Whistleblower Says BP Oil Platform Poses "Imminent Danger"
By Steve Kinsman, 18th Mar 2012 | Follow this author
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A Whistleblower alleges BP's Atlantis Oil Platform poses an imminent danger.
Here we go again
Kenneth Abbott, a former British Petroleum contractor on the oil platform Atlantis, has turned whistleblower, warning that the platform faces "present and imminent danger." He claims the danger is potentially far worse than even the Deepwater Horizon, which exploded two years ago. He has brought a lawsuit against BP, which states that the company failed to keep required safety records for the safety procedures on the platform. The Atlantis Project is located 150 miles south of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico.
According to commondrerams.org..."Back in 2010, Food and Water Watch, which joined Abbott's lawsuit, warned that the massive Deepwater Horizon oil disaster foreshadowed another Gulf of Mexico disaster caused by BP's Atlantis platform. At that time, Wenohnah Hauter, Executive Director of Food and Water Watch, said, 'We have evidence that Atlantis is unsafe and is in danger of creating an even worse spill than the one caused by the Deepwater Horizon explosion.'"
The United States government joined in some of Abbott's claims after an independent reviewer concurred with many of his complaints. However, the Federal Bureau of Ocean Management (evidently in the pocket of BP) has determined that the lack of safety records poses no threat. It's nice to know how diligently our government is looking out for the safety of our environment.
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18th Mar 2012 (#)
Wow that would be a complete disaster. Steve.
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18th Mar 2012 (#)
It would indeed. Thanks for commenting Mikey.
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19th Mar 2012 (#)
good info steve
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19th Mar 2012 (#)
Thank you Madan.
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19th Mar 2012 (#)
Another disaster waiting to happen. Thanks for sharing, Steve.
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19th Mar 2012 (#)
Thank you Buzz.
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19th Mar 2012 (#)
Wonder where these oil execs expect their grandkids to live?
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19th Mar 2012 (#)
That's a very good question martin. Thank you.
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20th Mar 2012 (#)
Unbelievable! And when something does happen, they will be looking for a scapegoat to put the blame on..Do they never learn?
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20th Mar 2012 (#)
No they don't.
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30th Mar 2012 (#)
Thank you, Steve: You are giving us the information and I guess the public in New Orleans should be going after Congress men/women and State Reps, not to mention the damn Governor, Bobby Jindal.
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30th Mar 2012 (#)
Remember the Mayor of New Orleans pleading for the business owners to: "Come on home, from the North, the West and East," after Katrina. He needs to do some pleading now to prevent BP disaster #2.
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30th Mar 2012 (#)
Indeed he does. Thanks for your comments, Ivyevelyn. I appreciate them.
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30th Mar 2012 (#)
Amendment: Current Mayor is .......... a search continues to bring up football.
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30th Mar 2012 (#)
Weird.
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