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The same article on at least three occasions, BP records indicate, the blowout preventor was leaking — something the manufacturer said would limit it's ability to operate properly.
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The first is with the blow out preventor (BOP) on the well using under water robots, which could stop or reduce the flow of oil; the second is the use of a subsea oil recovery plan using a containment system, or hood, over each of the three leaks they have identified.
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The blowout preventor device was then tested at a lower pressure of 6,500 pounds per square inch; far less than the 10,000 pounds per square inch it was tested under on the previous day.
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The first is with the blow out preventor (BOP) on the well using under water robots, which could stop or reduce the flow of oil; the second is the use of a subsea oil recovery plan using a containment system, or hood, over each of the three leaks they have identified.
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It does not seem to me unsolvable problem to block the tube or fix preventor.
The missing booms: the best laid schemes o’ government an’ men… 2010
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Instead, BP sought to delay a federally mandated test of the blowout preventor.
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In case of any communication breakdown, preventor at the mouth must trigger cut-off automatically.
The missing booms: the best laid schemes o’ government an’ men… 2010
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Instead, BP sought to delay a federally mandated test of the blowout preventor.
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The blowout preventor device was then tested at a lower pressure of 6,500 pounds per square inch; far less than the 10,000 pounds per square inch it was tested under on the previous day.
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The same article on at least three occasions, BP records indicate, the blowout preventor was leaking - something the manufacturer said would limit it's ability to operate properly.
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