A group of scientists have found that up to 79% of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico may still remain, contradicting earlier findings by a U.S. government study that found nearly 75% of the oil had dissipated.Although the new estimate is based on the same data used by the U.S. government's study, the researchers came to radically different conclusions.
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As new reports indicate oil is not dissipating as quickly as was first thought, a long-standing deadline for sealing the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well deep below the seabed will be missed as US officials and BP tackle concerns about debris lodged in the well.
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BP is now studying two alternatives ways to tackle the potential problems posed by the debris and trapped crude.
Jeeeeeeeeeeeezus. Back to the drawing board for BP.
Again.
And as for the discrepancy in the amount of oil dissipated, no doubt the government was counting oil that's being pushed to the bottom of the Gulf by ongoing dispersant sprays. Either that, or just flat out lying.
I wonder what BP's thinking as they spray dispersants every night. Perhaps they figure if they keep the oil from being collected long enough to get the government's assessment and fine levied, they'll still come out ahead on the bottom line.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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