Report: 74% of oil in Gulf of Mexico gone

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Didn't see any threads on this, so I figured I'd make one. Sounds like good news all around.

Highlights:

- Most of the oil has either evaporated, dispersed, or been removed.

- Flow of oil is still stopped, and "static kill" - the pumping of mud to push oil back into the reservoir - was a success.

- No evidence of any large quantities of oil as of yet unaccounted for.

- Amount of fishing grounds closed is down to 24% from 36% as tests on fish shows little cause for concern.

- The relief well - the final, permanent solution - is still expected to be finished by the 15th.

- Estimates on how much oil spilled places it at around 4.9 million barrels.

- Still uncertain regarding the full impact this has had on the Gulf ecosystem.

I thought the fish drank it all. I hear they love that stuff.

I thought the fish drank it all. I hear they love that stuff.

dhyce

The question is.... Who is stealing our oil?! :o

Well that's good to hear.

The question is.... Who is stealing our oil?! :o

wolverine4262

According to estimates, the single biggest contributor to the disappearance of the oil was the air and water around the Gulf.

So I think we clearly need to wage war against the thieving air and water and get our oil back where it belongs. :x.

This is good news. Hope things recover quickly in that region.Tauruslink

I like this outcome more than the "we're all going to die in a giant Earth fart" theory. :P

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"]The question is.... Who is stealing our oil?! :oGabuEx

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"]

The question is.... Who is stealing our oil?! :o

GabuEx

According to estimates, the single biggest contributor to the disappearance of the oil was the air and water around the Gulf.

So I think we clearly need to wage war against the thieving air and water and get our oil back where it belongs. :x.

[QUOTE="Tauruslink"]This is good news. Hope things recover quickly in that region.GabuEx

I like this outcome more than the "we're all going to die in a giant Earth fart" theory. :P

Aw man, I was going to put that in my Hummer. :(

:P

So that's where fish oil comes from. cybrcatter

Yes, fish drink oil to produce fish oil, similarly to how plants convert carbon dioxide into oxygen.

Like when you feed babies oil and they produce baby oil.

I'm still concerned about the environmental impact. I heard somewhere that the spill could potentially lead to the extinction of the blue fin tuna and chilean sea bass, and if there's one thing I won't stand for it's the needless slaughter and waste of delicious, delicious animals.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"][QUOTE="Tauruslink"]This is good news. Hope things recover quickly in that region.Avistann

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"]

The question is.... Who is stealing our oil?! :o

GabuEx

According to estimates, the single biggest contributor to the disappearance of the oil was the air and water around the Gulf.

So I think we clearly need to wage war against the thieving air and water and get our oil back where it belongs. :x.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"]

The question is.... Who is stealing our oil?! :o

MAILER_DAEMON

According to estimates, the single biggest contributor to the disappearance of the oil was the air and water around the Gulf.

So I think we clearly need to wage war against the thieving air and water and get our oil back where it belongs. :x.

More or less, yes. I saw it theorized once that, odd though it may sound, the spill couldn't have happened in a better time and place, as it's the middle of summer and in a warm climate, which unlike the Exxon Valdez's location in the middle of a frigid area is quite conducive to natural cleanup of things of this sort. It would appear that that theory has been proven correct, as much of the cleanup has been entirely natural in nature (har har).

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Didn't see any threads on this, so I figured I'd make one. Sounds like good news all around.

GabuEx

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oops...:P

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

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Didn't see any threads on this, so I figured I'd make one. Sounds like good news all around.

topsemag55

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oops...:P

Yes, well, considering that I was asleep when the last post in that thread was made, the assertion that I didn't see any threads on this stands. :P

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"]

The question is.... Who is stealing our oil?! :o

GabuEx

According to estimates, the single biggest contributor to the disappearance of the oil was the air and water around the Gulf.

So I think we clearly need to wage war against the thieving air and water and get our oil back where it belongs. :x.

the final, permanent solution

GabuEx

Oh, noes! :o The Final Solution didn't go well in the 40s, and I doubt it will now! :(

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"]

The question is.... Who is stealing our oil?! :o

GabuEx

According to estimates, the single biggest contributor to the disappearance of the oil was the air and water around the Gulf.

So I think we clearly need to wage war against the thieving air and water and get our oil back where it belongs. :x.

Good news until

- Most of the oil has either evaporated, dispersed, or been removed.

GabuEx

What if it rains? Will we expect waters with oils? :?

So are Americans going to be humble and admit Hayward was right all along?

I believe someone promised me the end of the world....

Can we flay BP now?Theokhoth

We protest and boycott that british company!

Can we flay BP now?Theokhoth

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Can we flay BP now?l4dak47

Sorry but this sets off every bell I have at disposal in my cyncial old head. That there is no mention of what happened to the oil that sank out of sight to the bottom of the ocean, no mention of methane leaks, no clarification regarding long term results of the spill, that petroleum is still the principle energy source of the planetand that BPis now "scaling back"its very expensive clean up, leaves me stone faced.

http://draketoulouse.com/2010/08/04/government-says-75-of-the-oil-is-gone-pardon-my-skepticism/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38273995/ns/disaster_in_the_gulf

And 100% shouldn't have been there in the first place.

Also, yay.jaydough

[QUOTE="l4dak47"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Can we flay BP now?KungfuKitten

[QUOTE="jaydough"]And 100% shouldn't have been there in the first place.

Also, yay.legend26

That is great news, and it goes to show that this planet can do just fine taking care of itself without us dumping tons of chemicals into the sea to help. However, I am still unconvinced that the damage and effects of this disaster wont be felt for years to come.