they are saying they need to raise money, in the debt markets everything is fine. let's bring in richard quest. one thing we know about bp, this company is a cash machine. yes, it has huge costs and uncertainty ahead of it. that's one thing to be clear. they are making money hand over fist. the prosperity, this is a vital british interest as well, isn't it? >> hang on a second here. take off your nationalistic flag for a moment, christine. yes, it is of importance to the u.k. economy, major company, the largest on the market in the u.k. one of the largest. before you start throwing a rock across the atlantic, 50% of bp shareholders are in the united states. a vast portion of its revenue comes from the united states. the pension funds. they have invested in bp are in