I think from what i've been reading is that BP + Exxon have got a 2 rigs not far away and are attempting to penetrate into the same well to release some of the pressure... So the new pipes will split the pressure between the rigs..But as the well is quite a few miles under the seas bed it's gonig to take until July to reach the same depth of the original one which is capped.

You can't just joint up a pipe 2 miles down with 10 BAR pressure fluid coming out... Hence there best option was to 'cap' it... But it's still eaking even now so for another 6 weeks it's still gonna be spewing out into the sea

How do Chop/CossieBOB/Roger feel about seeing a rig in that state? Seeing as 11 people died iirc that's maybe 40-50% of a shift? Christ it would shit me up....