OK One more time, sorta. Yes, the spill was bad. Very bad. Yes, you can go on and on about that. Yes, I wish it never happened. I still stand by what I said to begin with. Some of the critical decisions were budget/deadline driven. That, in my opinion was the root cause to the distaster. The economy was flat then as it is now. Decisions were made on that basis I would have to bet. And yes, those same decisions 99 out of 100 times were OK. This time, no, they weren't. Things went wrong, catastrophicially.
What bothers me is that soooo many people think, "BP did it on purpose". Doesn't that sumise most responses? Correct me if I am wrong, but, isn't that the truth? "The contracted rig that BP had blew out on purpose because BP don't give a shit".
BP could have walked away and said "so....sue me" They didn't. They may be lagging behind settleing. But, our Gubberment insisted on settleing the claim losses. Far as I know, BP contracted crews are still working to restore the ecosystem.
I find it hilarious about the planes still spraying dispersant. Really? Or how bout the oil slick last weekend? You know, the green one offshore that wound up being algae? How bout that? Sure, I know there is still tarballs around. But, are you enjoying the gasoline price spike? I'm not. So many things are interlaced. It's sooo much more complicated. Most folks are hypocrytes. Whether they know it or not. Take a look around. How much do you depend on oil or gas? Seriously. How much? It is no excuse for the spill, I know that. Much as you will hate to admit, you deeply depend on oil and gas. Probably more than you care to admit. Everyone want the benefits, nobody wants the risk. Sorry guys, risk is part of the process. Yep, I feel the spill could have been avoided. I go back to what I said to start with, time/budget caused this spill. But, each and every one of you deeply depend on oil and gas every minute of every day. Yeah, it sucks, but it is what it is.
Things will eventually go back to normal. They will, wait and see. just hope and pray the industry learns from the mistakes made. Because, like it or not, that's about the best you can do. But seriously, each and evey one of you deeply depend on oil and gas. Probably way more than you know. Sorry, that's just the way it is. We deliver, you use. At least try to understand just how much you use and rely on the products. If you really look into it, you'd be shocked...