re: #465 webevintage

The thing is do we trust the other oil companies?
I would say they have just been lucky.
Isn’t it better to be safe then sorry?

(all of this reflects my extreme distrust of most corporations who I assume will always cut corners to save a few bucks and hope they don’t get caught.)

No, they have not just been “lucky”.
I understand your mistrust.
Wells out there get “kicks” every day.
And the folks on them know it’s a warning sign, and know exactly what to do to prevent a blowout, and they do it.
BP did NOT do it, by calculated STUPID decision.