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<blockquote data-quote="DrinkYourMilkshake" data-source="post: 2720877" data-attributes="member: 37041">I wanted to touch on this as both you and okietool made interesting points.&nbsp; Differences are in regulation.&nbsp; Regulation as what can and can&#039;t be done in the GoM is largely different than what can and can&#039;t be done in the North Sea. And as far as I am aware, there are far less incidents in the North Sea as opposed to the GoM.So as okietool has stated, or at least I think I know what he is saying, where does the onus truly belong?&nbsp; Industry is acting within the legal guidelines.&nbsp; And let&#039;s face it, they are motivated by money.&nbsp; Not just for profit but for continuing exploration, drilling and production (it&#039;s only getting more expensive to operate).I cannot speak for all segments of the industry, but where I am involved (I span multiple companies), there is concern there.&nbsp; Not denial.&nbsp; Again, I cannot speak for company x,y,z.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DrinkYourMilkshake, post: 2720877, member: 37041"] I wanted to touch on this as both you and okietool made interesting points. Differences are in regulation. Regulation as what can and can't be done in the GoM is largely different than what can and can't be done in the North Sea. And as far as I am aware, there are far less incidents in the North Sea as opposed to the GoM. So as okietool has stated, or at least I think I know what he is saying, where does the onus truly belong? Industry is acting within the legal guidelines. And let's face it, they are motivated by money. Not just for profit but for continuing exploration, drilling and production (it's only getting more expensive to operate). I cannot speak for all segments of the industry, but where I am involved (I span multiple companies), there is concern there. Not denial. Again, I cannot speak for company x,y,z. [/QUOTE]

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