BIGGER OIL LEAK 5 MILES AWAY!!!

could you c&p it some of us cant go there!

not sure how to do that???

Matt Simmons was an energy adviser to President George W. Bush, is an adviser to the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre, and is a member of the National Petroleum Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. Simmon is chairman and CEO of Simmons & Company International, an investment bank catering to oil companies.

Simmons told Dylan Ratigan that "there's another leak, much bigger, 5 to 6 miles away" from the leaking riser and blowout preventer which we've all been watching on the underwater cameras:

I have no idea whether or not Simmons is right. The government should immediately either debunk or admit his claim.

If accurate, the bigger leak could have been caused by the destruction of the well casing when the oil rig exploded. That is Simmons' theory.

Or it could be caused by a natural oil seep, although the odds of a seep of that size occurring right around the time of the Deep Horizon disaster is nearly zero.

There is another possibility.

It is well-known that there were previous accidents at the Deepwater Horizon rig. For example, as AP notes:

From 2000 to 2010, the Coast Guard issued six enforcement warnings and handed down one civil penalty and a notice of violation to Deepwater Horizon, agency records show.
On 18 different occasions during that period the Coast Guard cited the vessel for an "acknowledged pollution source."

It is therefore possible that there has been another ongoing leak which BP has tried to cover up.

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"Matt Simmons was an energy adviser to President George W. Bush, is an adviser to the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre, and is a member of the National Petroleum Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. Simmon is chairman and CEO of Simmons & Company International, an investment bank catering to oil companies.

Simmons told Dylan Ratigan that "there's another leak, much bigger, 5 to 6 miles away" from the leaking riser and blowout preventer which we've all been watching on the underwater cameras":

PIN?

Does this correlate with that supposed explosion/dropping of the sea floor a while back?

Pin this to get it some attention!!

Interesting

there is no telling how many times there are leaks and spills that nobody talks about.

It is well-known that there were previous accidents at the Deepwater Horizon rig. For example, as AP notes:

From 2000 to 2010, the Coast Guard issued six enforcement warnings and handed down one civil penalty and a notice of violation to Deepwater Horizon, agency records show.
On 18 different occasions during that period the Coast Guard cited the vessel for an "acknowledged pollution source."

It is therefore possible that there has been another ongoing leak which BP has tried to cover up.


So it's possible BP sank the rig on purpose to cover up an ongoing leak they couldn't stop???

Large plume found:

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Scientists have found evidence of a large underwater "plume" of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, adding to fears that much of the BP oil spill's impact is hidden beneath the surface.

The scientists, aboard a University of South Florida research vessel, found an area of dissolved oil that is about six miles wide, and extends from the surface down to a depth of about 3,200 feet, said Professor David Hollander.

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I don't really understand this claim unless it was another leak altogether..

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Whats going on is it another leak?

I don't think it is...5000ft of rise plus dispersants plus underwater gulf stream are taking this thing waaaay out.

Basically saying the "live footage" we all are watching is not the main leak that created the GIANT plume headed for mobile bay.

Man, just when you wrap your head around the doom, you find out it's really much much worse :(

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Simmons told Dylan Ratigan that "there's another leak, much bigger, 5 to 6 miles away" from the leaking riser and blowout preventer which we've all been watching on the underwater cameras: :wtf:

Damn everyday nothing but great news from this oil leak. Should be about bunker time in a few months.

is this a sea bed leak?

Could be that this well is a relief well they were trying to dig for the other?

pathetic when people ask for a pin on their own thread.

nice ! not

maybe this explains why animals were washing up dead long b 4 the oil came in, hmmmmm??????????

I'm with Rex on this, the loop current alone will spread it far and wide.

In any case the Gulf is screwed, another leak or not.

Anyone got a current figure on how much dispersant was used ?
Last I heard it was ~ 840,000 gallons.

After reading all this I have to go take a leak!

Jeez, after this is all said and done, they will have to steal the name "Black Sea", or call it "Gulf of DooM".