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Are you referring to the kinds of "regulations" that led to the entire Gulf of Mexico becoming contaminated with oil? It doesn't matter that it CAN be done saf
by danenania 10y ago
Are you referring to the kinds of "regulations" that led to the entire Gulf of Mexico becoming contaminated with oil?
It doesn't matter that it CAN be done safely. No one in their right minds trusts either the companies or the government not to eventually cut corners and make severe mistakes.
- saryant 10y agoFWIW, the entire oil industry knew that BP was a ticking time bomb. They were (in)famous in Houston for flouting every safety regulation and best practice the industry had ever come up with. This is why, post-Deepwater, BP wasn't allowed into the club of Gulf producers pooling mutual aid and research efforts toward safer deepwater drilling. Everyone knew they were reckless. Had Deepwater Horizon been a Shell or Exxon operation, there never would have been a crisis.