BP Gives Up

[Mike2456]

Originally Posted by Danzig

It was my understanding that the well/rig that exploded was in the midst of being shut down. From what I read, that's the most dangerous part of drilling-stopping a well. How that has to do with greed I don't know, if they were ending oil drilling in that spot.

There was quite a bit more to it within the process of "shutting the well down", and the skipped and botched steps, the argument on deck, the unapproved methods - in the name of speed and money - caused the explosion and killed those men.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/05/2...-bp-tried.html

(This is Riot, working from another computer)