This isn’t even the start: http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Bromwich-Launches-Investigative-Compliance-Team-to-Spur-Reform-Restructuring-of-Offshore-Oil-and-Gas-Regulation.cfm
rlanasa, above, seems to be saying what he’s hearing about the regulatory direction from BP’s Washington office.
Something like this–BIG–results in a flood of new, tighter regulation. Everyone who possibly can gets in the act. Note, in the one Bloomberg piece above, that 4 separate investigations are underway…