Oil Spill Suggestion Box

[Jester]

IMO, I believe that BP does not want to permanently stop this leak, they would prefer to capture this oil & sell it.

IF they were to stop the leak it means no more oil for BP at this location.

There does not exist a quantity of oil they could recoup from this that would pay for the PR damage they've suffered here. Their stock price has lost 25% of its value in less than three months. The involved companies are in the hole for tens of billions over this.

I have no idea whether your idea makes sense from an engineering perspective. I presume you can always just drill again in the same location, if you want to rebuild, but I have no solid knowledge here. But from an economic perspective, not stopping this leak is crazy.

-Jester