Coyote_Bandit
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:09 PM
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I'm told by a trucker that hauls sand for fraking operations that he has been told to prepare to spend a lot of time in the Gulf area in the not so distant future. Apparently BP plans on having the tainted beach sand trucked to a refinery.
Small wonder that nobody is trying too hard to protect the shore and marshes. Once again it is all about the money.
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:11 PM
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1. $$ is their only concern... |
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I said it from day one... and was royally pummelled for the opinion by many here. In this case, I really do hate saying I told you so... :cry:
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gateley
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:14 PM
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3. It's always about the money. Always. nt |
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Thu Jun-24-10 04:20 PM
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15. Yup. Focus is on money and not stopping the leak. |
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:11 PM
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2. What does that mean? They're going to separate the sand from the |
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oil and use it? I'm sorry for my ignorance, but I honestly don't know. I wonder if they'd then return the sand? Or replace it??
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:14 PM
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they intend on separating the two. Or whether they intend on returning the sand.
Just reporting what is widely rumored among truckers in the oil industry.
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Thu Jun-24-10 04:25 PM
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16. I don't think that that's possible. |
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Even aside from separating the oil from the sand, after oil has been exposed to the elements for awhile, it begins to "weather," or oxidize and break down. Not quickly, mind you, but even breaking down a bit is enough to make it unusable for refining.
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:14 PM
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it always is the money and that is exactly why we are in trouble... I am outraged by the people wanting to continue drilling because of jobs and the economy... our society is full of short sighted lunatics
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:18 PM
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6. Other than refining it, what else could they do with the oil? |
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It's not like it can go to a landfill.
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:21 PM
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7. they will try to squeeze every last fricking penny out of that tragedy... |
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:21 PM
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8. If it isn't taken out of the sand then it will be toxic sand and |
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where are they supposed to put the oil soaked sand? Because there's going to be a hell of a lot of it in the months to come.
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:24 PM
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9. I doubt they will extract any significant profit |
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Nothing surprises me anymore, though.
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:25 PM
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BP is going to truck contaminated sand to a facility where it can be cleaned and y'all are complaining? I'm not understanding the logic here...
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Thu Jun-24-10 04:47 PM
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17. That was not clear in the OP which is why we're questioning |
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what exactly this means. If that's their intent, that sounds good to me.
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:27 PM
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11. Hmm...it's one way to clean the sand. I can't imagine that it's |
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profitable, though. Oil just isn't that valuable. It might, however, be cheaper than on-site sand cleaning. If that's the case, then it's an economic decision, but not necessarily one designed to make a profit, but perhaps one designed to reduce cost.
BP sucks. Their disaster is an unmitigated horror. However, it may be that this is a practical solution for cleaning contaminated sand. I just don't know. We shall see.
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:30 PM
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12. The British are coming! |
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They will probably sell back the sand they cleaned. Always looking for money. Here's a video of how executives handle a spill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM&feature=youtube_gdata
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Thu Jun-24-10 03:34 PM
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13. If only Costner could invent a sand cleaning machine.... |
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Thu Jun-24-10 04:04 PM
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14. I don't know how much money they get out of the oil/sand mix.. |
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But I, for one, am delighted that it is not being dumped into a land fill somewhere... surely it is toxic waste..
I would hope thay can 'purify' the sand in some way that it can be used, recycle, reuse..
But BP has so much to answer for.. I am still glued to TheOilDrum... which is really a Peak Oil site...
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Ruby the Liberal
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Thu Jun-24-10 06:40 PM
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18. Maybe they are going to build barriers? |
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IIRC, that was Jindal's request.
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Thu Jun-24-10 06:47 PM
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19. I'm not sure there is anything nefarious here. Where else should they put it? |
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I'd rather have them take it there than to a landfill.
The process of hauling the sand and sifting through it to extract the oil is likely to be far more expensive than it's worth so I don't think the intent is to make money.
I just hope they can clean the oil out and return it.
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