U.S. Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management To Conduct Surprise Oil Rig Inspections

Yahoo! News:

The U.S. offshore drilling agency will begin conducting surprise inspections on oil rigs as part of a new aggressive enforcement effort adopted by the Obama administration since the BP oil spill, the agency's head said on Thursday.

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Comments

[Warren Lauzon]

01:52 PM on 11/05/2010

uhm...

In the past two years, they have been inspecting less than 2% of the rigs every year. How has that changed?

[absolument]

08:12 PM on 10/18/2010

In a functioning democracy, the only surprise would have been that oil drilling had EVER been allowed WITHOUT surprise inspections.

[Devin Lowell]

05:52 PM on 10/18/2010

There's a lot of negativity here, directed at these actually quite meaningful reforms. The MMS was corrupt, undoubtedly. But that didn't happen under this administration; it was the last. Now, when the Obama adminstration attempts to reform the system, they get nothing but hate. Can we please show a little support for some much-needed watchdog work?

[Warren Lauzon]

01:53 PM on 11/05/2010

It was well known in the industry for years that it was corrupt, yet this administration did nothing until it got bad publicity from an oil spill.

[OldCowboy]

03:19 PM on 10/18/2010

Does anyone think this will amount to much? Anyone? Anyone?

[Devin Lowell]

05:53 PM on 10/18/2010

I think it's worth trying.

[leevntheus]

12:08 AM on 10/17/2010

this will only continue until Jan 2011...then its a free for all.....

[Longtimeliberal]

09:05 PM on 10/16/2010

Saniity being restored to the govt and a fight it is. Special interests who don't have American interestss at heart but greed!

[ibsteve2u]

11:07 AM on 10/16/2010

"I think unannounced inspections should and must play a significant role in an integrated inspections policy," Bromwich told the Reuters Global Climate and Alternative Energy Summit.

Me, too. Frankly, Big Anything cannot be trusted - they get big because their sole focus is profit. To such entities, safety, regulations, people, and the environment are costs, not responsibilities.

You either ride them, or...Deepwater Horizon.

[CKMJr]

08:43 AM on 10/16/2010

oil company,

we will be having a "surprise" inspection on Tuesday. please act surprised.

signed,
the feds

[Vegasyankee]

08:38 AM on 10/16/2010

WOW!!!

Are you serious?

15 years I've been working in The Gulf and I've NEVER seen or heard of an "Announced Inspection".

They are always a surprise. Another example of the Gov. trying to pull the wool over the sheep's eyes.

[rougebaisers]

04:40 AM on 10/16/2010

Election year talking points. Meaningless. They'll all be paid off.

[doodlebug2]

03:02 AM on 10/16/2010

Surprise, they will all be payed off with nifty jobs after the inspection. Big deal.

[ConsensusReality]

09:51 PM on 10/15/2010

Good start...now howzabout a "surprise" firing of Ken Salazar?

[MIKEBC]

09:36 PM on 10/15/2010

Thats the change I voted for! Obama and the dems are keeping us way safer than bush and the GOP did last decade, we were hit on their watch!

[Stewpendous]

02:42 PM on 10/15/2010

And I am sure when the Feds get there they will also find their "surprised" payoffs!

SURPRISE!