[az_gila]

“In the end, the well would still be usable.”

Penny wise pound foolish.

In the end, they lost the oil, AND the well, and damaged public opinion on sea floor drilling.

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But less Gulf (and US) drilling could increase the price of oil - and BP then makes more money...

This well cost is chump change in the big BP picture.

[agere_contra]

But less Gulf (and US) drilling could increase the price of oil - and BP then makes more money.

Forcing oil companies to extract oil from even more difficult locations than the Gulf helps them how, exactly?