On Sun, 2 May 2010 15:08:25 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

It is extremely odd that the blowout-preventer cannot be used to stop the
flow of oil. By standard and law they are tested frequently.

It is said the BOP was tested 10 days prior to the incident. Another
suggestion was the BOP somehow warped during/after (?) the collapse
and was not able to function as intended.

...."BP America Inc. Chairman Lamar McKay, appearing on ABC's "This
Week" program, said fail-safe mechanisms on the rig that were designed
to prevent an oil spill had not worked as predicted and that a "failed
piece of equipment" was to blame for the spill, according to the New
York Times and other media outlets.

BP spokesman Bill Salvin said McKay was talking about the blowout
preventer as the failed equipment that caused the April 20 explosion
of the Deepwater Horizon rig, which killed 11 people. ..."

http://www.marke****ch.com/story/bp-...k=MW_news_stmp