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Enemy At the Gates

June 21, 2010 - 8:52 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Josh
2010-06-22 12:55:06

AM @ 102: I presume you are backtracking a little from your previous comments?

Maybe a little, but nutball was talking like the whole thing was going to pop like a balloon.

What is likely at this point is a failed seal in the bore. The next step would be leaking into geological cracks and out adjacent to the bore. But we see tons of flow back up the pipe, so outside of a failed seal, we have yet heard no evidence of anything worse. Something where cubic miles of rock suddenly fracture and gigatons of oil pop up overnight – is still a long way from likely, … I hope!