[Arragonis]

Whilst BP have serious operational and safety deficiencies and rightly consequential liabilities on this occasion, I suspect an inspection of all rigs belonging to all companies will probably find lots and lots of corners being cut, costs being reduced, time saved and safety compromised.

So a probable crack down on all companies would seem to be the best course. We may have to accept prices will rise as a result though.

But it would also help if the Industrialised World governments also made sure their companies, not just BP, also paid attention to safety and polution in other parts of the world. The Oil polution situation in Nigeria and parts of South America are far worse than the gulf of Mexico now and has been for a very long time. And those 'leaks' include companies owned all over the world - US, Europe and Asia.