BP fought against regulations requiring emergency relief valve! (most effective and successful)

The Wall Street Journal reports that the well lacked a remote-control shut-off switch that is required by Brazil and Norway, two other major oil-producing nations. The switch, a back-up measure to shut off oil flow, would allow a crew to remotely shut off the well even if a rig was damaged or sunken. BP said it couldn't explain why its primary shut-off measures did not work.

U.S. regulators considered requiring the mechanism several years ago. They decided against the measure when drilling COMPANIES PROTESTED, saying the COST WAS TOO HIGH, the device was only questionably effective, and that primary shut-off measures were enough to control an oil spill. A 2001 industry report argued against the shut-off device:

"Significant doubts remain in regard to the ability of this type of system to provide a reliable emergency back-up control system during an actual well flowing incident."

However, a spokeswoman for Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority said the switches have "been seen as the most successful and effective option" in North Sea usage. Several oil producers, including Royal Dutch Shell, sometimes use the switch even when it is not required by country regulations.


HOW MANY FUCKING EXPLOSIONS AND SPILLS HAVE THERE BEEN ON NORWEGIAN RIGS?

http://www.whistleblower.org/blog/31-2010/534-troubling-details-emerge-about-bps-oil-platform-explosion

AND WHILE I'M AT IT: DON'T FORGET DICK!

The Washington Post reported on November 15, 2005 that it had obtained documents detailing how executives from major oil corporations, including Exxon-Mobil Corp., Conoco, Royal Dutch Shell Oil Corp., and the American subsidiary of British Petroleum met with Energy Task Force participants while they were developing national energy policy. Vice President Cheney was reported to have met personally with the Chief Executive Officer of BP (formerly British Petroleum) during the time of the Energy Task Force's activities.

into the oil infested swamps for a bath.

They voted for Bush-Cheney... now they're paying the price.

And also, Jindal is begging for welfare.

Louisiana but it is hilarious watching him grovel for Federal funds and resources - the little shrimp who opposed volcano monitoring. He and his fellow ReTHUGS opposed any monitoring for BP et al - they're consistent though - privatize profits and socialize risks. :puke:

Too many innocents in the way.

Obama now has real power to deal with both big coal and big oil - let's see how he uses this political capital.

I mean it. The executives responsible for this should be executed by firing squad, on television, on an oil rig. Their carcasses should be dumped in a chipper and the resulting chum dumped in the Gulf. Give a little back.

Yeah I'm pissed, and I realize that my nasty fantasy accomplishes nothing. There will always be someone else to fill those shoes as long as the rewards are there. What really needs killing is Capitalism.

fucks should be fined into financial oblivion - AND made to clean up this mess with their hands.

Seems to me they protested nothing the bush administration did to get us into this mess, but they are protesting what the Obama administration is doing to try to fix it.

We are still paying for Cheney.....