I have been working offshore for 28 years. I agree with what some of BP says, and think some of it is bull****.
I support the oil industry, cause it supports the economy of where I live and around where I live.
But in my opinion, BP screwed up. They had a bad well design, they tried to cut cost cause they were over budget. The company rep. on the rig makes the final decisions, he made some bad ones.
I think some of the people interviewed from Grand Isle are looking for cash too.
I fished Grand Isle after the blow out, and while most of the area was still closed.
I saw sheens and oil on the water, but couldn't smell it. I didn't get harmed in any way.
Several times in my career, I have been covered from head to toe in crude, had to throw away my clothes and boots, it never harmed me yet.
There was one girl that said her ears were bleeding, one guy said he had growths on his face, others saying the lining of their lungs were damaged... I call crap.
The blowout was 50 miles East of SW Pass and they are 50 miles West of SW Pass.
I agree there was oil all over Grand Isle, but not enough to harm anyone that stayed out of it.
If my lungs are stilll good and my ears are not bleeding after all the crude and condensate I have had on me all these years, then no one on Grand Isle should have any damage either.
BP put monitors on their workers, over 40K monitors, and none picked up any damaging chemicals.
The light ends like benzene were withered off by the sun before it got to the beaches.
I think the show was good, they showed both sides, tree huggers and non tree huggers.
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