[QUOTE=company man 1;36377]As I have said before, there is only one guilty party here. It is simple. BP had a desire to shortcut safety & make it an industry standard. They are the resposible party. As I have said before, The MMS probably didn’t have the tools to run the simulations of cause & effect that BP did. Therefore they did not have the understanding BP did. They certainly weren’t made aware by BP of Halliburton’s simulations concerning the lack of centralizers. This disaster lays at the feet of BP & BP alone. They made these decisions without regard to safety simply for money? These people murdered eleven men & caused 6 others to jump from a rig in the middle of the night into burning water for the sole purpose of saving money. I pity the rotten sole of anyone who can in any way justify their actions in the casue of this accident. That person should reevaluate their whole belief system.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree with all your comments. Tell me this; ‘How shall we stop this from re-occurring’? Should the Gov’t in the future be responsible for ensuring well plans are followed?
What do you suggest?
Could Transocean have intervened and brought a stop to the plans. They are responsible for their assets. Should they have alerted someone as to the well conversion plans. If this type of completion affects their safety, should they have spoken up?
What powers should MMS have in the future?
Do the Gov’t have anything to answer for? Is it okay to let Operator’s dictate how the well shall be drilled and completed.
How do we ensure there is no corner cutting in the future?
These questions will be addressed before any rig gets to work again.