Obama - Keep ya gob shut

[Martin]

Now, of course, whichever bit of the US government approved it should be held fully accountable for their failure to refuse an inappropriate DR plan, and thus be held liable for any damages caused hence-with!!!

 

EFA

 

mb

[cookie_monster]

Of course it's a difficult problem but it shouldn't be a "wow, we never thought that could possibly happen" type problem - if you dig a big hole in the ground and extract high pressure oil then there has to be a risk that something will go wrong. As it is, it looks like BP were just taking the mickey when they submitted their DR plan. Now, of course, whichever bit of the US government approved it should have checked it more carefully but ultimately BP wanted to make the money so BP should have been prepared to sort things out.

 

 

 

I think this incident has made it abundantly clear just how difficult it is to control a situation like this 5000 meters below the surface. It makes me wonder just how many drilling locations around the world are one step away from disaster.

[difinity]

What about all the damage the American oil companies have done in places like Nigeria.....no word on them from Obama.

[cookie_monster]

What about all the damage the American oil companies have done in places like Nigeria.....no word on them from Obama.

 

Exactly. Stones...glass houses and all that!

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster

[DrummerBoy]

BP should compensate the millions of US citizens whose lives have been blighted by their 'cut costs to make bigger profits' business model. Yes the contractors were American but BP chose to use them because they were cheap.

 

From what I understand BP had to use entirely US contractors, by US law, and so chose the one who offered the 'best' combination of service and experience.

 

Now most deep sea oil drilling expertese is actually Norwegan or British, as the Yanks like keeping their feet dry, so in this case the 'best' could not be selected form the 'best' available in the world.

 

BP are still responsible and seem to be responding very well to their responsibilities, but they were/are playing by someone else's rules.

 

I particularly like the way the company is not being referred to as 'BP' anymore, but 'British Petroleum', by anyone in the US.

Edited June 11, 2010 by Drummer_Boy
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