re: So, was there ever a disaster plan for a situation like this?

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Nobody could have planned for all this. It's impossible. Saying they don't know what they are doing is just regurgitating what the idiots in the media are telling you.

well...I guess it wont be long before the Katrina analogies start

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I don't really get what you're trying to say here.

I'm not going to compare it to Katrina because it has nothing to do with Katrina. That was a hurricane, this was an oil rig that exploded and then started gushing oil.

I have first hand knowledge and experience as to what is planned for, how it's planned for, and what goes on during the pre-planning for jobs offshore. I coordinate with MMS on rig moves, getting procedures approved and executing them.

I know how detailed these progs need to be and stringent MMS is in our executing these progs.

If we put that we're testing the BOP to 5,000 psi, and we test to 4,999, we get INC'ed.

mpar98, I wasn't calling you an idiot in my post. I was referring to the media and how off they are about anything they say about our field.

I just want to stress that this isn't some industry where we blindly go off and frick shite up.

Again, Katrina has nothing to do with it. That's also the media starting a shite storm. All they are good for is making people anxious with their armageddon speak.