Topic: BP's U.S. Gulf project exempted from enviro analysis

[sam]

HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators exempted BP Plc from a detailed environmental review of the exploration project that ultimately resulted in the deadly Gulf of Mexico explosion and subsequent oil spill, documents show.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=bps-us-gulf-project-exemp

[Rik]

I wonder how much money changed hands?

[Clive]

Today's Guardian claims that this will cost BP $14 billion. 

[Rik]

It's all speculation at this point, Clive, isn't it.

[Simon]

There goes your pension, Clive. 

[Clive]

 

[Sandra]

You should be OK Clive, they said on the news last night that under US law theres a maximum cost to any company of $5 billion, unless they change the rules 

[Clive]

I've never trusted newspapers anyway Sandra.