and, absent significant reform in both industry practices and government policies, might well rec recur. it didn t just point the blame to bb but transocean and halliburton. in fact, yesterday i spoke to william riley, one of the co-chairs of the commission. he says he believes the problem is systemic within the oil industry. three companies, which are among the largest in the world, which are omnipresent in virtually all of the oil-bearing seas around the world had very severe problems which suggest to me that if they have them here, they probably have them elsewhere and therefore it s a problem the entire industry should pay attention to. most disturbing, he says it could happen to the industry again if they don t step up and make safety a real priority. now what bp said in response to the commission s report is that it is trying to learn the lessons from the ma condo well and is trying to improve its