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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
There was some talk on the radio this morning that BP could just fold the US operation and walk away from it. Leaving the whole thing in Obama's lap.
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All well and good, but the money thus far payed out and promised is still small in comparison to profits made from the american oil fields if BP stays in the market
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Originally Posted by Lord Nikon
Thinking back, BP in 1984 were demonstrating a product codenamed Rigidoil - It was a 10% maleinized polybutadiene of molecular weight 8000 with 50% of
odorless kerosene plus ester, as a diluent. The other liquid consisted of a cross-linking agent, zinversate diethanolamine also in 50% kerosene/ester. This caused the crude to become a polymer which could be scooped up, at the very least it could be used to contain the spill. It changes the equation from oil slick washing up on shore to rubber washing up on shore.
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In the lab/test areas it probably did exactly that and was extremely effective but the logistics of getting a quantity of that stuff to mix with the oil at source would be a nightmare. If they used it elsewhere it wouldn't be as effective with probably the excess compound itself becoming a pollutant and causing an even larger effected area.