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BP says it has learned from the spill - But its report stops

Houston Chronicle -- The offshore oil and gas industry is better equipped to deal with deep-water accidents because of lessons that BP learned battling its massive oil spill, the British oil giant says in a report due on federal regulators' desks today.

The company was expected Tuesday night to submit to the Interior Department a self-evaluation of BP's response to the disastrous Macondo oil spill, and to make recommendations for handling future spills in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico.

Though not made public Tuesday, the report hews closely to a presentation made in early August by BP executives at a federal forum on offshore drilling, a person familiar with the report said.

In that presentation, BP highlighted a number of "lessons learned" in battling the worst oil spill in U.S. history but

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Submitted Sep 01, 2010 By: remay

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DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,800 Points:1,174,405 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 2:20:40 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse spin...
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:2,915 Points:565,310 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 11:43:30 AM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse bp pay pay lots !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LTVibe Champion Author Orlando Posts:4,795 Points:387,255 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 11:01:11 AM Ignore LTVibe Report Abuse BP cut corners to save millions of dollars and ended up spending billions of dollars in cleanup and compensation. The only way to get BP to pay attention and learn is to kick them in the wallet.
realtorguzzler Champion Author Florida Posts:1,488 Points:259,210 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 10:59:16 AM Ignore realtorguzzler Report Abuse Wait and see if they've learned something. Scratching the backs of politicans alone is not enough.
bluehawk43 All-Star Author Arkansas Posts:679 Points:503,890 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 9:55:44 AM Ignore bluehawk43 Report Abuse Doing things the right way will save time and money in the long run.
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:4,934 Points:1,282,380 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 9:48:08 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse I would hope that they learned something, like maybe hast makes waste?
chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:12,403 Points:2,181,990 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 9:06:40 AM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse I doubt if the oil companies have learned anything exept new ways to avoid responsibility. How many now have emergency plans filed with the government that no longer thing walrus live in the Gulf of Mexico or expect to consult with their expert by ouija board because the "expert consultants" have been dead for years?
Cakes77 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:3,000 Points:1,234,990 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 9:00:52 AM Ignore Cakes77 Report Abuse We will see what they learned. They are exposed now.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,228 Points:246,480 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 8:37:43 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse Business as usual for BP.