Congressmen Raised Concerns About BP Safety in Months Before Gulf Spill

[JohnWxy]

http://www.propublica.org/article/congressmen-raised-concerns-about-bp-safety-in-months-before-gulf-spill

In the months before BP's Deepwater Horizon rig sank in a burning ball of fire in the Gulf of Mexico, the company had four close calls on pipelines and facilities it operates in Alaska, according to a letter from two congressmen obtained by ProPublica <1>.

In that letter, dated Jan. 14, 2010, Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Bart Stupak, D-Mich., noted that the company's efforts to cut costs could imperil safety at BP facilities.

Between September 2008 and November 2009, three BP gas and oil pipelines on Alaska's North Slope ruptured or clogged, leading to a risk of explosions, the letter said. A potentially cataclysmic explosion was also avoided at a BP gas compressor plant, where a key piece of equipment designed to prevent the buildup of gas failed to operate, and the backup equipment intended to warn workers was not properly installed.

The letter was addressed to BP's president of Alaskan operations, John Mingé. The congressmen have been investigating BP's safety and operations since 2006, when a 4,800-gallon oil spill temporarily shut down the Prudhoe Bay drilling field pipeline.
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[Obamaknowzz]

1. Why did Obama send SWAT teams to the oil rigs??

Obama to send swat teams to inspect oil rigs and platforms ...I worked many years on off-shore oil rigs and the last thing you need is a ..... and drug smuggling is overwhelming state governments, and they do nothing. ...
wizbangblog.com/.../obama-to-send-swat-teams-to-inspect-oil-rigs-and-platforms.php -



Iran-Contra affair

Note from Bush to Rodriguez, December 1988
Felix Rodriguez, Porter Goss, Barry Seal, and others, Mexico City 22 January 1963Michael Maholy alleges<20> that Zapata Off-Shore was used as part of a CIA drug-smuggling ring to pay for arming Nicaraguan Contras in 1986-1988, including Rodriguez, Eugene Hasenfus and others. Mahony claims Zapata's oil rigs were used as staging bases for drug shipments, allegedly named "Operation Whale Watch." Mahony allegedly worked for Naval Intelligence, US State Department and CIA for two decades.

Zapata Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMahony claims Zapata's oil rigs were used as staging bases for drug shipments, allegedly named "Operation Whale Watch." Mahony allegedly worked for Naval ...
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NCJ Number: NCJ 098200
Title: Nose for Trouble - Man-Dog Teams on Offshore Oil Rigs
Journal: Alabama Sheriffs Star Volume:5 Issue:2 Dated:(Summer 1984) Pages:205, 207, 209, 211

Author(s): G Blair ; B Grimmer
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: 4
Origin: United States
Language: English
Annotation: This article highlights the use of drugs on offshore oil rigs and describes the efficacy of using drug-detector dogs in contraband searches.
Abstract: The widespread use of illegal narcotics aboard offshore oil facilities is a serious problem that jeopardizes the safety of everyone onboard. Crews may use narcotics for numerous reasons; for example, they are away from home, in an isolated location, and possibly bored by repetitious tasks. Some employees may bring drugs onboard; fishermen in the area, helicopter pilots, and others who come and go regularly may also be suppliers. The use of an experienced 'man-dog narcotics search team' is an effective way of combating drug use. Security directors may ask other satisified users for references or may inquire of law enforcement K-9 units. Once a man-dog team has been selected for a trial run under real-world circumstances, the handler's use of the dog should be evaluated. For example, the handler should qualify the dog before every search, every time; he should also give the dog time to clear his nose of any confusing odors. However, the security manager must accept certain responsibilities connected with the search. For example, he must severely limit access to the date, time, place, and method of search. The corporation must also take responsibility for determining ownership and assigning responsibility for any drugs found. Finally, preemployment search waivers should be routinely required and executed. Regular use of a man-dog narcotics team may be the best deterrent to drug use on oil rigs.
Index Term(s): Police dogs ; Drug detection ; Drug law enforcement ; Drug smuggling

To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=98200

[JohnWxy]

2. maybe you should ask the Alabama Sheriffs Star where this treatise was published in 1984

authors: G Blair ; B Grimmer

[JohnWxy]

3. maybe you heard 'bout Eric Prince proposing using Blackwater gun-men for security on drilling rigs

http://www.thenation.com/blog/secret-erik-prince-tape-exposed


and here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x533802

[Obamaknowzz]

5. Maybe Blackwater called in an airstrike on a CIA competitor in

the drug bidness in Afghanistan. Why would Blackwater be concerned about drug facilities for any other reason?

From your link above:

Prince also revealed details of a July 2009 operation he claims Blackwater forces coordinated in Afghanistan to take down a narcotrafficking facility, saying that Blackwater "call in multiple air strikes," blowing up the facility. Prince boasted that his forces had carried out the "largest hashish bust in counter-narcotics history.'

Unless of course Blackwater is now in the war on drugs as well. :rofl:

[Obamaknowzz]

6. then the CIA took the hashish, put their own label on it and sold it

as their own. :rofl:

[Qutzupalotl]

7. SWAT = Soil and Water Assessment Tool

http://swatmodel.tamu.edu/

[Obamaknowzz]

4. What does this have to do, if anything, with Iran-Contra?

Iran-Contra affair

Note from Bush to Rodriguez, December 1988
Felix Rodriguez, Porter Goss, Barry Seal, and others, Mexico City 22 January 1963Michael Maholy alleges<20> that Zapata Off-Shore was used as part of a CIA drug-smuggling ring to pay for arming Nicaraguan Contras in 1986-1988, including Rodriguez, Eugene Hasenfus and others. Mahony claims Zapata's oil rigs were used as staging bases for drug shipments, allegedly named "Operation Whale Watch." Mahony allegedly worked for Naval Intelligence, US State Department and CIA for two decades.

Zapata Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMahony claims Zapata's oil rigs were used as staging bases for drug shipments, allegedly named "Operation Whale Watch." Mahony allegedly worked for Naval ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapata_Corporation - Cached - Similar