Matthew Roy Simmons (April 7, 1943-- August 8,
2010) was a famous oil exec who became a BP whistleblower in the weeks before his strange death. Much of what he stated about the disaster was later proven true. He advocated for a complete evacuation of the
Gulf of Mexico states, respirators to be supplied to all 20+ million people living on the Gulf (because of fumes from toxic crude, not corexit, which according to him is "worse than mustard gas"), and he believed the real source of the oil was coming from a giant blow-out 10 miles away from the well B site. He also stated (although not in this interview but one closer to his death) that relief wells would never be able to cope with the enormous pressures coming out of the seafloor. He stated the video of the underwater "source" of the leak couldnt possibly contribute to the amount of oil seen in the Gulf. Mr. Simmons was founder and chairman emeritus of
Simmons & Company International, and was a prominent figure in the field of peak oil. Simmons was motivated by the
1973 energy crisis to create an investment banking firm catering to oil companies. In his previous capacity, he served as energy adviser to
U.S. President George W. Bush. He was, up until his death, a member of the
National Petroleum Council and the
Council on Foreign Relations.
Simmons, who lived in
Houston, Texas, died at his vacation home in
North Haven, Maine, on August 8, 2010, at the age of 67. He was found in his outdoor hot tub, on a night when temps had dropped from 90 to 40 F and some local areas had over 4 inches of rain
...hot tub weather?? The cause of death was ruled "accidental drowning with heart disease a contributing factor". Simmons was the author of the book "
Twilight in the Desert:
The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the
World Economy", published in
2005. His examination of oil reserve decline rates helped raise awareness of the unreliability of
Middle East oil reserves. He gave numerous presentations on Peak
Oil and water shortages. Simmons believed that the
Club of Rome predictions are more accurate than usually acknowledged. Simmons was the founder of the
Ocean Energy Institute in
Maine. His vision was to make Maine a leader in energy from offshore wind and ocean forces.
In this interview from June 28th 2010, 6 weeks before his death, he spoke with
Rick Wiles of TruNews stating that "BP was lying through its teeth" and addressed the numerous reasons for his concern.
Personal communications and emails from a man who worked with Simmons (which I have verified) stated he was going public with the possibility of future ground gas pressures that would expand at supersonic speed (think booms underground) through the oil rivers and aquifers (which are all connected) and cause fault instability and other geological problems. These problems would occur at great distances from the
Macondo well. Which may be exactly what we are seeing happen now with the
Louisiana sinkhole and saltdome problems, as well as sinkhole reports from all over the
Gulf coast states from
Texas (and
Mexico) up through the
St Lawrence and
Quebec/
Ontario.
Additional reading:
-Jack Reed's theory of
GOM faults connected to
New Madrid,
South Carolina, and
St. Lawrence seaway.
-History of earthquakes in the GOM (found at
USGS) proving faults exist there.
-CIA heart attack weapon
Matt Simmons,
RIP and
Thank you for all you tried to do ~
- published: 07 Oct 2012
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