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It was also preferable to BP, to have the lowest bidder install the blowout protector.
Regulations mean more expense for the taxpayer trying to enforce them, and you know there's never enough eyes in those jobs. It also means spills won't be eliminated, just liability for the driller, if you can afford to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt, it was them and not the company drilling a mile from them.
Regulations are way better than none, but they are not the be-all-end-all of the problems.
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