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Document that proves it here. Some weeks ago, approximately a month I would say based on some information in this undated memo, BP knew that the flow was 40,000 to 60,000 barrels a day. At the time, they were still estimating 5,000 BOPD.

Now saying 35 to 60,000 barrels a day. However, this weekend BP sent a letter to the Coast Guard claiming they could capture 80,000 barrels a day in a few weeks. Unless they plan to remove the blowout preventer and redo the well (and they sure as hell aren’t planning on doing that), it means BP has already admitted the oil is flowing at 80,000 barrels a day, dead minimum. I realize some might tire of the constant manipulation of these numbers, but I’d like to point out what position this blog has always taken. All the way back before the public was allowed to see a live internet stream, we have said it was 95,000 barrels a day at least and have not backed down.

Absolutely classic.

This blog has been consistent in saying that the exploded BP well is damaged below the seabed and above the oil formation. Here is a long list of links that seem to confirm this. This is what the President of Shell said on Friday.

Yuma, Ariz.: What are the chances that the well casing below the sea floor has been compromised, and that gas and oil are coming up the outside of the well casing, eroding the surrounding soft rock. Could this lead to a catastrophic geological failure, unstoppable even by the relief wells?

John Hofmeister: This is what some people fear has occurred. It is also why the “top kill” process was halted. If the casing is compromised the well is that much more difficult to shut down, including the risk that the relief wells may not be enough. If the relief wells do not result in stopping the flow, the next and drastic step is to implode the well on top of itself, which carries other risks as well.

We really need to find out what went wrong from the beginning so that we don’t have this happen again.

Is about as likely as economic justice and improvement in women’s rights. But that doesn’t stop this guy.