A director known worldwide and 28 International Experts. The cast was humorous in the U.S. where critics of James Cameron announced that Leonardo DiCaprio would save BP. However, it is the director of Titanic, which last week gave the U.S. administration and President Obama a report analyzing the solutions implemented by the BP group to pump oil at the origin of massive oil spill affecting the Gulf of Mexico since the explosion of the platform Deepwater Horizon on April 20 last.
The pumping operation implemented by the British group since the beginning of June can not harvest all the oil leaking from the wells.The report, which Le Figaro has obtained a copy, said however that "BP has put in place adequate resources to address the problem," that "decisions taken by the hour after the incident are good for most" but that "more needs to be done." The panel, composed of military personnel, members of the U.S. administration, senior oil industry, meteorologists and coastguard, is especially worried about the pumping capacity of the facilities put in place and their ability to adapt to cyclones that will not fail to develop the area in the coming weeks.
Restart Operation "Kill Top»
The report therefore recommends "three solutions to medium term. It is proposed to add 8 columns pumping of oil field to the three that have been put in place by the oil group.It would exploit holes already drilled in the framework of Operation "Top Kill" capping the well in late May that resulted in failure. "It would be possible to recover far more oil than is being pumped," the report said. Experts indicate that 11 holes would substantially increase pumping capacity and limit the flow of oil into the ocean.
The vessel there since the beginning makes it possible to recover 15,000 barrels per day and a second vessel connected last week on the damaged wellhead should eventually pump 20,000 to 28,000 barrels per day. Insufficient, while 60,000 barrels daily flow into the ocean.
The second recommendation is to replace the current system of pumping with valves placed in depth by a system with valves on the surface.This equipment would stop pumping more rapidly in the event of a hurricane landfall. The experts also recommend that membership cap recovery connected to the wellhead is strengthened. They said it would send the "epoxy", "hooks" and "cement" in the hat, the high pressure and suction at this depth (1500 meters) will had to take this kind of dough.
The third recommendation is to relaunch the operation "Top Kill" bailout sinks for the butcher. Experts suggest that a second pipe is inserted into the wells, the side of those who pump oil, and that this second "pipe" sends a very heavy mud to plug.According to them, sending mud associated with pressure pumping may this time be successful.
The report finally announced that he will make proposals for "such environmental threats are dealt with more effectively in the future." According to our data the use of explosives could cause a collapse and to cap the well has been studied and could be proposed as a protocol for action in case of "new September 11th green."