Big Oil fought safety regulations, Huff Po has good piece on this.

[dixiegrrrrl]

"BP and TransOcean have also aggressively opposed new safety regulations proposed last year by a federal agency that oversees offshore drilling -- which were prompted by a study that found many accidents in the industry."

:grr: :grr: :grr:

The safety issues are about half way down the article.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/26/big-oil-fought-off-new-sa_n_552575.html:grr:

Added: BP was finalist in a Safety Awards Ceremony, now canceled.!!!!!!!!!!
"
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service, responsible for overseeing oil drilling on public land and offshore, was scheduled to present its annual award for exemplary safety and environmental management by offshore oil industry operators next week.

BP, the oil company that contracted with the rig operator of the well that blew in the Gulf of Mexico last week, leaving three men injured and 11 missing and presumed dead, was one of the finalists in the big company category.

The award was to have been presented at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston on May 3."

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/too-busy-for-oil-awards/