Körfez'deki Petrol Sızıntı Bölgesi Tropik Fırtınaya Karşı Savunmasız
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Gulf Oil Spill Area Remains Vulnerable to Tropical Storm
06/28/2010 10:24:07
Gulf oil spill area remains vulnerable to tropical storm
28 June 2010, Monday
Forecasterssay a tropical stormslamminginto parts of Mexico isn't taking aim at themassiveGulf oil spill -- for now. Although storms can rapidly changecourse, the forecast could be a rare piece of good news forcrewstrying to control the spill.
The logistics of containing the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico aremind bogglingeven in ideal conditions. Add a tropical storm like the one swirling in the Caribbean and things get even more complicated.
Any system with winds over 46 mph (74 kph) could force BP toabandonefforts to contain theflowfor up to two weeks and delay the drilling of tworelief wellsthat are the best hope of stopping it, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said Saturday, shortly after Alex became the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Forecasts show Alexchurningtoward Mexico and missing the northern Gulf Coast and the spill, but officials are watching closely anyway.
"We all know the weather isunpredictableand we could have a sudden, last-minute change,' Allen said.
Work would also stop on the two relief wells being drilled to take the pressure off the blown-out well, considered the onlypermanentsolution. The first is on target forcompletionby mid-August, but there could be a significantdelayif people and ships comeashoreto ride out a storm.
Once a storm's expected direction is determined,bargesand crews plan to remove as much boom in its path as possible, said Sam Phillips, solid waste permits administrator with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The boom would be stored on barges so it could be put back in place quickly.
Körfez'deki Petrol Sızıntı Bölgesi Tropik Fırtınaya Karşı Savunmasız - Gulf Oil Spill Area Remains Vulnerable to Tropical Storm
Gulf oil spill area remains vulnerable to tropical storm
28 June 2010, Monday
Forecasterssay a tropical stormslamminginto parts of Mexico isn't taking aim at themassiveGulf oil spill -- for now. Although storms can rapidly changecourse, the forecast could be a rare piece of good news forcrewstrying to control the spill.
The logistics of containing the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico aremind bogglingeven in ideal conditions. Add a tropical storm like the one swirling in the Caribbean and things get even more complicated.
Any system with winds over 46 mph (74 kph) could force BP toabandonefforts to contain theflowfor up to two weeks and delay the drilling of tworelief wellsthat are the best hope of stopping it, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said Saturday, shortly after Alex became the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Forecasts show Alexchurningtoward Mexico and missing the northern Gulf Coast and the spill, but officials are watching closely anyway.
"We all know the weather isunpredictableand we could have a sudden, last-minute change,' Allen said.
Work would also stop on the two relief wells being drilled to take the pressure off the blown-out well, considered the onlypermanentsolution. The first is on target forcompletionby mid-August, but there could be a significantdelayif people and ships comeashoreto ride out a storm.
Once a storm's expected direction is determined,bargesand crews plan to remove as much boom in its path as possible, said Sam Phillips, solid waste permits administrator with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The boom would be stored on barges so it could be put back in place quickly.
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