HI,
I find it hard to believe that BP's engineers haven't got a worse case backup scenario for this type of blow out, that could be implemented within a couple of days or why the wellhead didn't have a predrilled blowout header that could be final drilled and the wellhead plugged in about a week.

It is called risk analysis and management, someone has slipped up or management have taken a short cut, either way it is slack.


There's no question that BP wasn't responsible. They will certainly be held accountable.

But this crap from Obama illustrates the type of leader (or lack) that he is. Today comes the direct Obama quote, "I would have fired BP's CEO". This is the same stuff he pulled when he worked in Illinois - sat back, contributed zero, and pointed fingers.

There's little doubt that the CEO will resign or be forced out, after this is over. Obama has NO BUSINESS making these types of quotes - it actually harms the very company that is the only one that can fix this mess (and also has adversely affected the overall market). It is bad, incompetent leadership from our so-called president.