Comments on: BP makes itself easy to demonize

By: DanG

DanG — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:29:05 +0000

“oil is fast approaching the Louisiana shoreline”? It was supposed to be there last weekend. Maybe BP is doing doing something right.

By: jackmo

jackmo — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:08:20 +0000

Yes — speaking of “penny wise and pound foolish.” BP : “Hmmmm decisions…. a half million bucks for the acoustic cut-off switch or a billion to clean-up a mess …. I guess we should chance it.”

Interesting the the insurance underwriters would not take that bet.

By: Potatoe1

Potatoe1 — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:44:58 +0000

A 1999 Minerals Management Service report “detailed fairly regular failures” of blowout preventers. I guess that explains why BP thought there was no need for an acoustic switch as additional backup.

By: Potatoe1

Potatoe1 — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:23:57 +0000

The 1999 Minerals Management Service report “detailed fairly regular failures” of blowout preventers. So I guess BP knew they had no need of an acoustic cut off switch as a backup because “fairly regular failures” never happen.

Source http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/04/30/93 250/us-report-found-failure-of-offshore. html#ixzz0mv1TPGde

By: Jimmybo

Jimmybo — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:04:32 +0000

AMERICA, ITS TIME TO BOYCOTT ALL BP GAS STATIONS AND CONNECT CONVENIENCE STORES !!!!

Hit them hard in the pocket book for destroying America’s fishing, marine wildlife and tourism industries not to mention the millions of interdependent jobs and industry and mom & pop stores in 5 states and Latin America.
Why? Because these slimy Oil companies have deep sea oil rigs in Brazil and Norway with better equipment that will/can be shut off , that they NEGLECTED to install in the US because of our corrupt politicians and lobby groups who got PAID!!! Now we get screwed with devastation while they laugh all the way to the bank with obscene profits!
BP knows they can get away with murder in the US…….just payoff the right politicians.
Beyong Petroleum my ass……GET OUT BP and pollute the UK and Europe! We don’t need you here.
Remember Houston refinery disaster? Disasters follow BP!
AMERICA, ITS TIME TO BOYCOTT ALL BP GAS STATIONS AND CONNECT CONVENIENCE STORES !!!!