Is the BP oil well still leaking?
I feel really stupid asking but, I heard somewhere that it had stopped. I liked to know if it is or not and some more information on the spill? I live in Canada so it’s not always front page news and I haven’t gotten around watching CNN.
I thought that this would be such a simple question.
no, it isn’t.
sort of
they put a cap on it, from what I know, and it’s stopped but apparently it could start up again since the cap is a somewhat of a temporary fix. I’m not exactly sure if it’s completely stopped or if some is still leaking out but from what I know, it’s mostly contained.
yeah kind of but it would still leak alittle cuz the pressure of the water is too much.
The oil leak is stopped for now as the cap on the well is working. The two relief wells will soon be in operation and when they are they will insert the mud and cement that will permanently seal the leaking well and then the relief wells will be used to pump oil to ships that will store it and transfer it to land based processors. The relief wells will reduce the pressure on the leaking well. There is still the possibility the relief wells may not be able to push the mud and cement into the leaking well and that would create a whole new problem for BP.