil spill, report says - Houston Business
In Transocean's testimony the company said it did not think there was a design
flaw in the blowout preventer, but said it was reconfigured in 2005 at the
request of BP. As part of that reconfiguration, the lower shear ram - designed to
sever and seal the p
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/05/10/daily24.html
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19. Gulf Shores Oil Slick Info Links & Photos

Gulf Oil Spill Update, Saturday, June 5, 2010, 5:00 p.m. ... None of them were
aparentlyactivated, suggesting that the blowout was especially swift to escalate
at the surface. The flames were visible up to about 35 miles away. Not the glow
-the flames. The
http://www.gulf-shores-alabama.net/gulf-shores-oil-slick-info.html
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20. A Drop of Rain » Blog Archive » Video Footage of Deep Horizon Oil
As you can easily see, we're not talking about an oil spill here, this is a gushing
blowout, contained only because the pipe is crimped, and the blowout preventer
(BOP) at least partially blocked the flow. ... BP Gulf Oil Spill...
http://adropofrain.net/2010/05/video-footage-of-deep-horizon-oil-blowout/
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21. DailyTech - Gulf Oil Spill Likely to be Worst Spill in U.S. History,
The spill is the worst oil disaster in the gulf since the blowout and oil spill of the
Ixtoc I in 1979. It is estimated that within 50 days it will pass the worst oil spill
in U.S. history - the 11 million gallons that leaked from the grounded tanker
Exxon
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?
newsid=18273&commentid=568801&threshhold=1&red=2618
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22. Meanwhile, in the Gulf of Mexico... The disaster continues - The

Robots succeed, cut well pipe; oil gushes into Gulf ... Tags: Oil spill, oil drilling,
Gulf of Mexico, BP, Blowout Preventer, BOP, environmental protection, Lower
 Marine Riser Package, Top Kill, Riser...
http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/06/02/meanwhile-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/
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23. Achenblog - Oil well top kill: Mud beating oil

Obama will hold a news conference today to discuss the gulf oil spill and
announce cancelations of some offshore drilling permits. ... To just stop the oil,
you need to pump the mud at at least the pressure in the BOP. To force the oil
back down the riser

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/achenblog/2010/05/oil_well_top_kill_mud_bea
ting.html
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24. Major Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico

OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION . EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVISION
Other Significant Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico While there have been many oil
spills in the Gulf of Mexico in past decades, Though the blowout preventer (BOP,
valve designed to seal off a
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/38250943/Major-Oil-Spills-in-the-Gulf-of-Mexico
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25. Gulf of Mexico Oil Blowout: Troubling Regulatory History |

TheLedger ...
[ GULF OF MEXICO OIL BLOWOUT ] Gulf of Mexico Oil Blowout: Troubling
Regulatory History ... control device that sends a signal through the water to
activate the BOP.
http://www.theledger.com/article/20100508/EDIT01/5085001/1036?Title=Gulf-
of-Mexico-Oil-Blowout-Troubling-Regulatory-History
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26. Interior: Blowout Preventers on BP's Relief Wells Also Had ...
Buried in a memo about the drilling moratorium was a reminder of risks that go
beyond BP's ruptured well in the Gulf.
http://www.propublica.org/blog/item/interior-blowout-preventers-on-bps-relief-
wells-also-had-problems
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27. Oil blowout device maker has $500 million in liability ...
May 3, 2010 ... Related topics: blowout preventer, Cameron International,
liability insurance, oil spill, oil spill gulf of mexico 2010 ...
http://blog.al.com/live/2010/05/oil_blowout_device_maker_has_5.html
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28. Blowout Preventer News From AOL News

osha bop location on drill pipe · oil well blowout preventer ... BP Gulf Oil Spill
Disaster Cam 07-06-2010 10:47A Day 78 ROV Blowout Preventer Inspection ...
http://www.aolnews.com/tag/blowout-preventer/
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29. Political patience wanes as Gulf oil spill grows | Washington

Examiner ...
Political patience wanes as Gulf oil spill ... key safety system, known as the
blowout preventer, used in BP's oil-drilling rig in the Gulf had ... had been told
that one of the BOP's ram ...
 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/congress-calls-drilling-execs-to-
account-for-cascade-of-failures-behind-gulf-oil-spill-93560249.html
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30. BP Gulf Oil Spill Disaster Cam - Day 78 - ROV Monitors BOP ...
BP Gulf Oil Spill Disaster Cam - Day 78 - ROV Monitors BOP Sub-sea Flex Joint ...
can see the sub-sea flex joint on the top of the blowout preventer stack. ...
http://video.mining.com/videos/2563c0/bp_gulf_oil_spill_disaster_cam_-
_day_78_-_rov_monitors_bop_sub-sea_flex_joint.aspx
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31. Army Of Undersea Robots At Work On Gulf Oil Spill : NPR

Army Of Undersea Robots At Work On Gulf Oil Spill ... attempting to activate a
shutoff device known as a blowout preventer (BOP) to close off the flow of oil at
the ...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128092700
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32. Day 64 Gulf Oil Crisis: Mr. President What Is the Back up ...
Jun 21, 2010 ... It is day 64 in the Gulf Oil Disaster and the oil continues to flow
into .... The “BOP” or “blow out protector” on the Gulf floor may have ...
http://mcauleysworld.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/day-63-gulf-oil-crisis-mr-
president-what-is-the-back-up-plan-is-there-a-back-up-plan/
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33. OT EE Lessons from the Gulf oil spill | Comp.DSP | DSPRelated.com

... almost every > > problem including the cementing failure, blowout and BOP
failure. .... I suspect the oil industry, at least in the gulf, may be forced into
some ... Once the blow-out is underway, all bets are off. ...
http://www.dsprelated.com/showmessage/127684/3.php
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34. The Gulf Oil Spill: A Crisis The White House Can't Yet Answer ...
May 24, 2010 ... Obama's response to the Gulf oil spill is no better or no worse
than Bush's ..... Down near the seabed is the blowout preventer, or BOP. ...
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/05/24/the-gulf-oil-spill-a-crises-the-
white-house-cant-yet-answer/
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35. Pipe leak delays Gulf oil shut-off - Worldnews.com

Jul 15, 2010 ... The BP oil spill & resulting gulf oil slick stem from a leak on top of
the Blowout Preventer (BOP). The cut riser pipe is leaking 10's of ...
http://article.wn.com/view/2010/07/15/Pipe_leak_delays_Gulf_oil_shutoff_m/
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36. bop protector proven by bp thunderhorse 5-09.avi Mako Rentals ...

May 30, 2010 ... BP Gulf Oil Spill Disaster Cam 06-19-2010 02:05P ROV Blowout
· BP ... the bop must be closed like what happened on the DEEPWATER
HORIZON. ...
http://videos.wittysparks.com/id/29927011
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37. BP's Relief Wells Had Blowout Preventer Problems Just Like ...
Oil has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for almost 90 days because, in
part, the well's blowout preventer didn't work. And as it turns out, the
 blowout ...

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/bps_relief_wells_had_blo
wout_preventer_problems_to.php
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38. Gulf Oil Spill Caused By Blowout Preventer Failure | Clipmarks

May 12, 2010 ... Gulf Oil Spill Caused By Blowout Preventer Failure ... The valves
on a BOP are controlled by hydraulic pressure, or high pressure fluid and ...
http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/2A4CFFA0-A837-49A4-83EE-530E0C50A6A5/
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39. NRGC – Gulf Oil Spill Solution – Help Stop the BP Oil Leak – ...
Jun 21, 2010 ... The BP oil spill & resulting gulf oil slick stem from a leak on top
of the Blowout Preventer (BOP). The cut riser pipe is leaking 10's of ...
http://www.oilspillingulfofmexico.com/nrgc-gulf-oil-spill-solution-help-stop-the-
bp-oil-leak-flaws-with-lmrp-cap/
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40. Guatemala News | Gulf Oil Spill: America's Chernobyl | ...

Jun 6, 2010 ... In addition Steiner reveals the blowout preventer (BOP) was not
built as designed ... Alejandro Nadal, “Gulf Oil Spill: America's Chernobyl” ...
http://m.nko.org/environment/guatemala-news-gulf-oil-spill-americas-chernobyl/
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41. Robert Scheer: Verify, Baby, Verify! - Robert Scheer's Columns ...
May 12, 2010 ... In the case of the Gulf oil spill, verification was the ..... remote
actuated BOP equipment that could have shut this blowout down from a ...
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/verify_baby_verify_20100512/
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42. [PDF]Tech Talk: Revisiting Oil Well Pressures and Blowout ...
May 2, 2010 ... Preventers after BP's Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill .... This is the Blow-
out Preventer (BOP), which is essentially a ram that very rapidly shuts ...
http://www.iseof.org/pdf/theoildrum_6421.pdf
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43. Bp Gulf Oil Spill Disaster Cam 06232010 0119p Day

Jun 23, 2010... pipe where it has folded at the top of the BOP (blowout
preventer). ... The ROV eventually goes down to the bottom below the BOP
stack and you .... Keywords : ufo nuclear waste being sprayed into the gulf oil
spill BP ...
http://www.lanclip.com/watch-hNVw6Upe_S0/bp-gulf-oil-spill-disaster-cam-
06232010-0119p-day-.html
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44. Pdf Bop Blow Out Preventer .pdf Download

May 27, 2010 ... Positioned Rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Purpose. Subsea BOP
stacks ... THE BLOWOUT. PREVENTER FAILS. Oil is 18000 feet below the sea
floor ...
http://www.pdfph.com/pdf/pdf-bop-blow-out-preventer/
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45. A Penny For Your Thoughts: Gulf Oil Spill Findings

May 26, 2010 ... Gulf Oil Spill Findings. For anyone interested here are the
 findings on ... The BP wellhead had been fitted with a blowout preventer
(BOP), ...
http://robertraybishop-apennyforyourthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/05/gulf-oil-
spill-findings.html
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46. Asian Energy: US Gulf Oil Spill Insights from a Retired ...
May 10, 2010 ... There is every indication that the Blowout Preventer (BOP) was
activated and at ..... Gulf oil spill: BP has a long record of legal, eth. ...
http://asianenergy.blogspot.com/2010/05/us-gulf-oil-spill-insights-from-
retired.html
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47. Bit Tooth Energy: The Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster
May 1, 2010 ... This is the Blow-out Preventer(BOP), which is essentially a ram
that very rapidly ..... The Gulf Oil Spill and oil collection - a Bloggers. ...
http://bittooth.blogspot.com/2010/05/gulf-of-mexico-oil-rig-disaster.html
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48. Democratic Blog of Collin County - News: Deepwater Horizon ...

May 6, 2010 ... "Floating drilling rig downtime due to poor BOP (blowout
preventer) reliability is a .... does Gulf oil spill have in common with Katrina? ...
http://collindemsnews.blogspot.com/2010/05/deepwater-horizon-blowout-true-
story.html
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49. Gulf Oil Blowout Preventer Specifications .pdf Download

The largest oil spill in North America occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. The 200- ...
Though the blowout preventer (BOP, valve designed to seal ...
http://www.pdfph.com/pdf/gulf-oil-blowout-preventer-specifications/
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50. Is BP Oil leak unstoppable? BOP tilting | Madam Miaow says ...
Jun 17, 2010 ... We need to prepare for the possibility of this blow out sending
more oil into the gulf per week then what we already have now, because that ...
http://madammiaow.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-bp-oil-leak-unstoppable-bop-
tilting.html
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51. Moral Philosophy and Current Events: It's Unstoppable: Oil ...
The well casing itself is attached to the BOP. And - as discussed below - the BOP
is very heavy. So if the BOP fell over, .... BP cut corners in days before oil well
blowout in . ... Abiotic oil: Gulf Oil Spill 'Could Go Years' If N.. ...
http://moralphilosophyofcurrentevents.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-unstoppable-
oil-well-blowout-may.html
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52. Post-Gazette.com - Environment

Oil gushes from a valve atop the failed blowout preventer (BOP) at ... installed a
new cap on its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well Monday and started ...
http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/environment.asp
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53. Re: Squeeze / pinch the oil-pipe closed (why didn't they ...
Jun 4, 2010 ... was not blown away by the well blowout. A BOP is designed to
 first clamp ... (uk .comp.homebuilt); Re: OT: Gulf oil leak and ROVs ...
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.autos.makers.chrysler/2010-
06/msg00008.html
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54. YouTube Blog: Watch the Gulf oil spill live on YouTube and ...
May 26, 2010 ... Since the BP oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, ...
Explosvie Forming Jammer - The quickest solution to any blowout ... Can jam
into either the BOP or jam into the Wellbore it self(Stretching the casing . ...
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/05/watch-gulf-oil-spill-live-on-
youtube.html
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55. ZinOwl: Energy: Oil; Gulf Oil Spill Update (11Jul10)

Jul 11, 2010 ... The hope is to have the capping BOP operational in 3-4 days. If
all goes to plan , ... Energy: Oil; Gulf Well Cap Removed and Oil Gushes. ...
http://zinowl.blogspot.com/2010/07/energy-oil-gulf-oil-spill-update.html
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56. Tech Talk: Revisiting Oil Well Pressures and Blowout ...
May 4, 2010 ... Oil rig blowout in Turkmenistan (Energy Industry Photos) ... This
is the Blow- out Preventer (BOP), which is essentially a ram that very ...
http://www.bearmarketinvestments.com/tech-talk-revisiting-oil-well-pressures-
and-blowout-preventers-after-bps-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill
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57. BP says oil well test to proceed - Business - News all over ...
Preparations for a key pressure test of the blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well are
under way following a 24-hour delay, BP says.
http://www.globenews24.com/EN/news,bp-says-oil-well-test-to-proceed
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58. BP prepares to test new cap

Workers onboard the Transocean Discoverer Inspiration deploy the 3 Ram
Capping Stack to the Deepwater Horizon BOP (blowout preventer) in the Gulf of
Mexico. ...
http://www.canada.com/news/story.html?id=3271252
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59. BP prepares to test new cap

Workers onboard the Transocean Discoverer Inspiration deploy the 3 Ram
Capping Stack to the Deepwater Horizon BOP (blowout preventer) in the Gulf of
Mexico. ...

http://www.theprovince.com/technology/science/prepares+test/3271252/story.h
tml
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60. BP delays pressure test on well - Americas - News all over ...
Engineers have now bolted a new capping stack onto the blowout preventer
(BOP) ... under these conditions, and its efficiency and ability to contain the oil
and gas cannot ...
http://www.globenews24.com/EN/news,bp-delays-pressure-test-on-well1
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61. Weegh - News, photos, topics, and quotes
The latest news on Weegh, from thousands of sources worldwide. High-quality
photos, articles, blog posts, ... a blowout preventer (BOP) to close off the flow of
oil Full Article ...
http://www.daylife.com/search?q=Weegh
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62. BP's Well May Leak for 55 Years or More Into the Gulf of ...
In the document, BP stated: "If BOP and wellhead are removed and if we have ...
oil well spewing in the Gulf of Mexico could contain as much as 1 billion barrels
of oil ...
http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/bps-well-may-leak-55-years-or-more-
gulf-mexico
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63. BP prepares for key oil-well test - Gorila.hr

BP says it will start to test its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico as soon as a
new rupture on the cap has been fixed.
http://www.gorila.hr/go/bp-prepares-for-key-oil-well-test_bbc_co_uk
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64. BP's new cap set for testing - Times LIVE

The federal government's point man for the Gulf oil spill says officials hope to
do a key test soon that ... the Deepwater Horizon BOP (blowout preventer) in
the Gulf of Mexico. ...
http://www.timeslive.co.za/business/article546195.ece/BPs-new-cap-set-for-
testing
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65. American Thinker Blog: Progress made on Deepwater Horizon

There is a nice explanation of the process of interconnecting the relief well to
the existing well on The Oil Drum. Capping Stack Blowout Preventer (BOP) ...

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/07/progress_made_on_deepwater_h
or.html
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66. Is BP oil spill over? | dailyrecord.com | Daily Record

Engineers with oil giant BP closed valves on their new 150,000-pound cap atop
the ... blowout preventer (BOP), a stack of valves and shears designed to shut
down oil flow ...
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100715/UPDATES01/307150024/Is-BP-oil-
spill-over-
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67. Delicate work unfolds a mile beneath Gulf

... as a blowout preventer (BOP) to close off the flow of oil at the ... the
disastrous oil leak a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico, relying on a series of
highly technical - and in ...
http://www.gazettetimes.com/article_15c6d9b2-57d2-11df-8167-
001cc4c03286.html
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