I never used the t word. Out in the real world there are companies that can be hired to do most anything if the price is right. I take it neither of you has ever met a Blackwater employee? Excuse me, a Xe Services employee. They had to change their name for PR reasons.
All I am asking is that IF this was no accident, who was paid and who was paying? It is a legitimate question.
That’s just it - it was an accident and accidents happen all the time in the oil patch- you just don’t hear about them... Materials fail, humans make mistakes - doesn’t mean that that the next question should be that it’s must have been intentional or jumping to the conclusion that it must have then been intentional. 1+2 never equals 500...
Contrary to belief, oil rigs are one of the most regulated and “safest” places to work because of the hazards. It’s a damn dangerous job but the amount of safety training and precautions that take place daily make a very hostile environment safer... I have no problem going on any rig or platform owned and run by a majority of companies but you’d i get nervous as hell when I get on something like a public ferry because the level of training and skills required of the crews are a whole different ballgame than what you find in the oil patch. That being said, you’d never find me stepping foot on a Chinese owned/run rig...
Actually, I have...