Category Archives: Politics

This business with the BP oil spill is turning into a farce.  If ever there was a need for some sensible heads on the shoulders of adults to prevail then this is it, but alas the whole affair resembles a … Continue reading →

As I said in this recent post, in theory BP should have more than enough cash to pay for the environmental cleanup and compensation claims resulting from the Macondo well disaster.  But as I went on to say in this … Continue reading →

Recall, if you will, what I said a few days ago: Unless there is some other serious setback, such as both relief wells managing to snap their drill strings downhole or any other reason preventing their completion, the share price … Continue reading →

I’ve just watched a CNN video of Barack Obama addressing a group of journalists about the federal government’s response to the Macondo oil spill, and he has reiterated that the government just does not have the assets that BP has … Continue reading →

Further to this post we get an unsurprising admission: The Obama administration is facing a rising tide of anger against its handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and acknowledged on Sunday that it did not have the technical capabilities … Continue reading →

We are still far from getting a clear idea of what exactly caused the well blowout on BP’s Macondo prospect, but the invesigation has managed to identify seven control mechanisms on which it will focus: The investigation team’s work thus … Continue reading →

Just when I was beginning to think the US government couldn’t get more stupid regarding the Macondo oil leak, we get this: Oil firm BP may be “pushed out of the way” if it fails to perform in the Gulf … Continue reading →

Although I was quite pleased to see Barack Obama win the US presidential election in 2008, him being the better candidate and my being of the opinion that it was hugely significant for the US to elect a black man … Continue reading →