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Timor Sea Drilling Spill: Two Months and Still Going
/3 Comments/in Montara, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill, West Atlas /by John AmosThe ongoing Montara / West Atlas oil spill in the Timor Sea off Western Australia is now in its 62nd day. So far, three attempts to intercept and plug the leaking well have failed. Another attempt should happen today. A MODIS / Terra satellite image taken on October 21 – exactly two months after the […]
Timor Sea Drilling Spill – 3rd Relief Attempt Fails
/in Gulf of Mexico, Montara, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill, West Atlas /by John AmosUgh, back to the ongoing Montara / West Atlas oil spill. Looks like the third time’s not the charm in the Timor Sea, where the latest attempt to get this massive spill under control has failed. Oil and natural gas have been spewing into the ocean and air off Western Australia for 58 days. The […]
Get the Popcorn Ready: ‘Split Estate’ Premieres Tomorrow
/in Oil & Gas /by John AmosWhew, let’s take a little break from the Timor Sea drilling spill and watch a movie about…drilling. Split Estate premieres tomorrow, October 17, on Planet Green (a Discovery Network channel). It’s also showing on the 18th, 22nd and 23rd. You can view a trailer here. Split Estate takes a tour of the Rockies, looking at […]
Timor Sea Drilling Spill – 2nd Relief Attempt Fails
/in Montara, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill, West Atlas /by John AmosIt’s now Day 54 of the ongoing Montara oil spill off Western Australia, and the second attempt to intercept the damaged well and shut it down has failed. The next try should happen over the weekend. Third time’s the charm – we hope. At this point, using PTTEP’s estimate of 400 barrels of oil spilled […]
Timor Sea Drilling Spill – 1st Relief Attempt Fails
/1 Comment/in Montara, Oil Spill, West Atlas /by John AmosPerth Now reports that the first attempt to shut down the uncontrolled spill of oil and gas from a damaged well on the Montara platform has failed. It’s a highly challenging operation: drillers on a nearby rig that was brought in from Singapore, the West Triton, are attempting to intercept the damaged Montara well at […]
Offshore Drilling: Spillustrations
/2 Comments/in Montara, Oil Spill, West Atlas /by John AmosSkyTruth is getting barraged by requests from people around the country who want to know what could happen if an incident comparable to the Montara / West Atlas oil spill happened off their coast. In response, we’ve generated a series of illustrations that superimpose the area of oil slicks, as shown on satellite images of […]