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To: E. Pluribus Unum
I'm sure BP wanted their pipes to corrode and fail because they make more money if they don't have any oil to sell.

And I'm sure government oversight would have prevented the current problem, because the government knows so much about oil production as evidenced by the amount of oil the produce.



It is more of an issue of quarterly profits. I don't know any corporate head who wants their lines to fail. I know many over two decades of my career who do not want to spend the money (on something they cannot see) to prevent those lines from failing. That is human nature. There is no sarcasm to turn off here.
8 posted on 08/14/2006 9:08:22 AM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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To: PA Engineer
I know many over two decades of my career who do not want to spend the money (on something they cannot see) to prevent those lines from failing.

So would oversight by a government bureaucracy solve the problem?

10 posted on 08/14/2006 9:12:13 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam Factoid:After forcing young girls to watch his men execute their fathers, Muhammad raped them.)
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