Can someone interpret the BP cam for me? Did they put the

[rzemanfl]

beanie back on the blow out? Earlier today the crap was going straight up. It looks different now, more like all the days before.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. think you may be right

Updated daily
Situation: June 23, 2010

While the capture of oil and gas through the blowout preventer’s choke line to the Q4000 vessel on the surface continues, the use of the lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap was temporarily suspended today when a discharge of liquids was observed from a diverter valve on the drill ship Discoverer Enterprise. As a precautionary measure, the LMRP containment cap system, which is attached to the Discover Enterprise, was removed to ensure the safety of operations and allow the unexpected release of liquids to be analyzed.

Due to severe weather conditions expected across southeast Louisiana today, June 23, regularly scheduled cleanup and response efforts may be impacted/halted as weather systems move through the area. These efforts include controlled burns, dispersant flights, and booming operations. Source efforts and some skimming vessels may be operating as long as conditions do not exceed their operating limits. Protective boom is in place along many miles of Louisiana’s coastline. Crews will resume cleanups as soon as safely possible. Safety of all personnel is important to the success of this operation. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected today as well as frequent lightening and wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour.

http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/dwh.php?entry_id=809

[LandR]

2. Looks can be deceiving but not this time

A mile long pipe that was siphoning oil to the Discover Enterprise is not attached today, so the feed is certainly more tumultuous than the past for that reason. Since the Discover Enterprise was unattached today, which was capturing about 18,000 barrels on a good day, the containment rate will be much lower today - probably a little over 10,000 barrels because that is the current capacity of how much the Q4000 is able to burn off per day.