Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Latest Breaking News

AZJonnie

(3,888 posts)

8. Sloppy work by the NY Times here

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:25 PM

Mar 14

56,000 feet deep is not accurate, not that this changes the overall point. That should read 5,600 feet.

This is also wrong: "start producing oil in 2029. The company projects it will deliver up to 10 billion barrels of oil by the end of this decade."

That should be century, not decade.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

2 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

FakeNoose Rhiannon12866

18 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Trump Administration Approves Ultra-Deepwater Oil Drilling Plan [View all] highplainsdem Mar 14 OP

So how much are we subsidizing this venture? gab13by13 Mar 14 #1

President Pedo seems to be as obsessed with wnylib Mar 14 #2

Oil and gold? LilElf70 Mar 14 #5

Trump is obsessed with anything that makes him richer. Lonestarblue Mar 14 #7

And data/ai jfz9580m Mar 14 #17

If one theorized that MF47 intended to destroy this nation ALL the facts would be consistent with it Ponietz Mar 14 #3

What could go wrong? kysrsoze Mar 14 #4

Nature will awaken the Kraken... Bayard Mar 14 #6

Sloppy work by the NY Times here AZJonnie Mar 14 #8

I checked the Times article again and they'd changed 56,000 to 5,600, so I edited the OP. Re what they highplainsdem Mar 14 #10

Yeah I didn't do all the math but instantly knew the 'decade' number couldn't even be remotely close to right AZJonnie Mar 14 #11

Thanks for catching that! I got 4 hours' sleep a night the last couple of nights and am not as highplainsdem Mar 14 #14

He will ruin anything he gets his filthy hands on, the power-sick greedy pedophile rapist. Timeflyer Mar 14 #9

Yeah BP is happy to come in and pollute the Gulf of Mexico FakeNoose Mar 14 #12

Since everything he touches either dies or turns to shit Javaman Mar 14 #13

BP? Roy Rolling Mar 14 #15

Meanwhile, the sun is shining and the wind is blowing and energy can be had for a fraction of the price. Vinca Mar 14 #16

First 100 days of BP oil disaster [CNN video] IcyPeas Mar 15 #18