Will there ever be any more deep water oil drilling off our shores again?

[NNN0LHI]

[Cant trust em]

1. At some point it's likely.

Might not be in the near future, but we're never going to be able to wean ourselves completely off of petroleum. Not as long as we like plastic products.

[Junkdrawer]

2. Yep. Read somewhere that BP is selling their rights to this reserve...

to neighboring companies.

Same game, different logo.

[Subdivisions]

3. Yes, or we accelerate the inevitable decline of our civilization. Without a steadily

increasing supply of oil, our civilization contracts and then collapses.

[liberal N proud]

4. Sadly, this will not be our wake up call.

[City Lights]

5. Yes. Absolutely. nt

[Jennicut]

6. Of course, are we kidding ourselves? Our entire lives are dependent on the oil and the

products made from oil. Obama is talking about alternative energy today. A tiny start in what needs to be a huge movement.

[CC]

7. Of course it will.

I don't think it will even stop. That can't be the only deep water well out there. The same peopl screaming for Obama to fix this already will be the ones screaming for more drilling. You don't really think the drill baby drill crowd is going to change their minds. sigh

[RussBLib]

10. Shell is drilling in even deeper water

at their Perdido site in the Gulf of Mexico.

I read somewhere that BP has had over 750 safety citations over the last five years. The next highest number for an oil major is 8. Something is wrong at BP.

[CC]

15. Hard to say for all we know

BP might not have been paying enough bribes, providing enough drugs or screwing the right people to knock those numbers down. They all need thorough reviews of every site operating now and they should have to pay for it. That won't happen either, the teabagger crowd and media will scream socialism and govt. over reaching.

[Sebastian Doyle]

8. Definitely should not be any more

but sadly, probably will be :evilfrown:

[joeybee12]

17. Agree...Will? Yes; Should? Absolutely phucking not...n/t

[The2ndWheel]

9. Hahahahahahahaha

We'll go even deeper.

[lpbk2713]

11. Certainly.

Next time the rethuglicans steal an election.

Maybe even sooner. We don't ever learn.

[skeptical cynic]

12. If there's oil there...

We'll go after it.

Or invade and occupy it.

[gateley]

13. Yes, until we're able to transition to clean energy.

[closeupready]

19. Clean energy will be attacked and destroyed by oil interests.

Like before in history.

[gateley]

20. I'm hoping this gives other companies and countries incentive. And this may

cost BP so much money and concern others, that even they may get into the picture. If there's a chance to make money, you can bet they'll be on board. I think Obama has ratcheted up his push for alternative energy, and the reaction around the world may put pressure on other governments as well. Glass half full. :)

[zipplewrath]

14. The real question

How soon?

[MindPilot]

16. Absolutely. But we need to change our fundamental mindset about this stuff

Safety must never ever take a backseat to profits, schedules, politics or anything else. We must get back to a culture where we respect quality and craftsmanship where we listen to the scientists and engineers.

Every single major (and minor) disaster can be traced directly back to some bean-counter not listening to the engineers and putting profit ahead of quality.

[closeupready]

18. I've said this many times before: we will consume all oil reserves on the planet, eventually.

This is a blip in the radar. Too many people with vested interests in the current global energy supply arrangement.