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Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Is Five Times Worse Than Originally Believed
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to expand, and government officials are now saying the ruptured well may be spewing five times more crude than was originally estimated. Since strategies to stop the leak failed, the Coast Guard ended up having a news conference on Wednesday night. Reporters were told by Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revised its last estimate of the leak from 1,000 barrels a day to 5,000. Cleanup crews working on the oil spill are experimenting with burning the oil slick. Weather reports indicate the oil spill could reach the gulf coast of Louisiana by Friday night. As the crisis escalates, Landry said the U.S. military could be called in to assist, which will cost a lot of cash today.
Accelerating oil spill of the Gulf coast
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has spread since April 20 when a drilling rig that was leased by BP exploded and sank about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, leaving 11 workers missing and presumed dead. It was originally thought the oil was issuing from two leaks in the riser, a 5,000-foot-long pipe leading from the rig to the wellhead on the ocean floor. Chief operating officer for exploration and production for BP, Doug Suttles, said, according to the The New York Times, that a new leak had been discovered. A leading edge of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which had been stretching about 100 miles across has now advanced to 16 miles offshore Wednesday, closing in on the Mississippi River Delta.
The oil spill on the Gulf coast estimates
To estimate what is spilling out of the leaks in the riser, scientists are eyeballing video feeds from remote submersibles. “That takes a practiced eye," said Doug Helton in an e-mail message to the New York Times Wednesday night. "Like being able to look at a garden hose and judge how many gallons a minute are being discharged. The surface approach is to measure the area of the slick, the percent cover, and then estimate the thickness based on some rough color codes.” Most of the slick is a thin sheen on the water’s surface, according to CNN. Heavy, pudding like crude oil is only about 3 percent of it.
Oil slick fire
To diminish damage to shoreline from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an oil slick fire is being tested. BP and Coast Guard crew late Wednesday afternoon started an oil slick fire test 30 miles east of the Mississippi delta of the Mississippi river, according to the Associated Press. Several thousand gallons of the thickest oil on the surface was corralled by a 500 foot fireproof boom. The oil was taken away from the main body of the spill and ignited with hand held flares. 50 to 90 percent of oil in the boom was expected to evaporate by the Coast Guard. The toxic black cloud of smoke and soot was expected to be blown out to sea by prevailing winds.
Oil Slick cleanup assistance by military
CNN reports that as the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico continues to spread, cleanup planners briefed Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday morning. Plans are being worked on by military to provide aircraft tot better map the spill and putting a ship in the Gulf to support and resupply cleanup vessels. A supply base along the coast may also be established for equipment and supplies for the oil spill cleanup, which is likely to be a long-term operation.
For months the oil slick could spread
To stop the oil spill from spreading, NOAA said a rig will start drilling the first relief well a half mile from the disaster area on Friday reports CNN. The well will take several months to complete even though it is there to stop up the gushing leak with concrete. Another solution being looked at is a dome that would be lowered over the leak at the sea floor which routs leaking oil to a surface collection point but would still take 2 to 4 weeks to complete. It is still unclear whether or not the dome technique would work. It has never been tried at such depths.
Cleanup price tag for the oil spill
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is costing a bundle. Oil industry officials say replacing the rig that exploded and sank could cost up to $ 700 million. BP said containing the oil spill will cost $ 6 million. The disasters cost is expected to exceed $ 1 billion.
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The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/us/29spill.html?pagewanted=2&ref=us
How many apperances has Hector Moreno been in the with Mexico national team?
And since I don't know, let's say he's only been in a few games with Mexico. Do you think he should be part of the starting eleven because from what I can remember I don't think ever seen him play with Mexico (just from what I seen) and needs for more time to communicate well with his other teamates in real games???
Sadly its only been two. He got his first call ups when Hugo Sanchez was still coach. Last time he played, if im not mistaken, was against Ghana in that friendly. I think it was one of, if not The last game coached by Sanchez. The fact that he got hurt didnt really help he cause becuase he is a talented center back and i think he can step right in and be a good contributor to the team. Im sure that after the WCQ are over, he will be involved in alot of friendlies and stuff.
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