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FTA: “Hurricane Ivan caused 80-foot waves that led to the walls of the canyon giving way, resulting in a mudslide that chopped down Taylor Energy’s oil platfor

by MR4D 7y ago

FTA: “Hurricane Ivan caused 80-foot waves that led to the walls of the canyon giving way, resulting in a mudslide that chopped down Taylor Energy’s oil platform in 2004. The event buried the broken wells under more than 100 feet of sediment.” So, you’re smart enough to mitigate not one, but multiple 80-foot waves AND determine that the waves will cause a landslide a full 20 years AFTER you put it into production? Damn, you’re fucking brilliant - which Nobel prize winner are you? Think before you type up a comment like that.

antonvs 7y ago
Thanks for implicitly conceding the point about the house analogy being inapplicable. Also FTA: > the study said a similar event happened during Hurricane Camille in 1969. Eleven years later, a report commissioned by the Interior Department identified areas in the gulf that were susceptible to mudslides. Mississippi Canyon 20, the site of Taylor Energy’s platform, was one of those areas. That was years before construction of the Taylor Energy MC-20 platform began. So, no "brilliance" is needed, just paying attention to the known information about the area, which any responsible oil company should be doing. Taylor Energy clearly doesn't fit that category, because it hid this oil spill for six years, tried to clean it up secretly, and once discovered, repeatedly lied about the extent of the spill. If you needed more evidence of the "greedy monster" characterization, that's it right there. As I said, "the people involved in these decisions, and in supporting them, look like greedy monsters because that's precisely what they are. That, or ignorant stooges." > Think before you type up a comment like that. I'm curious what's motivating you to support such unacceptable behavior. Perhaps you react badly to the "monster" characterization because you feel attacked by it? If so, you might want to start listening to that voice of conscience, for your own mental health.

by MR4D 7y ago

antonvs 7y ago

Thanks for implicitly conceding the point about the house analogy being inapplicable. Also FTA: > the study said a similar event happened during Hurricane Camille in 1969. Eleven years later, a report commissioned by the Interior Department identified areas in the gulf that were susceptible to mudslides. Mississippi Canyon 20, the site of Taylor Energy’s platform, was one of those areas. That was years before construction of the Taylor Energy MC-20 platform began. So, no "brilliance" is needed, just paying attention to the known information about the area, which any responsible oil company should be doing. Taylor Energy clearly doesn't fit that category, because it hid this oil spill for six years, tried to clean it up secretly, and once discovered, repeatedly lied about the extent of the spill. If you needed more evidence of the "greedy monster" characterization, that's it right there. As I said, "the people involved in these decisions, and in supporting them, look like greedy monsters because that's precisely what they are. That, or ignorant stooges." > Think before you type up a comment like that. I'm curious what's motivating you to support such unacceptable behavior. Perhaps you react badly to the "monster" characterization because you feel attacked by it? If so, you might want to start listening to that voice of conscience, for your own mental health.