The Gulf Oil Spill

In june just passed I wrote a message to Obama about the Gulf Oil spill.

See Here

I was a little scathing.

I knew his mouthing off was to bolster flagging support for a failing President half way through his fist term and maybe not going to get a second.

But I might be wrong.
Mrs MBUN1 may have a comment on that.

Anyway a small boat has done some maths and I quote him.
Who can argue with a boat.............he is closer to the water that I will ever be.




I quote.....

The volume of the Gulf of Mexico is 2,424,000 cubic kilometers, or 6.43 * 1017 US gallons. The volume of oil spilt is estimated at 20m gallons to 50m US gallons; let's take the max, 5 * 107 gallons. That's one part of oil to 1.29 * 1010 parts of water.


The volume of the Thames at mid tide between Teddington and Gravesend is about 2.4 * 107 cubic metres (633 * 107 US gallons, or 127 times the total volume of the BP oil leaked). To replicate the 'environmental disaster' the Septics are claiming, I'll therefore have to empty 1.87 litres of engine oil into the river.
Now it appears that 75% of the oil has evaporated and a further 24% has been eaten by bacteria. The Armageddon merchants have crawled back in their (unpolluted) shells and the talk has switched to 'undetectable long term damage'


Whatever. The fact remains that 1 part of oil to 100,000,000,000 parts of water is nothing to get excited about.




Now I am not decrying the loss of income, marine life etc.............I just wanted to get a perspective so when a politician come on TV shooting off at the mouth about why his daughter cries at the action or lack of action of a BRITISH Company.....who has 42% of its shares owned by Americans by the way.............we might just be a bit more factual.

H/T to the Boat

Message to President Obama

Sir,

I have watched you with great interest our the current environmental catastrophe that is the BP oil Well Blow out in the Gulf of Mexico.

I can without fear say that despite every thing you are indeed an absolute cretin.

First thing is its easy when you are probably in your short time in office 1 of the most unpopular presidents ever to have a go at an oil company.

Hell you do need the support of the green lobby and every other socialist you can get.

Its also easy when its a British Company in the firing line, 1 has to question if it was an Amoco or an Exxon if such a line would be taken.

It interesting to note the way you appear on morning TV with your video of you walking down a beach, shaking your head, picking up little bits of black and brown stuff. Using your own children as a vote winner and media seeker.

Now Sir dont get me wrong it an absolute shocker of a situation, an environmental disaster. I don't like to see the fish, birds and marine life on my TV but its happened.

You need to be aware this was a once in 10's of millions of a chance. Every current known safety protocol was actuated and actioned. It did not stop this unique blow out.

Every single marine engineering brain is on this problem. BP is one of if not the best in the world in these situations. Many emails, video call, engineering drawings, plans, re-plans, replans-plans are being drafted in order to seal this well off.

Its 5000 ft below the surface. That about a bloody mile. Pressure are inexcess of 150bar.

What is not needed is a President coming on TV with his whining and windging, blaming everyone else and stating you know more than them on the subject, they are stupid and that you are taking over.


You don't know more............otherwise you would not be President. You would be an oil baron.

I am not defending the disaster, what I am stating is that you should be more Presidential, you should be supporting the effort to fix the issue. The time for recriminations comes after.

This disaster is about the 3rd worst on record. It pails into insignificance compared to the what the Iraqi's did to the Gulf after the first conflict in an effort to burn the sea........ That is now clean.

The sea will correct itself once the spill is capped. The eco system will return. You have crude oil here not distilled petroleum. The crude oil is still in its natural area.......but it will take time, that i accept.

As I said its nearly a mile below the surface.............but ask yourself what drove the need for a deep well like this. The crude is not destined for my country.............oh no that's right.......its destined for yours!!!


Just saying !