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BP: Crews lifting key device from Gulf face delay

By HARRY R. WEBER, Associated Press Writer Harry R. Weber, Associated Press Writer – -- ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – Icelike crystals had formed Saturday on the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, forcing BP crews to wait before they could safely hoist the device to the surface.

The hydrates — which caused the oil giant problems when the company was trying to contain the oil spilling into the Gulf — need to melt because they are combustible. Crews must take care not to damage the device, which is considered a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.

"We don't want to lift it and risk an uncontrolled release of gas because that's inherently dangerous," Darin Hilton, the captain of the Helix Q4000 vessel that's raising the device with a giant crane, told The Associated Press.

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Submitted Sep 04, 2010 By: LDay

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ncomet1 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,289 Points:408,780 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Sep 6, 2010 3:19:52 AM Ignore ncomet1 Report Abuse Hope this will tell them what went wrong and why the blow out preventer did not do its job.
BMW2014 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,794 Points:364,300 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 5, 2010 4:37:04 AM Ignore BMW2014 Report Abuse Quite a heavy load to lift.
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:6,309 Points:1,017,395 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 8:12:09 PM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse When the drilling rig sank, it twisted off the top of the blowout preventer. It's like breaking off the cork in the neck of a champagne bottle and wondering why it's leaking.
northeast2 Champion Author New York Posts:2,666 Points:750,305 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 6:44:00 PM Ignore northeast2 Report Abuse Hope it tells us something...
jjjleblanc Champion Author Rochester Posts:4,341 Points:1,099,340 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 5:34:40 PM Ignore jjjleblanc Report Abuse Progress
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,571 Points:722,035 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 4:46:54 PM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Looks like it's far from the completion yet.
coughlin Champion Author San Jose Posts:3,331 Points:754,075 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 4:19:36 PM Ignore coughlin Report Abuse "One million pounds" is how I heard someone on the radio refer to the weight of this thing.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:43,317 Points:1,711,030 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 3:45:57 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse ggt49 wrote: >Always something to dalay. When you are doing something for the first time, unexpected delays are standard operating procedure.
ggt49 All-Star Author Grand Rapids Posts:603 Points:381,350 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 2:09:45 PM Ignore ggt49 Report Abuse Always something to dalay.