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kpete

(71,953 posts) Wed Mar 19, 2014, 10:24 PM Mar 2014

Take that-BP: Marlin attacks oil pipeline, causing a 5 day shutdown & costing over $100 million

Take that, BP!
Environment by PZ Myers

It’s nature’s revenge: a marlin attacked an oil pipeline, causing a 5 day shutdown and costing BP over $100 million.

The attack moose are in training for Keystone XL. It’s not going to be pretty.

MORE:
https://www.thedodo.com/swordfish-attacks-oil-pipeline-467106297.html
via:
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/03/19/take-that-bp/

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Take that-BP: Marlin attacks oil pipeline, causing a 5 day shutdown & costing over $100 million (Original Post) kpete Mar 2014 OP

Better watch out - the obvious solution, to BP, might be to kill all the marlin. djean111 Mar 2014 #1

I am skeptical that it really cost them $100 million to fix the puncture. Incitatus Mar 2014 #2

$100 million sounds high. bluestate10 Mar 2014 #3

djean111

(14,255 posts)

1. Better watch out - the obvious solution, to BP, might be to kill all the marlin.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 10:32 PM

Mar 2014

Incitatus

(5,317 posts)

2. I am skeptical that it really cost them $100 million to fix the puncture.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 10:33 PM

Mar 2014

Especially since no oil was lost. Maybe their numbers guys can justify a $100 million tax deduction for it, though.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)

3. $100 million sounds high.

Reply to Incitatus (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 10:41 PM

Mar 2014

But that simple puncture isn't inexpensive to fix. The pipeline will have no revenue during the fix, it has to be partially or fully drained, it has to be given and has to pass integrity tests after being repaired. That Marlin must have been running from some predator.

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