Via politician Bill White today, on his questions for BP executives.
Sunday
Bill White Some questions for BP: (1) did they allow something to impede the blowout preventer (its like a valve with a ram, or sliding door, which should be able to close unless some steel tool got in the way)? (2) what did the pressure detectors show before they opened the hole? (3) did the experienced toolpusher leave and some VIPs distract rig personnel around the time of the blowout?
Saturday
Bill WhiteFor an excellent though technical conversation on the BP blowout, see the interview and a couple of the recent blog postings by Bob Cavnar, a former oil and gas industry executive, on his blog. http://dailyhurricane.com/2010/04/bob-on-fox-news-talking-about-the-bp-well-blowout.html
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Via CNN
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Sunday said the Gulf of Mexico oil spill from a destroyed rig "potentially is catastrophic. I think we have to prepare for the worst."
The Obama administration has ordered inspections of "blowout preventers" on other Gulf rigs, Salazar said. He noted that BP, which operated the destroyed rig, is legally responsible for the spill and any resulting damage.
"So our job is to keep the boot on the neck of" BP to ensure it meets its obligations, Salazar said.
President Obama is expected to visit the area of an oil spill near the Louisiana coast Sunday, as Gulf Coast residents brace for the arrival of a massive oil slick creeping toward shore.