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Its that same old familiar feeling

Its that same old familiar feeling

Its that same old familiar feeling

(OP)

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BP Managing Director Bob Dudley said, "The science of the plumes hanging in the water doesn't feel right. What happens is dispersant breaks the drops down into small drops and they move around and break down."

Researchers at the University of South Florida have completed laboratory tests confirming that the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico has collected into more than one oil plume beneath the surface. The plumes are as wide as 6 miles, though their lengths are unclear, researchers said.

Last month, Dudley told NPR that the plumes likely would not remain. "Oil by nature, in its own specific gravity, isn't going to stay in a plume like that," he said. "It should rise to the surface, and then we'll be able to attack the spill in that way."

I think Dudley needs a review of Stokes laws as applied to settling and separation problems.

The whole story,
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/06/04/gulf.oil.spill/index.html

"We have a leadership style that is too directive and doesn't listen sufficiently well. The top of the organisation doesn't listen sufficiently to what the bottom is saying."  Tony Hayward CEO, BP
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RE: Its that same old familiar feeling

This isn't all that surprising, is it?  Oil exploration has mostly been about roughnecks, rather than science types, over history, and would most companies promote a science-type into that position, or would it be a former roughneck?

TTFN

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RE: Its that same old familiar feeling

(OP)
Robert W. Dudley     
Managing Director, Head of Disaster Management Unit since June 2010, Executive Vice President and Executive Director, BP plc, Total Annual Compensation $1,875,000 USD

Robert W. Dudley, Bob has been Senior Vice President of BOK Financial Corp., since November 2008. Mr. Dudley serves as Executive Vice President of BP plc and also has been its Head of Disaster Management Unit since June 2010. Mr. Dudley served as Chief Executive Officer and President of TNK-BP Ltd. (Russian sub), until December 1, 2008. Mr. Dudley served as President of Open Joint-Stock Company TNK-BP Holding until May 2008 and its Chief Executive Officer until December 1, 2008. "Dudley, a US citizen, has been looking for a suitable role in the company since he was thrown out of Moscow in a battle with the Russian shareholders of the TNK-BP joint venture in the middle of 2008."a (quoted from The Guardian)  He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Illinois, USA, MIM from Thunderbird (USA) and an MBA from SMU, (USA).
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There is at least some evidence that one forgets all principles of engineering when one starts writing things like MIM, Thunderbird, MBA, J.D. after one's name rather than P.E.  This statement would seem to reinforce that evidence.
 

"We have a leadership style that is too directive and doesn't listen sufficiently well. The top of the organisation doesn't listen sufficiently to what the bottom is saying."  Tony Hayward CEO, BP
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RE: Its that same old familiar feeling

(OP)
More stuff,

http://www.propublica.org/feature/years-of-internal-bp-probes-warned-that-neglect-could-lead-to-accidents

http://www.propublica.org/article/whistleblower-sues-to-stop-atlantis-bp-rig-from-operating

"We have a leadership style that is too directive and doesn't listen sufficiently well. The top of the organisation doesn't listen sufficiently to what the bottom is saying."  Tony Hayward CEO BP
"Being GREEN isn't easy." Kermitfrog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco

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RE: Its that same old familiar feeling

BigInch, I have found some of the most inept engineers have the PE behind their names.  So letters behind a name seem to me to be ego strokes.  So I have never used them and never will except where required by law.

RE: Its that same old familiar feeling

"Dudley, a US citizen, has been looking for a suitable role in the company since he was thrown out of Moscow in a battle with the Russian shareholders of the TNK-BP joint venture in the middle of 2008."a (quoted from The Guardian)  He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Illinois, USA, MIM from Thunderbird (USA) and an MBA from SMU, (USA)."

OK - He was a chemical engineer, I'll give him some technical knowledge.

But he has been FINANCE and takeover and management and cost-cutting and what-is-the-price-of-the-stock-in-the-next-five-minutes type of positions ever since.

RE: Its that same old familiar feeling

(OP)
At least if a PE is inept he knows enough not to put his seal, or signature on things that can get himself into trouble.  That is the idea, isn't it.  Least that's my philosophy.

"We have a leadership style that is too directive and doesn't listen sufficiently well. The top of the organisation doesn't listen sufficiently to what the bottom is saying."  Tony Hayward CEO BP
"Being GREEN isn't easy." Kermitfrog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco

http://virtualpipeline.spaces.liv

RE: Its that same old familiar feeling

$2+ million a year when you factor in bonuses obviously overrides engineering ethics.  I thought everyone knew that?

RE: Its that same old familiar feeling

(OP)
Hummm. It might improve mine.  Give me 2M just for the next yr and I'll let you know.

"We have a leadership style that is too directive and doesn't listen sufficiently well. The top of the organisation doesn't listen sufficiently to what the bottom is saying."  Tony Hayward CEO BP
"Being GREEN isn't easy." Kermitfrog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco

http://virtualpipeline.spaces.liv

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