DOE Makes Public Detailed Information On The BP Oil Spill
June 8, 2010
Washington — As part of the Obama Administration's ongoing
commitment to transparency surrounding the response to the BP oil
spill, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that
Department is providing online access to schematics, pressure tests,
diagnostic results and other data about the malfunctioning blowout
preventer.
Secretary Chu insisted on making the data widely available to ensure the public is as informed as possible, and to ensure that outside experts making recommendations have access to the same information that BP and the government have. The site will be updated with additional data soon. "Transparency is not only in the public interest, it is part of the scientific process," said Secretary Chu. "We want to make sure that independent scientists, engineers and other experts have every opportunity to review this information and make their own conclusions." The information is posted at energy.gov/oilspilldata. It includes detailed raw data on the pressure readings within the blowout preventer, as well as rates and amounts of hydrocarbons captured by the top hat and by the riser insertion tube. There is also a timeline of key events and detailed summaries of the Deepwater well configuration, the blowout preventer stack tubes, and the containment system. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy Copyright © 1996 - 2010, VertMarkets, Inc. All rights reserved. To subscribe or visit go to: http://www.pollutiononline.com |