So Q are you saying thet the Texas City Refinery was not up to snuff when it was sold?

If it wasn't whose fault was that? Those selling or those buying?

Could hardly be the latter could it?

Now who was to tell them it wasn't up to snuff as you put it? What would tell the purchaser? Things like last OSHA audit/inspection? Review of maintenance records? Purchasers own audit/inspection? All would play a part. Now obviously the last OSHA inspection had thrown up nothing so no problem there. AMOCO's maintenance record would show that maintenance work was up to speed it would not necessarily tell BP that safety modifications suggested years before had not been implemented, the safety valve change out would detail just that it would not detail the modification or that the new type of valve recommended had not been fitted. Finally we come to BP's own inspection, now if OSHA had found nothing wrong why should BP have found something?