Everyone wants something to worry about, then worry about this. The reality of what can REALLY go wrong is more than an incentive to end offshore drilling.

Go ahead, destroy everything worth valuing in the world for a world floating in oil.  Go ahead, be as stupid as you all appear.  Be my guest.  A ship of fools.

Oil spill containment efforts could be putting strain on damaged well
Published: Friday, June 18, 2010, 7:57 PM
Updated: Friday, June 18, 2010, 8:12 PM

...In a well of questionable design with a questionable cement job that's gone through a major explosion, too much pressure on the well, could trigger a rupture, sending oil pushing through fissures in the rock of the ocean floor and bubbling up through the seabed, where it can't be contained.


That's why BP abruptly stopped the "top kill" efforts to seal the well May 28 after the company previously had said the procedure would continue for a few more days. It's also why the company is continuing with efforts to contain the oil flowing out of the well rather than seal the well outright by adding another blowout preventer on top of the malfunctioning one. It's also one reason why the containment cap that's currently capturing oil has vents in the side that allow pressure to escape....