BP, Other Oil Co's. Opposed Effort to Stiffen Environmental, Safety Rules for Offshore Drilling

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BP America, whose well in the Gulf of Mexico is spewing 1,000 barrels of oil each day after a rig explosion last week, joined with other oil companies last year to oppose stricter safety and environmental rules.

A company executive said the existing voluntary standards were sufficient.

"We are not supportive of the extensive, prescriptive regulations as proposed in this rule," wrote Richard Morrison, BP's vice president for Gulf of Mexico production. "We believe industry's current safety and environmental statistics demonstrate that the voluntary programs implemented since the adoption of have been and continue to be very successful."

The Minerals Management Service rules have not been implemented. Attempts to reach MMS officials for comment were unsuccessful.

No cause has been determined for the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig, which was drilling a well into BP's Macondo Prospect in an area known as Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast.

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/04/27/27greenwire-bp-other-oil-companies-opposed-effort-to-stiff-38887.html?pagewanted=print

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1. They're right

The taxpayers will have to bail them out led by the Coast Guard.
Where are the teabaggers?

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2. their concern is the black President, they don't care about anything else.