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Title: BP's U.S. Gulf project exempted from enviro analysis
Post by: sam on May 07, 2010, 05:40

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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

Title: Re: BP's U.S. Gulf project exempted from enviro analysis
Post by: Rik on May 07, 2010, 09:36

I wonder how much money changed hands?

Title: Re: BP's U.S. Gulf project exempted from enviro analysis
Post by: Clive on May 07, 2010, 12:12

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

Title: Re: BP's U.S. Gulf project exempted from enviro analysis
Post by: Rik on May 07, 2010, 12:13

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

Title: Re: BP's U.S. Gulf project exempted from enviro analysis
Post by: Simon on May 07, 2010, 12:27

There goes your pension, Clive.  :(

Title: Re: BP's U.S. Gulf project exempted from enviro analysis
Post by: Clive on May 07, 2010, 13:24

 :bawl:

Title: Re: BP's U.S. Gulf project exempted from enviro analysis
Post by: Sandra on May 07, 2010, 14:31

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  :dunno:

Title: Re: BP's U.S. Gulf project exempted from enviro analysis
Post by: Clive on May 07, 2010, 16:27

I've never trusted newspapers anyway Sandra.   :laugh: