I don’t usually get my news from Mother Jones Magazine, but I think this story is true. I think that BP forced the well workers to speed things up and take shortcuts, to save a few days, and the result was that it blew up.
We’ve heard this story several times now. As you will note, the guy who said this now denies it. Of course he does. He doesn’t want to have BP, Obama, and the Chicago Mafia come down on him.
But I think it’s true. BP has a reputation as a company that takes dangerous shortcuts. And I think that’s exactly what they did. Some jackass from HQ told them, according to another account, “Do it my way, or else.” Now we’ve seen what the result of THAT was.
Don’t be fooled into thinking that Obama and BP are on opposite sides. Obama is in bed with BP, and just pretending to be angry with them. It’s one of the reasons why he has sat there and done nothing.
OK, forget my previous. If the guy is now DENYING he said that stuff into the satphone, I am inclined to think that it IS true.
BP wants to use "brown mud". EPA wants them to stop.
"brown mud" is the safe way to work. Not using it is the unsafe way to work.
You say he did nothing but all the noise he has made,the criminal investigation has driven BP stock down a good portion of the 90 billion they lost in market cap.
Loss of confidence,not knowing what Bambi will do is putting the company in a precarious position. If they have to file chapter it will be in part Bambi’s fault.
Believe me he’s done plenty,none of it good.
“BP has a reputation as a company that takes dangerous shortcuts.”
?? I dunno?? There was a guy who called in to one of the talk radio shows, I forget which one, the other day who said he had worked on drilling rigs all his life and had worked for many of the different companies. HE said that BP was BY FAR the most safety conscious. Then I read somewhere that BP had a huge number of infractions that resulted in fines. Honestly, the stories I’ve heard are from one end of the spectrum to the other. I don’t know what to believe at this point.
I just know obamao WANTS us all to HATE BP and oil exploration in general. I have a tendency to immediately flinch and go the opposite direction. It’s psychological warfare.
“”But I think it’s true. BP has a reputation as a company that takes dangerous shortcuts. And I think that’s exactly what they did. Some jackass from HQ told them, according to another account, “Do it my way, or else.” “”
I have to agree with some of the responses. We all take “short cuts” on the job site. Good people are able to think through them in a clear manner and figure out if they are okay. Sometimes the hardest thing to say is “I don’t know.” People who don’t know the implications and/or don’t have the character to go through that thought process should not be calling the shots.
It was OK.
BP received an environmental waiver from Obama.