If it IS true ... that the AOT is still HOOKED UP AND RUNNING, that can ONLY mean GOOD things.
Let's face it ... NO ONE, and I mean no one, becomes a multi billion dollar company, tries out a new technology, and then continues to use it AFTER the lease has expired ... if it's not doing anything positive. Do you honestly think Transcanada ... with all of their engineers (some of whom helped INSTALL the AOT) would keep the unit hooked up to their pipeline if it were a complete failure, costing them money, and or causing more harm than good to their system? Shit no.
The fact of the matter is ... EVEN IF they don't know where it's going next, don't you think they would have the where with all to say ... hey, this thing failed, it's causing more harm than good, let's BYPASS that AOT. Then they might say ... we KNOW IT HAS TO BE RETURNED, free of any oil and debris ... so let's start breaking it down, and start cleaning, labelling, and packing up all the pieces.
WHILE YOU GUYS ARE DOING THAT, let's have Judy or Jamie or Kurt, or who ever the hell is in charge of talking with STWA, figure out where they want this unit shipped next, and by the time they have figured that out, it will be ready to go. Because that's how billion dollar companies work. They use some forethought, save money, take care of their equipment, and MULTITASK.
Anyone who thinks otherwise, is basically saying ... Transcend has no idea how to get things done, they could care less about their equipment, they love throwing money out the door, and their engineering staff is incapable of taking critical steps to remedy this situation.
I also love the argument ... I have no idea why the equipment is still hooked up.
Really Einstein? If YOU were in charge, what is the ONLY REASON IN THE WORLD you would leave the AOT hooked up to a multimillion dollar pipeline, after the lease has expired. If you can come up with anything other than ... it works, or it helps, or it's doing something positive ... this, I would LOVE to hear.
