The British and BP

[QUOTE=bassin_bug;418133]Where is the other company that was participating in this venture. I'm not sure but I think I heard it was Chevron or Aramco, and how have they been so carefully protected in all this mess? They own 25% of this oil well and nobody is calling them out on it.[/QUOTE]
Transocean owned the rig, 100%. BP ran it. I'm pretty much positive Chevron had no interest in it (could be wrong), but they do run a lot of rigs in the Gulf. What you've heard may be the talk recently about BP and Chevron's safety records on those rigs. Here's a pretty good article on it from the Houston Chronicle: [URL]http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/deepwaterhorizon/7039960.html[/URL]

A lot of people are boycotting BP now, but I don't think I'll do that (not that I go there much to begin with), just because whatever other company you buy from is going to be just as bad.

I prolly buy gas from BP once a year if that since they can be across the street from speedway and sell gas 3-7 cents more per gallon. If i'm travelling and have to buy gas from them cause Im almost out I'll do it but it's never by design.

[QUOTE=RoadToad;418183]Transocean owned the rig, 100%. BP ran it. I'm pretty much positive Chevron had no interest in it (could be wrong), but they do run a lot of rigs in the Gulf. What you've heard may be the talk recently about BP and Chevron's safety records on those rigs. Here's a pretty good article on it from the Houston Chronicle: [URL]http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/deepwaterhorizon/7039960.html[/URL]

A lot of people are boycotting BP now, but I don't think I'll do that (not that I go there much to begin with), just because whatever other company you buy from is going to be just as bad.[/QUOTE]

I heard it on CNN News. Don't know if it's fact or speculation.