BP Plans a Comeback in Gulf of Mexico

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/bp_makes_a_comeback_in_gulf_of_mexico_20111027/?ln



One might think that after the ecological apocalypse that British Petroleum visited upon the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding environs with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, BP might harbor a healthy sense of shame about returning to that scarred region. Yeah, no.

In fact, BP will be back in the Gulf soon, thanks to a go-ahead granted by the Interior Department for the company to plunk a new exploratory well further out to sea and get back to drilling while the new Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement looks on. —KA

The Miami Herald:

In approving the drill permit, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said that BP met more stringent safety requirements devised by the federal government in the aftermath of the Deepwater disaster. The company also planned to follow even tougher voluntary standards that exceeded the government’s rules.

“This permit was approved only after thorough well design, blowout preventer and containment capability reviews,” said bureau Director Michael R. Bromwich.

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[midnight]

1. Just say no.....

[KansDem]

2. This is horseshit

In approving the drill permit, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said that BP met more stringent safety requirements devised by the federal government in the aftermath of the Deepwater disaster. The company also planned to follow even tougher voluntary standards that exceeded the government’s rules.

Yeah, until the next "spill" :eyes:

[dtexdem]

3. Just in time for Halloween?

It Came from the Oily Black Gulf II.

[jwirr]

4. Did they ever leave. They owned other wells.