- As if the hurricane-style coverage of the Macondo spill wasn’t sensational enough, we now have an AP report that oil will be on Florida East Coast beaches in “almost no time.”
- Speaking of hurricanes, the official hurricane season begins in 4 weeks. One more thing for responders to be concerned about.
- Food for thought: After listening to the radio interview linked below, our friend Tom from Alaska speculates that gas may have entered the well bore during the BOP test and accumulated under the test plug. Since the well was fully cased, there may not have been concerns about pressure beneath the test plug. The gas would have rushed to the surface at an explosive rate after the test plug was removed, possibly damaging rams in the process.
Sunday Notebook
May 2, 2010 by offshoreenergy
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 
What I don’t understand is why they would be testing the BOP immediately prior to moving off location?
Good question. I had the same reaction when I listened to the interview. I’m assuming that 2 weeks had elapsed since the last test, and that they wanted to adhere strictly to the test frequency requirement in the regulation. Bud