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Originally Posted by "W"

Because the Bosses offshore know the cost and believe me they let us know daily of cost!

We have project bugets !! We know the cost of everything from cook and galley.hand to oil sales per day !

[SIZE=2]Think Maco economics not Micro, big picture total cost not the cost figures shared with you on your operating rig. An abandoned rig (no cooks or people there) total cost compared to the total coast of rig removal and cleanup.

The government might not have intended for rigs to be removed in the manner that they are when the current rules are setup but oil companies with a duty of best interest to their shareholders have found the most cost effective manner (you can't blame them for that) and it may be more catastrophic to the environment than the government had ever planned for. That generally happens when a government over regulates something.
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