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Oil Spill’s Blow to BP’s Image May Eclipse Costs

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Brings a whole new meaning to "fish oil"! Oyster now don't make any squeaking noise when they are opened. You have to eat shrimp with a fork now because you cannot hold on to them. What's that, you say you love blackened fish?! Well, c'mon down we gots millions of em'.
 
Re: Oil Spill’s Blow to BP’s Image May Eclipse Costs

Phattonez funny, because I thought Plastic was a polymer ( plastics) based substance.

Polymers:doh
 
Re: Oil Spill’s Blow to BP’s Image May Eclipse Costs

Phattonez funny, because I thought Plastic was a polymer ( plastics) based substance.

Polymers:doh

It's synthesized using oil! Don't talk chemistry with me, unfortunately for you I've actually studied the subject. Plastics are usually hydrocarbon chains, sometimes with other elements like nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Ever heard of butane, octane, etc? Well, those are hydrocarbon chains.

"For decades one of the great appeals of plastics has been their low price. Yet in recent years the cost of plastics has been rising dramatically. A major cause is the sharply rising cost of petroleum, the raw material that is chemically altered to form commercial plastics."

Plastic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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Re: BP's CEO who opposed new safety regulations: Why US?!

Yeah right! Like Exxon has paid up for their drunkerd. The tax payers will pay in the end.....and the price of fuel?.....get ready folks!!
 
Re: BP's CEO who opposed new safety regulations: Why US?!

Yeah right! Like Exxon has paid up for their drunkerd. The tax payers will pay in the end.....and the price of fuel?.....get ready folks!!

Exxons lawyers have made out like bandits though.
 
Re: BP's CEO who opposed new safety regulations: Why US?!

Yeah right! Like Exxon has paid up for their drunkerd. The tax payers will pay in the end.....and the price of fuel?.....get ready folks!!

Actually, the bulk of the costs for this will be borne by shareholders of BP. While the cost of fuel might go up, it won't be because of BP attempting to recoup costs, but because of reductions in present and future supply.
 
Re: BP's CEO who opposed new safety regulations: Why US?!

Yeah right! Like Exxon has paid up for their drunkerd. The tax payers will pay in the end.....and the price of fuel?.....get ready folks!!
Err, yeah they have. In what alternate reality do you think this is not so?

Exxons lawyers have made out like bandits though.
As Exxon's lawyers work for Exxon, not some private outside law firm, one would be hard pressed to make that case. But it is true, Exxon does pay their lawyers well. They call it a salary.

Actually, the bulk of the costs for this will be borne by shareholders of BP. While the cost of fuel might go up, it won't be because of BP attempting to recoup costs, but because of reductions in present and future supply.
Much like Exxon and its shareholders paid for the bulk of their little disaster. In fact Exxon and its shareholders are still paying, except in imagination land, which I suggest could also be called................. rhirefire land?
 
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As Exxon's lawyers work for Exxon, not some private outside law firm, one would be hard pressed to make that case. But it is true, Exxon does pay their lawyers well. They call it a salary.

Actually, in scenarios such as this, it will not be the inhouse lawyers that really handle anything. It will be contracted out to other law firms. These other firms will be very expensive, but the people there will work 20 hour days until this gets resolved. It will be expensive, but it is not like the lawyers do not earn the money.
 
Re: BP's CEO who opposed new safety regulations: Why US?!

Actually, in scenarios such as this, it will not be the inhouse lawyers that really handle anything. It will be contracted out to other law firms. These other firms will be very expensive, but the people there will work 20 hour days until this gets resolved. It will be expensive, but it is not like the lawyers do not earn the money.
Except that Exxon's own legal department did handle quite a lot of the remediation work associated with the Exxon Valdez incident. But I agee with you, it is not as if nobody earned the money and they "made out like bandits" is just one of those quick and easy/shallow comments people throw out from time to time. Funny for a second, until you really think about the comment.;)
 
Re: BP's CEO who opposed new safety regulations: Why US?!

Actually, in scenarios such as this, it will not be the inhouse lawyers that really handle anything. It will be contracted out to other law firms. These other firms will be very expensive, but the people there will work 20 hour days until this gets resolved. It will be expensive, but it is not like the lawyers do not earn the money.

THANK YOU.

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Re: BP's CEO who opposed new safety regulations: Why US?!

I would be interested, if you had an answer, I'm just still waiting for it.

My answer: As long as there's fuel in the pump when I pull into a gas station, I don't give a ****.
 
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Re: BP's CEO who opposed new safety regulations: Why US?!

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