Well has Potential to Leak 1 Billion Barrels

“But this is the seventh attempt to stop the well since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and burned on April 20, six weeks ago, and all the others have ended in disappointment.

Which raised a question: What if nothing worked at all? What if the oil just kept coming out of the ground until it stopped naturally? How long would it take? What would be the consequences?

The quick answer is that they would be severe — though nobody is quite sure how much oil might escape because nobody, even at BP, is sure how much is down there.”

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