BP has horrendous safety record.

[dixiegrrrrl]

Even as BP's chairman, LaMar McKay is rejecting criticism that his company's safety record played a role in the drilling rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and putting the blame on "a failed piece of equipment."...
http://blog.al.com/live/2010/05/bp_chairman_rejects_criticism.html

a quick check shows that THIS MARCH OSHA proposed more than $3 million in fines to the BP-Husky refinery near Toledo, Ohio.
OSHA found 42 alleged willful violations, including 39 on a per-instance basis, and 20 alleged serious violations for exposing workers to a variety of hazards including failure to provide adequate pressure relief for process units. Proposed penalties total $3,042,000.

"OSHA has found that BP often ignored or severely delayed fixing known hazards in its refineries," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "There is no excuse for taking chances with people's lives. BP must fix the hazards now."

Then there was BP's having to close down the Prudhoe Bay closure after which it was revealed
BP had not inspected it's oil pipes for 15 years, and that some of the pipes were "tissue thin".

Worse of all was the Texas refinery explosion.The Houston Chronicle reported
that BP executives knew there were serious safety issues, that BP internal documents showed that John Manzoni, BP executive in charge of refineries, was repeatedly warned about safety problem and concerns about the company’s Texas City refinery in advance of the 2005 explosion that killed 15 and injured scores more.


ajax posted the history of the problems on the Deepwater rig:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8257979



and these are the guys that are going to fix the problem????

[FarCenter]

1. The Toyota of oil companies?

Is it generally true that multi-national corporations behave badly outside their home countries?

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Excelletn point.

[TransitJohn]

3. That's a refinery.

What does its safety record have to do with the E&P guys? They don't even ever talk to each other.