Agency postpones awards ceremony celebrating offshore oil drilling safety.

[proud2BlibKansan]

Since the offshore oil rig spill in the Gulf of Mexico, federal regulators at the Minerals Management Service (MMS) have been coming under increasing scrutiny for whether they were negligent in overseeing the rigs owned by BP and others. At a press conference yesterday morning, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) compared it to the SEC’s failure to enforce regulations leading up to the financial crisis. Ironically, MMS was all set to hold its annual “2010 Annual Industry SAFE Awards Luncheon” on May 3. Perhaps recognizing that now is not the time to applaud the oil industry for safety on the job, MMS postponed the event. From the agency’s website:



more . . . http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/01/drilling-awards/

[Kookaburra]

1. I'm surprised they had the presence of mind to even do this.

Fools.

[kentauros]

2. Another instance of "bad timing" for big oil...

I am curious what kind of discussions are going to be had at the OTC tomorrow. The Offshore Technology Conference is held the first week in May, locally (Houston). I'd love to be able to talk to some of the engineers that'll likely be there.

[pinboy3niner]

3. I 'm curious--which companies were to be honored for safety? nt