Republicans block bill to increase spill liability AGAIN

Un FUCKing believable.

Here are teh GOP and the cons defending a foreign oil company over the AMERICAN business owners who have had their businesses distroyed by a foreign oil companies cutting corners to save money.


Have you people no idea how low you have sunk to defend your failed ideas?

You got a list of the "American business owners who have had their businesses distroyed (sp) by...." this disaster?

Didn't think so.

Rick

Dear fucking idiot, the effects of this mess will be felt for Decades to come, the damage will continue to happen.

Do you realise this could very well end up hitting the entire atlantic coast?
 
No whats unbelievable is you come in a bitch about what you don't fully understand...

Transocean owner of the rig... Was created by US businessmen its main office is in Houston Texas.

Haliburton based in the US by AMerican businessmen...

BP global company. has offices in the US..

All of these companies employ a great many americans. All of these companies work with a great deal of AMERICAN companies who also employ AMERICANS....

which has what to do with the corporate structure which may or may not shield the company ultimately responsible from liability?

Transocean is not a U.S. company. it is incorporated in switzerland. i don't know how their finances are done, but that incorporation status certainly limits their liability. Moreover, the drill rig flew the marshall islands flag.

Do you think they did that so they'd be liable for the full extent of their damages, aside from shielding themselves from paying taxes here?
 
No whats unbelievable is you come in a bitch about what you don't fully understand...

Transocean owner of the rig... Was created by US businessmen its main office is in Houston Texas.

Haliburton based in the US by AMerican businessmen...

BP global company. has offices in the US..

All of these companies employ a great many americans. All of these companies work with a great deal of AMERICAN companies who also employ AMERICANS....

which has what to do with the corporate structure which may or may not shield the company ultimately responsible from liability?

Transocean is not a U.S. company. it is incorporated in switzerland. i don't know how their finances are done, but that incorporation status certainly limits their liability. Moreover, the drill rig flew the marshall islands flag.

Do you think they did that so they'd be liable for the full extent of their damages, aside from shielding themselves from paying taxes here?

This will be my first accusation of "troll" on this MB. Gooslurper is a troll.. a long winded self absorbed troll but one non the less. All of his "points" in the above are lies and just placed there with only mindless argumentation as motivation.
 
BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, said Tuesday that first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion due to higher crude prices and lower production costs and taxes.

Despite handily beating analysts' forecasts, BP shares fell slightly Tuesday as the market continued to worry about the impact of the oil spill from the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig which BP operates in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP's net profit compared with $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2009 and $4.3 billion in the fourth quarter.

Replacement cost profit, a key oil industry measure, rose 62 percent to $5.6 billion from $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter and $2.4 billion in the first quarter a year earlier.

Revenue of $74.4 billion was up 1 percent from $73.6 billion in the fourth quarter and 55 percent higher than revenue of $48.1 billion a year earlier.

The quarterly dividend of $0.14 a share was unchanged from a year ago.

"As strong as this performance was, we expect near-term sentiment toward BP to be dominated by the sinking of Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig and BP's efforts to contain the subsequent spill. This issue aside, we still see better momentum and value in Royal Dutch Shell," which reports results tomorrow, said Gordon Gray and James Evans, analysts at Collins Stewart.

BP shares were down 0.6 percent at 622.8 pence on the London Stock Exchange. They traded at 655.4 pence on the day before the oil rig disaster.

"Progress has been driven by a near doubling in the oil price, a 3 percent reduction in unit production costs, along with favorable accounting effects and a lower tax bill," said Keith Bowman, analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers.

"On the downside, the accident in the Gulf of Mexico continues to overshadow, while refining remains challenging and group production levels flat," Bowman added.

British Petroleum Profit Doubles to $6.1B - CBS News



" first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion "



Our leaders should be fighting for us and saying....Aaaaah we'll take that, thank you very much.
 
BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, said Tuesday that first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion due to higher crude prices and lower production costs and taxes.

Despite handily beating analysts' forecasts, BP shares fell slightly Tuesday as the market continued to worry about the impact of the oil spill from the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig which BP operates in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP's net profit compared with $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2009 and $4.3 billion in the fourth quarter.

Replacement cost profit, a key oil industry measure, rose 62 percent to $5.6 billion from $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter and $2.4 billion in the first quarter a year earlier.

Revenue of $74.4 billion was up 1 percent from $73.6 billion in the fourth quarter and 55 percent higher than revenue of $48.1 billion a year earlier.

The quarterly dividend of $0.14 a share was unchanged from a year ago.

"As strong as this performance was, we expect near-term sentiment toward BP to be dominated by the sinking of Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig and BP's efforts to contain the subsequent spill. This issue aside, we still see better momentum and value in Royal Dutch Shell," which reports results tomorrow, said Gordon Gray and James Evans, analysts at Collins Stewart.

BP shares were down 0.6 percent at 622.8 pence on the London Stock Exchange. They traded at 655.4 pence on the day before the oil rig disaster.

"Progress has been driven by a near doubling in the oil price, a 3 percent reduction in unit production costs, along with favorable accounting effects and a lower tax bill," said Keith Bowman, analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers.

"On the downside, the accident in the Gulf of Mexico continues to overshadow, while refining remains challenging and group production levels flat," Bowman added.

British Petroleum Profit Doubles to $6.1B - CBS News



" first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion "



Our leaders should be fighting for us and saying....Aaaaah we'll take that, thank you very much.

They can..in court. Attach a lein on BP.
 
BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, said Tuesday that first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion due to higher crude prices and lower production costs and taxes.

Despite handily beating analysts' forecasts, BP shares fell slightly Tuesday as the market continued to worry about the impact of the oil spill from the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig which BP operates in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP's net profit compared with $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2009 and $4.3 billion in the fourth quarter.

Replacement cost profit, a key oil industry measure, rose 62 percent to $5.6 billion from $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter and $2.4 billion in the first quarter a year earlier.

Revenue of $74.4 billion was up 1 percent from $73.6 billion in the fourth quarter and 55 percent higher than revenue of $48.1 billion a year earlier.

The quarterly dividend of $0.14 a share was unchanged from a year ago.

"As strong as this performance was, we expect near-term sentiment toward BP to be dominated by the sinking of Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig and BP's efforts to contain the subsequent spill. This issue aside, we still see better momentum and value in Royal Dutch Shell," which reports results tomorrow, said Gordon Gray and James Evans, analysts at Collins Stewart.

BP shares were down 0.6 percent at 622.8 pence on the London Stock Exchange. They traded at 655.4 pence on the day before the oil rig disaster.

"Progress has been driven by a near doubling in the oil price, a 3 percent reduction in unit production costs, along with favorable accounting effects and a lower tax bill," said Keith Bowman, analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers.

"On the downside, the accident in the Gulf of Mexico continues to overshadow, while refining remains challenging and group production levels flat," Bowman added.

British Petroleum Profit Doubles to $6.1B - CBS News



" first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion "



Our leaders should be fighting for us and saying....Aaaaah we'll take that, thank you very much.

This is the problem with some of my fellow Americans..... you seem to labor under the misapprehension that we rule the world. We do not. So, much as you might think you are entitled to destroy any country, organization or company that you feel inclined to, in fact, you may not. Grow the fuck up.
 
BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, said Tuesday that first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion due to higher crude prices and lower production costs and taxes.

Despite handily beating analysts' forecasts, BP shares fell slightly Tuesday as the market continued to worry about the impact of the oil spill from the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig which BP operates in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP's net profit compared with $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2009 and $4.3 billion in the fourth quarter.

Replacement cost profit, a key oil industry measure, rose 62 percent to $5.6 billion from $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter and $2.4 billion in the first quarter a year earlier.

Revenue of $74.4 billion was up 1 percent from $73.6 billion in the fourth quarter and 55 percent higher than revenue of $48.1 billion a year earlier.

The quarterly dividend of $0.14 a share was unchanged from a year ago.

"As strong as this performance was, we expect near-term sentiment toward BP to be dominated by the sinking of Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig and BP's efforts to contain the subsequent spill. This issue aside, we still see better momentum and value in Royal Dutch Shell," which reports results tomorrow, said Gordon Gray and James Evans, analysts at Collins Stewart.

BP shares were down 0.6 percent at 622.8 pence on the London Stock Exchange. They traded at 655.4 pence on the day before the oil rig disaster.

"Progress has been driven by a near doubling in the oil price, a 3 percent reduction in unit production costs, along with favorable accounting effects and a lower tax bill," said Keith Bowman, analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers.

"On the downside, the accident in the Gulf of Mexico continues to overshadow, while refining remains challenging and group production levels flat," Bowman added.

British Petroleum Profit Doubles to $6.1B - CBS News



" first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion "



Our leaders should be fighting for us and saying....Aaaaah we'll take that, thank you very much.

This is the problem with some of my fellow Americans..... you seem to labor under the misapprehension that we rule the world. We do not. So, much as you might think you are entitled to destroy any country, organization or company that you feel inclined to, in fact, you may not. Grow the fuck up.

So is it okay for any country, organization or company to destroy America and our way of life?
 
BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, said Tuesday that first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion due to higher crude prices and lower production costs and taxes.

Despite handily beating analysts' forecasts, BP shares fell slightly Tuesday as the market continued to worry about the impact of the oil spill from the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig which BP operates in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP's net profit compared with $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2009 and $4.3 billion in the fourth quarter.

Replacement cost profit, a key oil industry measure, rose 62 percent to $5.6 billion from $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter and $2.4 billion in the first quarter a year earlier.

Revenue of $74.4 billion was up 1 percent from $73.6 billion in the fourth quarter and 55 percent higher than revenue of $48.1 billion a year earlier.

The quarterly dividend of $0.14 a share was unchanged from a year ago.

"As strong as this performance was, we expect near-term sentiment toward BP to be dominated by the sinking of Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig and BP's efforts to contain the subsequent spill. This issue aside, we still see better momentum and value in Royal Dutch Shell," which reports results tomorrow, said Gordon Gray and James Evans, analysts at Collins Stewart.

BP shares were down 0.6 percent at 622.8 pence on the London Stock Exchange. They traded at 655.4 pence on the day before the oil rig disaster.

"Progress has been driven by a near doubling in the oil price, a 3 percent reduction in unit production costs, along with favorable accounting effects and a lower tax bill," said Keith Bowman, analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers.

"On the downside, the accident in the Gulf of Mexico continues to overshadow, while refining remains challenging and group production levels flat," Bowman added.

British Petroleum Profit Doubles to $6.1B - CBS News



" first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion "



Our leaders should be fighting for us and saying....Aaaaah we'll take that, thank you very much.

They can..in court. Attach a lein on BP.

What standing do "our leaders" have to sieze profits, aside from civil action? What would a lein do but collect damages BP has already pledged to pay?
 
BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, said Tuesday that first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion due to higher crude prices and lower production costs and taxes.

Despite handily beating analysts' forecasts, BP shares fell slightly Tuesday as the market continued to worry about the impact of the oil spill from the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig which BP operates in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP's net profit compared with $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2009 and $4.3 billion in the fourth quarter.

Replacement cost profit, a key oil industry measure, rose 62 percent to $5.6 billion from $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter and $2.4 billion in the first quarter a year earlier.

Revenue of $74.4 billion was up 1 percent from $73.6 billion in the fourth quarter and 55 percent higher than revenue of $48.1 billion a year earlier.

The quarterly dividend of $0.14 a share was unchanged from a year ago.

"As strong as this performance was, we expect near-term sentiment toward BP to be dominated by the sinking of Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig and BP's efforts to contain the subsequent spill. This issue aside, we still see better momentum and value in Royal Dutch Shell," which reports results tomorrow, said Gordon Gray and James Evans, analysts at Collins Stewart.

BP shares were down 0.6 percent at 622.8 pence on the London Stock Exchange. They traded at 655.4 pence on the day before the oil rig disaster.

"Progress has been driven by a near doubling in the oil price, a 3 percent reduction in unit production costs, along with favorable accounting effects and a lower tax bill," said Keith Bowman, analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers.

"On the downside, the accident in the Gulf of Mexico continues to overshadow, while refining remains challenging and group production levels flat," Bowman added.

British Petroleum Profit Doubles to $6.1B - CBS News



" first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion "



Our leaders should be fighting for us and saying....Aaaaah we'll take that, thank you very much.

This is the problem with some of my fellow Americans..... you seem to labor under the misapprehension that we rule the world. We do not. So, much as you might think you are entitled to destroy any country, organization or company that you feel inclined to, in fact, you may not. Grow the fuck up.


:lol: You're telling me to grow the fuck up? :cuckoo:
 
But with the oil making landfall in Louisiana — and set to reach the Mississippi, Alabama and Florida coasts by Monday — the impact is already being felt. Louisiana fishermen in Venice docked their boats this afternoon, knowing waters could be closed for a long, long time. Lawsuits have already been filed by seafood companies against BP and Transocean, the rig's operator. Analysts estimate that the Louisiana fishing industry could sustain $2.5 billion in losses, while Florida could lose $3 billion in tourism income.
With Oil Spill (and Blame) Spreading, Obama Will Visit Gulf - TIME






Cali, where is all that economic recovery money supposed to come from?

Why should the corporations not be responsible for ALL of it?



"Federal law requires companies to pay for all environmental damage, but economic damages are now capped at $75 million."
 
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Thanks for sticking the bill to the American taxpayers Republicans




Thanks for giving BP a categorical exemption from safety standards in 2009. I'm sure it has nothing to do with BO being the top recipient of BP campaign donations.


Asked if the MMS had properly regulated the blowout preventers like the one that failed on the Deepwater Horizon rig, Salazar said: "No."


U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study

BP has given republicans more in contributions that Demoncrats. Except for a few oil state Dems.
 
" first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion "



Our leaders should be fighting for us and saying....Aaaaah we'll take that, thank you very much.

This is the problem with some of my fellow Americans..... you seem to labor under the misapprehension that we rule the world. We do not. So, much as you might think you are entitled to destroy any country, organization or company that you feel inclined to, in fact, you may not. Grow the fuck up.

So is it okay for any country, organization or company to destroy America and our way of life?

It is one of the inevitable side effects of Globalization.
 
Thanks for sticking the bill to the American taxpayers Republicans




Thanks for giving BP a categorical exemption from safety standards in 2009. I'm sure it has nothing to do with BO being the top recipient of BP campaign donations.


Asked if the MMS had properly regulated the blowout preventers like the one that failed on the Deepwater Horizon rig, Salazar said: "No."


U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study

BP has given republicans more in contributions that Demoncrats. Except for a few oil state Dems.




MMS is part of the executive branch.

Thanks for playing...
 
It's pretty telling that the Lefties are so willing to overthrow the Rule of Law when they form a mob against anyone who is unpopular.

Ex Post Facto laws are Unconstitutional. The test of our commitment to our values is when face with protecting the rights of those we don't like from abuse by Government Power. The Left's willingness to destroy The Constitution does far more harm to our society than does the oil spill.
 
BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, said Tuesday that first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion due to higher crude prices and lower production costs and taxes.

Despite handily beating analysts' forecasts, BP shares fell slightly Tuesday as the market continued to worry about the impact of the oil spill from the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig which BP operates in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP's net profit compared with $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2009 and $4.3 billion in the fourth quarter.

Replacement cost profit, a key oil industry measure, rose 62 percent to $5.6 billion from $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter and $2.4 billion in the first quarter a year earlier.

Revenue of $74.4 billion was up 1 percent from $73.6 billion in the fourth quarter and 55 percent higher than revenue of $48.1 billion a year earlier.

The quarterly dividend of $0.14 a share was unchanged from a year ago.

"As strong as this performance was, we expect near-term sentiment toward BP to be dominated by the sinking of Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig and BP's efforts to contain the subsequent spill. This issue aside, we still see better momentum and value in Royal Dutch Shell," which reports results tomorrow, said Gordon Gray and James Evans, analysts at Collins Stewart.

BP shares were down 0.6 percent at 622.8 pence on the London Stock Exchange. They traded at 655.4 pence on the day before the oil rig disaster.

"Progress has been driven by a near doubling in the oil price, a 3 percent reduction in unit production costs, along with favorable accounting effects and a lower tax bill," said Keith Bowman, analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers.

"On the downside, the accident in the Gulf of Mexico continues to overshadow, while refining remains challenging and group production levels flat," Bowman added.

British Petroleum Profit Doubles to $6.1B - CBS News



" first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion "



Our leaders should be fighting for us and saying....Aaaaah we'll take that, thank you very much.

This is the problem with some of my fellow Americans..... you seem to labor under the misapprehension that we rule the world. We do not. So, much as you might think you are entitled to destroy any country, organization or company that you feel inclined to, in fact, you may not. Grow the fuck up.



Cali, why don't you WAKE the fuck up? Why are you defending them???



Production for the quarter was 4 million barrels a day, broadly unchanged from a year earlier, but BP repeated earlier guidance that it expected full-year production to be down slightly in 2010.




This is a blip on the radar screen for them and DEVASTATING for our already struggling economy...and IF the end result of them being entirely responsible for all the damages is ultimately devastating to their business, then they got what they deserved. Maybe some REAL consequences could actually serve as a deterrent for the next time, hmm??
 

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