I don't know, although there were items like a blowout preventer that would be required in other areas. I also don't know what the contract was, was BP in day-

I don't know, although there were items like a blowout preventer that would be required in other areas. I also don't know what the contract was, was BP in day-day charge of the rig or was that the company the rig was leased from? The capping operation was apparently being done by Haliburton! I do know that the US has 4x the industrial accident rate of Uk/Germany/Scandanavia and it's not due to foreign companies.