BP Oil Rep: “Louisiana isn’t the only place that has shrimp.â€

BP> any other gas provider tho it seems like their gas last longer


but SMH at that quote and how their handling the situation
 
Originally Posted by devildog1776

1. Oil rig owner has made $270 million off the oil leak
Transocean Ltd., the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig leased by BP, has been flying under the radar in the mainstream blame game. The world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, the company is conveniently headquartered in corporate-friendly Switzerland, and it’s no stranger to oil disasters. In 1979, an oil well it was drilling in the very same Gulf of Mexico ignited, sending the drill platform into the sea and causing one of the largest oil spills by the time it was capped… nine months later.
This experience undoubtedly influenced Transocean’s decision to insure the Deepwater Horizon rig for about twice what it was worth. In a conference call to analysts earlier this month, Transocean reported making a $270 million profit from insurance payouts after the disaster. It’s not hard to bet on failure when you know it’s somewhat assured.
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hmmm... sounds a lot like how the owners of the World Trade Center mysteriously having the whole building insured against terrorist attacks before 9/11
 
I think in any case, whether he meant that restaurants will have to look somewhere else or if he meant in a stupid ignorant way, it shouldnt have been said.

Here's another fun fact about the spill: Transocean (the company that BP leased the rig from) has made over $270 million dollars in insurance payouts since the disaster. How did they know to insure it? Because the same thing happened in the same place back in 1979...It took 9 months to cap that spill. I hope the same cant be said for this one.

Source: http://thelensnola.org/2010/05/24/five-years-after-katrina-the-return-of-disaster-capitalism/
 
2. BP has a terrible safety record
BP has a long record of oil-related disasters in the United States. In 2005, BP’s Texas City refinery exploded, killing 15 workers and injuring another 170. The next year, one of its Alaska pipelines leaked 200,000 gallons of crude oil. According to Public Citizen, BP has paid $550 million in fines. BP seems to particularly enjoy violating the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, and has paid the two largest fines in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s history. (Is it any surprise that BP played a central, though greatly under-reported, role in the failure to contain the Exxon-Valdez spill years earlier?)
With Deepwater Horizon, BP didn’t break its dismal trend. In addition to choosing a cheaper — and less safe — casing to outfit the well that eventually burst, the company chose not to equip Deepwater Horizon with an acoustic trigger, a last-resort option that could have shut down the well even if it was damaged badly, and which is required in most developed countries that allow offshore drilling. In fact, BP employs these devices in its rigs located near England, but because the United States recommends rather than requires them, BP had no incentive to buy one — even though they only cost $500,000.


This is why I'm pissed. You know what they force oil companies to do in Canada?
Canada forces oil companies to drill a relief well right next to the exploratory well.
This might cost the company twice as much, but it would allow them to depressurize
a gushing pipe in one day, not 38.
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does anyone have a list of all the companies owned/operated/pushed by BP? im sure its extensive but i will do my part to try and steer clear ...
 
Originally Posted by spsfinest212

Originally Posted by devildog1776

1. Oil rig owner has made $270 million off the oil leak
Transocean Ltd., the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig leased by BP, has been flying under the radar in the mainstream blame game. The world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, the company is conveniently headquartered in corporate-friendly Switzerland, and it’s no stranger to oil disasters. In 1979, an oil well it was drilling in the very same Gulf of Mexico ignited, sending the drill platform into the sea and causing one of the largest oil spills by the time it was capped… nine months later.
This experience undoubtedly influenced Transocean’s decision to insure the Deepwater Horizon rig for about twice what it was worth. In a conference call to analysts earlier this month, Transocean reported making a $270 million profit from insurance payouts after the disaster. It’s not hard to bet on failure when you know it’s somewhat assured.
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hmmm... sounds a lot like how the owners of the World Trade Center mysteriously having the whole building insured against terrorist attacks before 9/11
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it had nothing to do with the fact that it had been attacked before that. nope.
 
thats ugly.. It doesnt seem like anyone in the government cares... except for the $$$ handouts.

reminds me of Mansanto.. They are just as evil
 
Originally Posted by In Yo Nostril

Originally Posted by spsfinest212

Originally Posted by devildog1776

1. Oil rig owner has made $270 million off the oil leak
Transocean Ltd., the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig leased by BP, has been flying under the radar in the mainstream blame game. The world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, the company is conveniently headquartered in corporate-friendly Switzerland, and it’s no stranger to oil disasters. In 1979, an oil well it was drilling in the very same Gulf of Mexico ignited, sending the drill platform into the sea and causing one of the largest oil spills by the time it was capped… nine months later.
This experience undoubtedly influenced Transocean’s decision to insure the Deepwater Horizon rig for about twice what it was worth. In a conference call to analysts earlier this month, Transocean reported making a $270 million profit from insurance payouts after the disaster. It’s not hard to bet on failure when you know it’s somewhat assured.
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hmmm... sounds a lot like how the owners of the World Trade Center mysteriously having the whole building insured against terrorist attacks before 9/11
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it had nothing to do with the fact that it had been attacked before that. nope.
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*tinfoil hat blown off by logic*
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The bad thing about this comment is who cares about the restaruants these fisherman who are like 4th generation fisherman who primary income comes from this profession will be the most affected.
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Originally Posted by moneyisthemotive

does anyone have a list of all the companies owned/operated/pushed by BP? im sure its extensive but i will do my part to try and steer clear ...
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LOL at you guys thinking a "boycott" or personal emails can effect ANYTHING that happens at that corporation. ignorance.
 
Originally Posted by WallyHopp

thats ugly.. It doesnt seem like anyone in the government cares... except for the $$$ handouts.

reminds me of Mansanto.. They are just as evil
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Its funny (not literally obviously) how a small handful of companys run this country.
They can basically do as they please, because they are soo deep in washingtons pockets that the gov't looks the other way.
 
Originally Posted by TeamJordan79


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 @ boycott

like the other oil companies are any different 
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really though, that's stupid. 
it's pretty much impossible to boycott BP anyway.
  
 
buy shares in BP
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Sad we cant change the world around us... that's just the way it is


Oh well, still proud to be American
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Originally Posted by swizzc

LOL at you guys thinking a "boycott" or personal emails can effect ANYTHING that happens at that corporation. ignorance.
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its the same way veg*ans dont support meat or animal products...they know those business aren't going anywhere but they just choose not to support them
 
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