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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (570089)	6/3/2010 8:51:15 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) of 1579580

There doesn't need to be any more information. Barring sabotage, the fault lies with BP. Well, it is certainly BP's "fault" in that without their drilling activity, there would have been no rig, let alone the rig explosion. But accidents do happen and it isn't always due to negligence. Such accidents are certainly more likely to happen when pushing the limits of a technology, I think you'll agree (e.g., the space shuttle calamities). BP and other oil companies are pushing the limits of offshore drilling technology. It isn't surprising that the music stopped; but was it BP's fault they didn't have a chair? There has been no showing that any of the claimed engineering deficiencies "caused" the rig explosion -- only that there WERE some deficiencies. I suspect most of these deficiencies could be found on any rig in the Gulf on a given day. I'm sure BP will be crucified for years to come. I'm less sure that they really "did" anything differently from the other companies who are busy drilling in the Gulf.

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