Shell promises Arctic drilling will be safe

[CHIMO]

Source: CBC News

Shell Oil Co. will take additional steps to ensure the safety of exploratory drilling it plans in the Arctic this summer off a coast shared with Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the company has told regulators.

President Marvin Odum outlined nine additional measures from its original proposal, in a letter to federal regulators dated May 14.

Critics say the company still isn't equipped to clean up a spill in the remote waters off Alaska's northern coast, and drilling should be delayed.

Odum outlined Shell's measures in a letter dated Friday to Minerals Management Service director Elizabeth Birnbaum.



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/05/19/shell-arctic-drilling.html

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Last Updated: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 | 3:32 PM ET

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Oh, goody! And we believe them, oh yes we do!

Not. On. Your. Life.

:grr:

[polichick]

2. Well, okay then.

:sarcasm:

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Well.. If Shell says so............. .................

:rofl:





just keep walking..nothing to look at over here....

[KansDem]

4. ??

??
:wow:

[gratuitous]

5. Promise, yes, but will they pinky swear?

Otherwise, no deal!

[Champion Jack]

6. Yeah, the checks in the mail...I was just about to call you

[Xipe Totec]

7. Nine promises, nine pieces of paper we can use to swab, come cleanup time

[elocs]

8. Was it a pinky promise, cross your heart, hope to die, the real deal?

The Dems should be running Palin's "drill, baby drill" video over and over again.

[IndianaGreen]

19. Same promise that BP made about the Gulf of Mexico

and Obama's offshore drilling plan is still on the table.

[pdefalla]

9. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Yeah, right. How can they say this with a straight face? And will they agree to unlimited damages when it all goes terribly wrong?

[Angry Dragon]

10. President Obama should have a State of the Union Address

as soon as possible and state.....

"My fellow Americans we have a problem that we have let go on too long. We have a potential ecological disaster happening in the Gulf of Mexico at this very moment and no one seems to know how to stop it. This was caused by corporate greed, lack of government oversight, greed of elected politicians, and our need to live a life of comfort.

It is tme to ask the hard questions and get truthful answers, no one is immune from this inquiry. To avoid anything like this happening again I have just signed an Executive Order stateing that there will be no more drilling within the confines of the United states of America until the people of the United States are satisfied that they are protected.

Good Night and be safe. Thank you."

[CHIMO]

14. It Is

Not going to be in the US.

It will be in Canadian waters. He should pick up the phone and tell Canada that they will have to pay the bills for any damage to US interests!

[Angry Dragon]

18. Article says off the coast of Alaska that it shares

with Canada. If not in US waters why would they need to send a letter to MMS??

[CHIMO]

22. You

May be correct. I must have jumped to a conclusion. There has recently been questions about approvals that have been given to drill in Canadian Arctic waters and the companies have been trying to obtain a relaxation of safeguards.

Seems from rereading that you are correct.

[Angry Dragon]

23. It is my opinion that they should stop all drilling

in the US until they figure out "everything" that went wrong in the gulf. Regulations, safety, faulty equipment. human error, greed. You name it and it all should be checked out. If they do not the people will not put up with anyone making any mistake again. I hope!!

Was not trying to correct you, it just sounded to me like they were drilling in US waters.

[aquart]

16. I'll see that the same day as the flying pink pigs.

[Angry Dragon]

20. I an told that if one drinks enough

you can see them as often as you want. I do believe I have seen flying pink pigs on a television commercial at one time.

[awoke_in_2003]

25. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWHOYZP9280

[Angry Dragon]

30. I was thinking of another one

The one I saw had a number of flying pigs in it

[awoke_in_2003]

31. I have a vague memory...

just not quite getting who the commercial was for yet.

[aquart]

33. Was it a Shell commercial?

[Raster]

11. Ohhhh, they promise!!! I bet they even have a 'catastrophic back-up plan'.

[glinda]

12. I cannot believe they are letting this go forward.

[CHIMO]

15. Yep

Straight from the Canadian Cons.

[time_has_come]

13. This will cause other companies to tighten prevention guidelines...

...one positive from this mess.

Obviously though, they cannot "promise" it will be safe.

[whoneedstickets]

17. They should be forced to provide a 'Damage Deposit' of a few Billion $

Held in escrow for the life of the project, to be forfeited on any spill event.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

21. Can Dick Cheney certify its safety too?

That would be doubleplus extra good! :bounce:



:banghead:

[SoapBox]

24. ...I'll still LOVE you in the morning, Baby!

...ya right...

When can pigs fly??

[scentopine]

26. lol! woo woo - all aboard the safety train! -nt

[defendandprotect]

27. Where did we hear that before . . .. !!!

:rofl: :rofl:


:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[Zorra]

28. OK. Put up a trillion dollar good faith bond, and I might believe you. nt

[YvonneCa]

29. The laughter is so loud I can hear it....

...from here. :7

[troubledamerican]

32. Shell would harvest human skin for lampshades if it was legal.

[OneBlueSky]

34. yeah, and I got a bridge in Brooklyn that I'll sell you for a song . . . n/t

[Hawkeye-X]

35. Please deposit over 100 billion dollars in reserves

to the U.S. Treasury.

Just in case.

Hawkeye-X

[maddogesq]

36. And if you believe that...

then I am Buddy Rich, Carl Palmer, Chad Smith, John Bonham, and any other iconic drummer all wrapped into one body.

HORSE HOCKEY!!