BP hopes to contain the spill from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico within 24 hours, its chief operating officer, Doug Suttles, has said.
An operation using undersea robots to cut off the fractured pipe and seal it with a cap was launched on Tuesday.
It comes as US President Barack Obama threatened legal action against those responsible for the leak.
Mr Suttles said: "If everything goes well, within the next 24 hours we could have this contained."
But, striking a note of caution, he stressed that success was not guaranteed and urged people to "remember this is being done in 5,000 feet of water, and very small issues take a long time to fix".
The oil giant's shares fell sharply on Tuesday after the failure of its previous efforts to "top kill" the leak by pumping mud into the well.
Legal action is being taken against BP, and rightfully so. They have failed in their attempts at clearing up the oil and it is so far damaging wildlife, natural beauty and lives.
One thing that is overlooked. The Gulf of Mexico is the source of the Gulf stream The oil is not going to remain in US territorial waters for long it will flow out with the Gulf stream. Here is a map of the Gulf Stream and how the water heated in the Gull of Mexico flows.
Notice that the water from the Gulf of Mexico in the Gulf Current is the same Western Current the flows along the western coast of Africa.
Add to this the massive oil plumes that so far BP is denying the existence of:
This may prove to be the worse danger when it begins washing up on the shores of West Africa
Sadly this like most disasters will eventually hurt most the people who can least afford it.
Once again greed will hit the innocent the hardest. This Insha Allaah will be the wake up call that the world has to cease dependency on petroleum.
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i never meant the impact on wildlife was insignificant, i meant the impcat of humans around the world.
whats done is done, im not saying lets go out of our way to harm the animals.
these animals are dying in the way of Allah swt. if i could help them i would. but one letter of complaint is not making a difference, hence it is fruitless to feel too sorry.
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format_quote Originally Posted by tango92
^you guys have it wrong, at the end of the day anyhow america looses this oil is a great repayment for the people they killed to steal it.
and i dont see how the entire world will be affected by it. sure its ruined the lvies of locals and maybe a few people living on the bordering states but your the people funding the wars and
electing the governments that stole this oil. still the animals dont need to suffer, but i hope their deaths has caused you hypocrites some pain aswell.
This is pure stupidity of the highest calibre. You're contradicting yourself and veering waaaay off topic
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format_quote Originally Posted by Supreme
May I ask brother, which people did America kill to obtain the oil in the Gulf of Mexico? And how is it 'stealing'- the Gulf of Mexico is surely America's own backyard?
the people of iraq. even if its not that same oil. they would loose profit overall hence accounting for the oil stole in iraq, if that makes sense.
the real loosers of money is the american government here.
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format_quote Originally Posted by tango92
please point out my stupidity
Did you even read my post? You're contradicting yourself left right and centre. I posted two verses of the Quran which state the total opposite of what you say and you're still set in your ways. Shocking
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format_quote Originally Posted by Troubled Soul
Did you even read my post? You're contradicting yourself left right and centre. I posted two verses of the Quran which state the total opposite of what you say and you're still set in your ways. Shocking
read my replies. and for once when muslims get some good news lets not rain on the parade.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Dagless
The American government will gain money if anything. They can fine BP for every barrel of oil leaked.
the american government money is the money of the amrican economy. the economy is going to see a hit in the long term.
format_quote Originally Posted by Troubled Soul
You call this good news? Lets leave it as that, Its a good job the overwhelming majority care about the earth
InshAllah, this oil leak which is inflicting damage to the environment/wildlife and peoples livelihoods will be stopped as soon as possible
its a good thing Allah is in charge and not you. there are always gonna be casualties with every victory, i say the loss of animal life is acceptable. not encouraged however.
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If I remember it correctly, there are also a couple of Qur'an ayahs about NOT to do destruction on the face of the earth. Basically the verses are command to protect the environment.
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format_quote Originally Posted by tango92
maybe not for terrorists like you, but certainly for muslims.
Use my brain? If you've made an assertion without an ounce of proof or evidence, using my brain would actually involve questioning that assertion, which is exactly what I'm doing.
This isn't good news for anyone, and stop using foolish words like 'terrorist' about people on the internet- just because I do not subscribe to your inane theories and thoughts on how such a catastrophic envorinmental disaster actually is a good thing, it does not make me a terrorist.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Dagless
Ok I agree that might be the case but it will be the little people who suffer.
you mean the people who support the terrorist government.
format_quote Originally Posted by Troubled Soul
You are going against what Islam teaches. Loss of life whether it be an animal is not acceptable. To not care is disgusting
ouch, im a muslim brother here. harsh words. there will always be environmental damage and loss of animal life whatever humans do. building houses or even walking down the street your bound to step on an ant or two. ok the situations might not compare, but the idea is the same. im not condoning environmental damage, but you have to realise this is a war between us and the non muslims, there will be casualties with every battle.
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format_quote Originally Posted by tango92
ouch, im a muslim brother here. harsh words. there will always be environmental damage and loss of animal life whatever humans do. building houses or even walking down the street your bound to step on an ant or two. ok the situations might not compare, but the idea is the same. im not condoning environmental damage, but you have to realise this is a war between us and the non muslims, there will be casualties with every battle.
lol whats happened isnt a 'war', this is an environmental disaster. You're getting the wrong end of the stick here. Lets leave it as that
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