Today at 7:04pmThe Unified Area Command held a press briefing on May 5 on the continued efforts to attack and contain pollution on and below the surface surrounding the Deepwater Horizon incident. The briefing took place at 2:15 pm CDT in Robert, La. Speakers were Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry, and BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles.
Conference Highlights:
A fourth Incident Command Post was established in St. Petersburg, Fla. The other locations are in Mobile, Ala.; Houston, Texas; and Houma, La. The Unified Area Command is in Robert, La.
BP made $25 million block grants to the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi in order to accelerate the implementation of approved area contingency plans.
The containment system (cofferdam) is scheduled to be in place over one of the remaining leaks by Monday. Ships carrying the cofferdam infrastructure are sailing to the leak site today.
The cap recently secured over one of the oil leaks was accomplished by cutting off the end of the drill pipe where the leak occurred and placing a valve over it. This was conducted using a team of remotely operated vehicles.
Officials are discussing the use of subsea dispersants. Two test applications were conducted, with the second one finished last night. The results are being reviewed to determine whether this tool is feasible for future use.
Over the next 72 hours, the oil slick is not predicted to move significantly and changes will likely occur just along the fringes. Winds are predicted to move slowly south during this timeframe.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Gulf Oil Spill Unified Command Briefing 4-5-2010
Today at 7:04pmThe Unified Area Command held a press briefing on May 5 on the continued efforts to attack and contain pollution on and below the surface surrounding the Deepwater Horizon incident. The briefing took place at 2:15 pm CDT in Robert, La. Speakers were Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry, and BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles.
Conference Highlights:
A fourth Incident Command Post was established in St. Petersburg, Fla. The other locations are in Mobile, Ala.; Houston, Texas; and Houma, La. The Unified Area Command is in Robert, La.
BP made $25 million block grants to the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi in order to accelerate the implementation of approved area contingency plans.
The containment system (cofferdam) is scheduled to be in place over one of the remaining leaks by Monday. Ships carrying the cofferdam infrastructure are sailing to the leak site today.
The cap recently secured over one of the oil leaks was accomplished by cutting off the end of the drill pipe where the leak occurred and placing a valve over it. This was conducted using a team of remotely operated vehicles.
Officials are discussing the use of subsea dispersants. Two test applications were conducted, with the second one finished last night. The results are being reviewed to determine whether this tool is feasible for future use.
Over the next 72 hours, the oil slick is not predicted to move significantly and changes will likely occur just along the fringes. Winds are predicted to move slowly south during this timeframe.
Conference Highlights:
A fourth Incident Command Post was established in St. Petersburg, Fla. The other locations are in Mobile, Ala.; Houston, Texas; and Houma, La. The Unified Area Command is in Robert, La.
BP made $25 million block grants to the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi in order to accelerate the implementation of approved area contingency plans.
The containment system (cofferdam) is scheduled to be in place over one of the remaining leaks by Monday. Ships carrying the cofferdam infrastructure are sailing to the leak site today.
The cap recently secured over one of the oil leaks was accomplished by cutting off the end of the drill pipe where the leak occurred and placing a valve over it. This was conducted using a team of remotely operated vehicles.
Officials are discussing the use of subsea dispersants. Two test applications were conducted, with the second one finished last night. The results are being reviewed to determine whether this tool is feasible for future use.
Over the next 72 hours, the oil slick is not predicted to move significantly and changes will likely occur just along the fringes. Winds are predicted to move slowly south during this timeframe.
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