So BP stopped the top kill for 16 hours and didn't tell That Allen. He was interviewed

[gateley]

about an hour or two prior to the BP presser (which conveniently took place after the stock market closed) and Allen was saying 'it's pumping, things are going as planned'.

He may have "Tony's" cell phone number, but apparently BP doesn't have his.

I thought they had to okay every move w/Allen? I hope Obama hears about this and raises holy hell.

Edit: I called Top Kill the Kill Shot.

[Change Happens]

1. What is a kill shot? Is this different than Top kill and/or junk shot?

[gateley]

5. Oops -- top kill. Although it sounds as though the next step will be a combo --

so kill shot works. But I'll revise my OP. Thanks.

[Webster Green]

6. No.

He's referring to the "top kill".

They may add some junk to the mud this time around though. They would be in much better shape if they could seal the holes in the damaged riser exiting the top of the BOP.

Very informed discussion here: http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6516#comment-631256

[Webster Green]

2. Brownie?

:wtf:

[BootinUp]

3. I anticipate Obama ratcheting up the rhetoric on them

as a result of this latest pr ploy.

[Orrex]

4. Oh That Allen. He's such a scamp!

[Botany]

7. Time to see if some BP execs will fit down that hole

no good son of a bitches ..... they had Allen out all day saying things were going well as BP
shut down the mud.

[Orrex]

8. Are you kidding?

They're even more oily and toxic than what's been spewing (excuse me, leaking) into the Gulf for the past month!

[glitch]

9. They should pull that Exxon fat bastard out of retirement.

He deserves it after their Valdez settlement fraud.

(no offense to fat non-bastards)