• $1.4 billion fine for Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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[quote] [quote] [IMG]http://images.smh.com.au/2013/01/04/3929279/04mmspill_20130104085257684855-620x349.jpg[/IMG] ============================================================ Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, in April 2010. Photo: Reuters [/quote] The United States has hit drilling rig operator Transocean Deepwater with $US1.4 billion ($1.3 billion) in criminal and civil fines for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Transocean agreed to plead guilty to violating the Clean Water Act in the disaster, in which a blowout on its drilling rig killed 11 and sent about 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf, the Justice Department announced on Thursday. The blowout took place on April 20, 2010, as Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon vessel was drilling a well for oil giant BP. In pleading guilty, the department said, Transocean had admitted its rig crew was "negligent in failing fully to investigate clear indications that the Macondo well was not secure and that oil and gas were flowing into the well". The firm was ordered to pay $US400 million to resolve criminal charges and another $US1 billion in civil penalties, partly to fund spill prevention and environmental restoration in the five states hit by the three-month-long spill. "Transocean’s rig crew accepted the direction of BP well site leaders to proceed in the face of clear danger signs - at a tragic cost to many of them," said Assistant Attorney-General Lanny Breuer. "Transocean’s agreement to plead guilty to a federal crime, and to pay a total of $US1.4 billion in criminal and civil penalties, appropriately reflects its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster." ============================================================ [B]Source:[/B] [URL]http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/14-billion-fine-for-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-20130104-2c7ui.html[/URL] [/quote]
We absolutely need more of this. Other countries should get in on a nice big gangrape for this company.
:D
[quote]and sent about 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf[/quote] why havent we sent in a bunch of huge ships to pick them back up
[QUOTE=Greenen72;39089497]why havent we sent in a bunch of huge ships to pick them back up[/QUOTE] Why don't you go and bring me back a piece of the Titanic; fresh from the bottom of the Pacific then?
Needs to be higher imo.
1.4bn is pocket change BP fat cats not sweatin'
Oh good, so you slapped them on the wrists then and told them to keep on operating as they have been! Mission accomplished!
how about they use that money to research better tech than oil, oh wait we gotta keep people dumb and make the $$$
[QUOTE=DohEntertainmen;39089726]Why don't you go and bring me back a piece of the Titanic; fresh from the bottom of the Pacific then?[/QUOTE]He can't because the Titanic currently rests on the bottom of the North Atlantic.
[QUOTE=Worldwaker;39089972]Oh good, so you slapped them on the wrists then and told them to keep on operating as they have been! Mission accomplished![/QUOTE] I don't know about you but a $1.4 billion fine seems a little more than a slap on the wrist.
[QUOTE=Jetblack357;39088914]We absolutely need more of this. Other countries should get in on a nice big gangrape for this company.[/QUOTE] People were already gang raping them from the coast of Florida and whatnot. There was almost no sign at all of an oil spill here near Destin to Pensacola. There were some tar balls here and there, but nothing major. Anything that did wash up BP's guys (Who were just volunteers wanting some extra quick cash and got to sit on a beach all day to do it) only kicked sand over areas. But everyone was making up reasons to get cash out of BP anyway they could, when there really wasn't anything damaged here. Nothing [editline]4th January 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=t h e;39090190]I don't know about you but a $1.4 billion fine seems a little more than a slap on the wrist.[/QUOTE] They made a PROFIT of over 33 Billion last year. That's after everything they have to pay money for. Kind of ridiculous for a company so large, that does something that catastrophic to such a large chunk of our planet, to fine them 4% of what they make in profits every year seems a bit absurd, really. But as I said, the effects on the coast, at least where I live, were absolutely not what you heard the Media say. They were almost non-existent. Mobile Bay does worse things to the ocean in this area
[QUOTE=DohEntertainmen;39089726]Why don't you go and bring me back a piece of the Titanic; fresh from the bottom of the Pacific then?[/QUOTE] Can you at least check your facts before totally missing the joke
[quote]The firm was ordered to pay $US400 million to resolve criminal charges[/quote] This is actually a $400 million bribery to avoid jail. BP agreed to plead guilty to 14 criminal charges including 11 felony charges of manslaughter for each of the eleven men killed in the casualty and pay $400 million to "settle" the criminal charges.
[QUOTE=TheTalon;39090283]People were already gang raping them from the coast of Florida and whatnot. There was almost no sign at all of an oil spill here near Destin to Pensacola. There were some tar balls here and there, but nothing major. Anything that did wash up BP's guys (Who were just volunteers wanting some extra quick cash and got to sit on a beach all day to do it) only kicked sand over areas. But everyone was making up reasons to get cash out of BP anyway they could, when there really wasn't anything damaged here. Nothing [editline]4th January 2013[/editline] They made a PROFIT of over 33 Billion last year. That's after everything they have to pay money for. Kind of ridiculous for a company so large, that does something that catastrophic to such a large chunk of our planet, to fine them 4% of what they make in profits every year seems a bit absurd, really. But as I said, the effects on the coast, at least where I live, were absolutely not what you heard the Media say. They were almost non-existent. Mobile Bay does worse things to the ocean in this area[/QUOTE] This is one of those cases where I wouldn't mind [I]everyone[/I] to sue them - even people who bear no relation to the incident. [editline]4th January 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Starpluck;39090879]This is actually a $400 million bribery to avoid jail. BP agreed to plead guilty to 14 criminal charges including 11 felony charges of manslaughter for each of the eleven men killed in the casualty and pay $400 million to "settle" the criminal charges.[/QUOTE] I hate it that such big companies can get away scot free just because they can literally pay off everything.
To them, this fine is just the cost of doing business. It's like, if Fedex got paid $5000 to deliver a package 100 miles in 1 hour, would they care if the got a $200 speeding ticket every time they made that delivery? Fuck no.
Aaaaand the big companies win again. Whats new.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;39090879]This is actually a $400 million bribery to avoid jail. BP agreed to plead guilty to 14 criminal charges including 11 felony charges of manslaughter for each of the eleven men killed in the casualty and pay $400 million to "settle" the criminal charges.[/QUOTE] Well, I'm sure BP probably did the same thing, but this isn't BP, it's a company BP contracted to extract the oil, and to be honest a larger portion of the blame should rest with Transocean - it's their job to keep the rig running safely (BP is at fault for pressuring them not to though).
[QUOTE=DohEntertainmen;39089726]Why don't you go and bring me back a piece of the Titanic; fresh from the bottom of the [b]ATLANTIC[/b] then?[/QUOTE] [img]http://cineplex.media.baselineresearch.com/images/284153/284153_large.jpg[/img] You rang?
It's not like BP wanted this to happen.
[QUOTE=t h e;39090190]I don't know about you but a $1.4 billion fine seems a little more than a slap on the wrist.[/QUOTE] It's a business expense. [editline]4th January 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Jetblack357;39088914]We absolutely need more of this. Other countries should get in on a nice big gangrape for this company.[/QUOTE] I disagree. The only people hurt, are those not in control in the company. A fine simply means they cut jobs and wages. Those in control don't have to give anything up.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;39090879]This is actually a $400 million bribery to avoid jail. BP agreed to plead guilty to 14 criminal charges including 11 felony charges of manslaughter for each of the eleven men killed in the casualty and pay $400 million to "settle" the criminal charges.[/QUOTE] If some small-nobody construction company had that many people die on site the owner and all the supervisors would be in fucking prison right now. The entire business would be shut down on top of a bunch of other fines and charges.
[QUOTE=Brt5470;39092423] I disagree. The only people hurt, are those not in control in the company. A fine simply means they cut jobs and wages. Those in control don't have to give anything up.[/QUOTE] why wouldn't they have cut those jobs before a fine? unless the fine is literally greater than the profit a company generates, then there's no reason to. presumably those employees are providing the company value whether or not there's a fine. if they weren't, they'd be gone regardless. [editline]4th January 2013[/editline] i'd rather put the fuckers in jail anyways.
[QUOTE=socks;39092154]It's not like BP wanted this to happen.[/QUOTE] I agree. They don't want to waste their product, the earth just got all of that oil for free!
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