Richard-

Here's more evidence of US bias toward BP, which I posted in a related thread:

What I'm struck with is BP's track record for producing and refining oil (from ABC News this evening). They seem to have done quite well in terms of maximizing profit but by running risks in production, at least until the current ongoing disaster. Here's a sample of how they've operated compared with other major oil producers:

"OSHA statistics show BP ran up 760 "egregious, willful" safety violations"

This compares with less than 10 such incidents from any of the other major oil producers.

This was an accident waiting to happen and unfortunately it did.

"All the king's horses and all the king's men won't put the Gulf of Mexico together again."

You may quote me.

Feel free to crawl out from whatever rock you're hiding under to respond.

Charley Noble