A spokesman for BP in Houston said the UK-based supermajor is focused on making the platform strong enough to withstand any possible storms, including Hurricane Emily if it surges too close to the facility in Mississippi Canyon block 778, about 150 miles south-east of New Orleans.
“We pumped all the water out of it, rebalanced the water that was supposed to be there and took the precaution of sealing every opening in the hull that was put there for a purpose,” the spokesman said.
“We’re
