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Foreign Invaders crisis cost $150B in 2023, forcing some areas to cut police and fire services: report Israel kills head of Hezbollah Intelligence. Status: Not Logged In; Sign In Obama Wars See other Obama Wars Articles Title: Remember Obama's emergency Gulf Oil 'SWAT' team inspections? Source: Washington Examiner URL Source: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/o ... team-inspections-94727604.html Published: May 24, 2010 Author: Mark Tapscott Post Date: 2010-05-24 09:42:51 by Badeye Keywords: None Views: 701 Comments: 13 Remember Obama's emergency Gulf Oil 'SWAT' team inspections? By: Mark Tapscott Editorial Page Editor 05/24/10 7:46 AM EDT A BP PLC contractor who wanted to remain unidentified, displays a sample of oil in a jar taken from a beach in Grand Isle, La., Thursday, May 20, 2010. Oil from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has started drifting ashore along the Louisiana coast. Three weeks ago in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, President Obama's Interior Department dispatched SWAT teams to conduct emergency inspections of all 29 deepwater oil drilling platforms in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf waters of the Gulf of Mexico that use Subsea Blowout Preventers. The announcement of the SWAT teams received much media attention because it was made as the White House was being criticized in some quarters for a tardy response to the explosion that killed 11 crew members on the platform and the ensuing massive oil spill that followed the structure's sinking in 5,000 feet of water. But have you noticed we haven't heard much at all about the results of those inspections? Maybe that's because the SWAT teams found virtually nothing of significance? Actually, what they found on the 29 rigs was a single violation on one rig and three violations on another. That's it. None of the four violations was serious, though one involved flammable materials left in a safe welding area. The other violations included a testing procedure flaw, an uncovered six-inch by 12-inch hole, and expired eyewash bottles in a first aid kit. Anybody want to guess why these results have gotten no coverage? At a time when lots of people naturally wonder how safe are the rest of the drilling rigs in the Gulf, wouldn't it be useful to know the results of those emergency SWAT team investigations? You can read the full report of the inspections here Read more at the Washington Examiner: www.washingtonexaminer.co...727604.html#ixzz0or1IbhKO Post Comment   Private Reply   Ignore Thread   Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest #1. To: All (#0) Found this over at Lcom this morning. Its not surprising, given nothing of significance was found, that the MSM dropped it like a bad habit. That runs contrary to the Left's position, and we can't have that...9sarcasm) For approximately 72K, BP Oil bought Owe-bama. And as President, he let them Spill, Baby, Spill! Its documented. Badeye  posted on  2010-05-24   9:44:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #2. To: Badeye (#1) (Edited) That runs contrary to the Left's position, and we can't have that...9sarcasm) The only person whom I have seen allege that BP was allowed to run amok operating an unsafe platform is.... YOU... "For approximately 72K, BP Oil bought Owe-bama. And as President, he let them Spill, Baby, Spill! Its documented." --Boofer who makes the above allegation while simultaneously claiming that it's the position of "The Left"... #67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace war  posted on  2010-05-24   10:07:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #3. To: Badeye (#1) For approximately 72K, BP Oil bought Owe-bama. And as President, he let them Spill, Baby, Spill! Its documented. When do you think the GOP will get a consistent message here Badeye? So far it's been: - Obama got paid off to let BP spill (You) - It's unamerican for Obama to criticize BP and we should accept that sometimes mistakes happen, there's no need to assign blame (Rand Paul) - And now, BP, and off-shore drilling overall is safe (You) - The government should stay out of the way of BP and let them handle the spill because we can trust them more than the government and private enterprise is always more competent than government (tea party) - Obama is in the arms of the oil industry (Sarah Palin & You) - Obama is secretly covering up how safe off-shore drilling is because he wants to destroy the oil industry (you). It looks like you guys are just throwing anything you can at the wall and hoping something sticks. Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality. go65  posted on  2010-05-24   10:12:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #4. To: war, badeye (#2) The only person whom I have seen allege that BP was allowed to run amok operating an unsafe platform is.... YOU... He doesn't seem to realize that he continues to make arguments that contradict each other. Or, he just doesn't care. I vote the later. Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality. go65  posted on  2010-05-24   10:13:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #5. To: go65 (#4) He doesn't seem to realize that he continues to make arguments that contradict each other. That would require a modicum of logic. #67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace war  posted on  2010-05-24   10:15:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #6. To: go65 (#3) When do you think the GOP will get a consistent message here Badeye? Why do you think I care? (laughing) For approximately 72K, BP Oil bought Owe-bama. And as President, he let them Spill, Baby, Spill! Its documented. Badeye  posted on  2010-05-24   10:44:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #7. To: go65 (#4) Owe-bama received more campaign cash from BP Oil than any other politician these past four years. His administration then gave BP exemptions for this specific oil rig 12 times in 12 months. Those are the facts. Deal with it. As for this weird assertion I'm supposed to be...in charge of GOP views on this...you live and die by 'talking point memo's' GO65, not me. For approximately 72K, BP Oil bought Owe-bama. And as President, he let them Spill, Baby, Spill! Its documented. Badeye  posted on  2010-05-24   10:46:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #8. To: go65 (#3) You forgot "god is punishing America for lack of support for Israel". Bartcoprules  posted on  2010-05-24   11:30:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #9. To: Badeye (#7) Owe-bama received more campaign cash from BP Oil than any other politician these past four years. His administration then gave BP exemptions for this specific oil rig 12 times in 12 months. So that should make Republicans happy. Why are you complaining? Are you suggesting Obama should have blocked BP from drilling? Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality. go65  posted on  2010-05-24   11:39:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #10. To: go65 (#9) I'm not suggesting anything. I'm stating the simple truth. If this was Bush, the media and the Democrats would be going insane over 'Bush being owned by Big Oil', especially when the exemptions AND the 'safety awards' Obama's administration gave BP became known under 'Bush'. I'm SAYING the media's hypocrisy, along with the Democrats and this administration are astonishing. Throw in Obama waiting NINE DAYS to even mention this spill, and BEFORE THAT his administration via the Coast Guard claiming 'no leakage'...and the fact that this is a continuing disaster due to insane enviromental regulations requiring off shore drilling in one mile deep water... It speaks for itself. For approximately 72K, BP Oil bought Owe-bama. And as President, he let them Spill, Baby, Spill! Its documented. Badeye  posted on  2010-05-24   11:52:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #11. To: Badeye (#10) This weekend Hussein promised that nobody in his administration would rest until that oil spill was contained and cleaned up. Then he immediately went and played golf. If that had been Bush.... no gnu taxes  posted on  2010-05-24   11:58:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #12. To: no gnu taxes (#11) This weekend Hussein promised that nobody in his administration would rest until that oil spill was contained and cleaned up. Then he immediately went and played golf. If that had been Bush.... Exactly. Especially after calling for more off shore drilling in March. For approximately 72K, BP Oil bought Owe-bama. And as President, he let them Spill, Baby, Spill! Its documented. Badeye  posted on  2010-05-24   12:03:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #13. To: Badeye (#10) Throw in Obama waiting NINE DAYS to even mention this spill ****GASP**** April 20 (10 p.m.): Oil rig explosion. An April 21 ABCNews.com article reported, "An overnight explosion in the Gulf of Mexico rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the Louisiana coast, sending spectacular bursts of flame into the sky. The fires were still raging today." The U.S. Coast Guard's National Oil and Hazardous Substances Response System assigns primary responsibility for cleaning up oil spills to the spiller as the responsible party. April 21: Deputy Secretary of Interior, Coast Guard dispatched to region. An April 22 White House statement noted that following a briefing with President Obama, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe, and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, "Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes was dispatched to the region yesterday to assist with coordination and response." The Coast Guard announced that four units were responding to the fire, with additional units en route. •Search and rescue efforts begin for 11 missing. An initial focus of the response was the search for 11 missing crewmembers. The search was called off April 23. •BP confirms U.S. Coast Guard was "leading the emergency response" In an April 21 press release, British Petroleum stated that it was "working closely with Transocean and the U.S. Coast Guard, which is leading the emergency response, and had been offering its help - including logistical support." •CNN.com: "The U.S. Coast Guard launched a major search effort." An April 22 CNN.com article reported: The U.S. Coast Guard launched a major search effort Wednesday for 11 people missing after a "catastrophic" explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames. Another 17 people were injured -- three critically -- in the blast aboard the Deepwater Horizon, which occurred about 10 p.m. Tuesday. The rig was about 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, said Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Mike O'Berry. As of late afternoon Wednesday as many as six firefighting vessels were working to contain the massive fire caused by the explosion. "It obviously was a catastrophic event," O'Berry said. April 23: Coast Guard "focused on mitigating the impact of the product currently in the water." On April 23, the Coast Guard stated: The Department of the Interior, MMS [the U.S. Minerals Management Service], and the Coast Guard continue to support the efforts of the responsible parties to secure all potential sources of pollution. Both federal agencies have technical teams in place overseeing the proposals by BP and Transocean to completely secure the well. Until that has occurred and all parties are confident the risk of additional spill is removed, a high readiness posture to respond will remain in place. Although the oil appears to have stopped flowing from the well head, Coast Guard, BP, Transocean, and MMS remain focused on mitigating the impact of the product currently in the water and preparing for a worst-case scenario in the event the seal does not hold. Visual feed from deployed remotely operated vehicles with sonar capability is continually monitored in an effort to look for any crude oil which still has the potential to emanate from the subsurface well. "From what we have observed yesterday and through the night, we are not seeing any signs of release of crude in the subsurface area. However we remain in a 'ready to respond' mode and are working in a collaborative effort with BP, the responsible party, to prepare for a worst-case scenario," Landry stated early Friday morning. April 25: Response team implements plan to contain oil spilling from source, weather delays cleanup. •Storms delay response efforts. An April 25 Associated Press article reported, "Stormy weather delayed weekend efforts to mop up leaking oil from a damaged well after the explosion and sinking of a massive rig off Louisiana's Gulf Coast that left 11 workers missing and presumed dead." AP further reported: The bad weather began rolling in Friday as strong winds, clouds and rain interrupted efforts to contain the spill. Coast Guard Petty Officer John Edwards said he was uncertain when weather conditions would improve enough for cleanup to resume. So far, he said, crews have retrieved about 1,052 barrels of oily water. •Oil recovery and cleanup were to resume after adverse weather passed. On April 25, the unified command team responding to the spill stated: The unified command is implementing intervention efforts in an attempt to contain the source of oil emanating from the wellhead at the Deepwater Horizon incident site Sunday. The unified command has approved a plan that utilizes submersible remote operated vehicles in an effort to activate the blowout preventer on the sea floor and to stop the flow of oil that has been estimated at leaking up to 1,000 barrels/42,000 gallons a day. Also, BP is mobilizing the DD3, a drilling rig that is expected to arrive Monday to prepare for relief well-drilling operations. Additionally, the oil recovery and clean-up operations are expected to resume once adverse weather has passed. These efforts are part of the federally approved oil spill contingency plan that is in place to respond to environmental incidents. April 26: Response crews "to resume skimming operations." On April 26, the response team stated, "Sunday, an aircrew from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sighted five small whales during an over flight in the vicinity of the oil spill, which currently measures 48 miles by 39 miles at its widest points with varying levels of sheening, and is located 30 miles off the coast of Venice, La." The command team further stated, "Following adverse weather that went through the area, response crews are anticipated to resume skimming operations today," including 1,000 personnel, 10 offshore vessels, 7 skimming boats and more than 14,000 gallons of dispersant. At that point 48,384 gallons of oily water had been collected. April 28: Federal officials realize spill was far more severe than BP led them to believe. An April 28 New York Times article reported, "Government officials said late Wednesday night that oil might be leaking from a well in the Gulf of Mexico at a rate five times that suggested by initial estimates." The Times further reported: In a hastily called news conference, Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry of the Coast Guard said a scientist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had concluded that oil is leaking at the rate of 5,000 barrels a day, not 1,000 as had been estimated. While emphasizing that the estimates are rough given that the leak is at 5,000 feet below the surface, Admiral Landry said the new estimate came from observations made in flights over the slick, studying the trajectory of the spill and other variables. An April 30 Associated Press article reported, "For days, as an oil spill spread in the Gulf of Mexico, BP assured the government the plume was manageable, not catastrophic. Federal authorities were content to let the company handle the mess while keeping an eye on the operation." The article continued: But then government scientists realized the leak was five times larger than they had been led to believe, and days of lulling statistics and reassuring words gave way Thursday to an all-hands-on-deck emergency response. Now questions are sure to be raised about a self-policing system that trusted a commercial operator to take care of its own mishap even as it grew into a menace imperiling Gulf Coast nature and livelihoods from Florida to Texas. April 29: Napolitano declares spill "of national significance"; BP insists its "plan can handle this spill." On April 29, BP official Doug Suttles appeared on ABC's Good Morning America and stated, "At this point, I believe our plan can handle this spill, and that's what we're doing." That day, Napolitano declared the spill "of national significance," explaining that "we can now draw down assets from across the country, other coastal areas, by way of example; that we will have a centralized communications because the spill is now crossing different regions." •EPA preparing for oil to hit shore. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson commented at an April 29 press briefing: "[A]s the oil does hit the shoreline, EPA will provide support to assess the impacts on the coastal shoreline and play a key role in implementing the cleanup. As a daughter of the Gulf Coast, I know that it is our job to ensure people that we will be eyes and ears working with the states who have valuable and vital resources to monitor air, water and land quality." Jackson also stated that the EPA has deployed air-monitoring aircraft "that is gathering information on the impact of the controlled burn on air quality, both in the area of the burn, and, of course, further away." •AP: "Air Force sends planes to help with Gulf oil spill." An April 30 Associated Press article reported: "Two Air Force planes have been sent to Mississippi and were awaiting orders to start dumping chemicals on the oil spill threatening the coast, as the government worked Friday to determine how large a role the military should play in the cleanup." •WSJ: Navy joins Obama's "robust response." An April 30 Wall Street Journal article reported that "The U.S. Navy said it will send more than 12 additional miles of inflatable oil booms to the Gulf, as well as seven towable skimming systems and 50 contractors with experience operating the equipment." The article continued: "The Navy is making two large facilities available to the Coast Guard personnel and BP-employed contractors who are currently taking the lead in fighting the spill. Military officials said the booms and skimmers were being sent to a Naval construction base in Gulfport, Miss. The Navy also opened its air base in Pensacola, Fla., to the effort." #67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace war  posted on  2010-05-24   12:22:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest

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