Quote Originally Posted by zygote1 View Post
Very easy to blame BP, but there are alot of groups around to share in the liability;
- Transocean the drilling contractor that technically has control of the rig
- Haliburton, the supplier of the alleged defective component
- Hyundai which built the rig that seems to have gone down faster than it should have.
- The outsourced subcontractor safety consultants, verification engineers, labour supply firms, suppliers of the valves, pipes and other vital parts.
- Government regulators who were leftovers from the previous Republican admin. (You can't replace these people, just because a government changes), Louisiana state officials that demanded drilling be allowed and the locals that joined in that chorus saying the regulators should butt out.

I find it hypocritical that the very people that demanded the drilling as fast as possible - Remember Sarah Palin and her Drill Baby Drill comments? - are now looking to blame BP and the US federal government for this mess. It is horrible and tragic, but pointing fingers doesn't help the situation. There's alot of blame to go around, including for people like me that still waste petrol.
BP as the operator has full liability!
Transocean as Drilling contractor has control of the rig, but NOT the well.
Haliburton was there to perform Cement jobs as per BP program.
Hyundai never gave any guarantee that the rig would withstand a blow out and fire of biblical proportions!
What about Cameron, they supplied the BOP 10 years previously, can blame still be put on them?
The Schlumberger "story" simply doesn't ring true, sorry conspiracy theorists out there, just the odds against being able to get a Helicopter at short notice, never mind the rest of story make me think that this is more of a bar bullshit session......