BP leak is contained!!! Yippee!!!

[Cavsfan]

I just noticed that they have capped the leaking well and it is holding the high pressure that shows it is good!
They were saying the pressure would go up to between 8,000 and 9,000 PSI if it worked and apparently it is.

This is great news! See the link and the camera feeds.

Live feeds from the Gulf

No more millions of gallons leaking into the Gulf of Mexico!!!

[samalex]

Is the cap supposed to be a permanent fix? If so my fear is that without it being monitored it could crack back open anytime. The cap they used was custom created for this situation, so it has no testing. And with this, how do they normally seal such wells in the ocean with the rig is done, or do they normally pump them dry?

Good news yes, but I don't want this to bite us again when we least expect it.

Sam

[Timmer1240]

Thats great news I hope it holds!

[YuiDaoren]

The cap is an interim step. If it can hold, then they can lay a concrete stop that will be permanent. If not, then they may have to consider relief wells.

Here's hoping the cap can hold.

[Cavsfan]

They are going to leave it capped for 48 hours I think I heard and then if it is still holding, they will start letting it flow into the 3-4 ships they have close by.

And before those fill up there will be another one ready!

Then their goal is to cement it closed in August.

I am so happy! This is some really good news!!!

[Cavsfan]

Yes, Cheers! Here's to it holding it's pressure for 48 hours!!!
I think this calls for some celebratory behavior (in other words a few beers or pints)!

[ubunterooster]

And as soon as we open the tops off the beers, the top also will come off the oil spill...

[witeshark17]

Well it was a long time coming, but finally! Now to make it last and clean up what already leaked....

[earthpigg]

Good.

And now, sieze 25% of the BP stock owned by the top 20 or so BP stockholders, sell it at half value to whomever wishes to purchase it, and use the funds for cleanup and recovery efforts along the Gulf coast.

Sucks to be a significant BP stockholder, who would stand to lose millions. You will excuse me if I am not particularly sympathetic.

[undecim]

*SNIP* to whomever wishes to purchase it *SNIP*

I see a flaw with that plan.