Shouldn't matter even if the operator was chugging back a beer and taking a leak in the ocean when this happened - these gawd-damned systems need to be idiot-proof.
That means multiple redundant back-up safety systems.
If, with all our technology, we can't do that, then we shouldn't be drilling off-shore.
I imagine BP is busy getting all of its assets out of the country. They will shut the Gulf down so fast it will make your head spin. All the oil companies will evacuate the USA. They will move operations to more business friendly environments than the USA.