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To: tejek who wrote (397737)	7/10/2008 6:03:39 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1575535

Pemex isn't up to US standards. THUNDER HORSE PLATFORM This platform was listing after the hurricanes but hadn't entered production yet. "A Houston Chronicle review of data from the National Response Center shows that the two storms caused at least 595 spills, incidents that released untold amounts of oil, natural gas and other chemicals into the air, onto land and into the water. The quantity and cumulative magnitude of the 595 spills, which were spread across four states and struck offshore and inland, rank these two hurricanes among the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. Some have even compared the total amount of oil released — estimated at 9 million gallons — to the tragedy of Exxon Valdez." Mostly onshore spills due to flooding of refineries, tank farms etc. Minimal offshore spills. "Then, last spring, BP spilled 200,000 barrels of oil onto the Arctic tundra, the first of several pipe leaks that ultimately led BP to temporarily shut down half of North America's largest oil field." Admittedly BP has problems executing. They're the operator of Thunderhorse, which is only now entering production.