die. and by not doing them in this particular instance, this company did kill people. this was industrial homicide by not following the accepted practices on these platforms. wasn t it? well, that s the direction this is going, lawrence. during the bush administration years especially but even in years before then the rules began to be even though the rules were very strict, they were all self-reported and self-regulated. there is very little in the way of actual inspection by authorities or third parties to certify that what the companies were doing was correct and so that s how you got into the situation where the blowout preventer was not inspected for five years before this happened. bob cavnar, oil and gas industry expert, thanks for your time tonight. great talking to you, lawrence. coming up, lindsay lohan is behind bars. is she the latest victim of childhood stardom? new details tonight on who s
rules are about saving lives. they are not about following some needless detailed government or industry regulations. if you don t do them, people can die. and by not doing them in this particular instance, this company did kill people. this was industrial homicide by not following the accepted practices on these platforms. wasn t it? well, that s the direction this is going, lawrence. during the bush administration years especially but even in years before then the rules began to be even though the rules were very strict, they were all self-reported and self-regulated. there is very little in the way of actual inspection by authorities or third parties to certify that what the companies were doing was correct and so that s how you got into the situation where the blowout preventer was not inspected for five years before this happened. bob cavnar, oil and gas industry expert, thanks for your time tonight.
die. and by not doing them in this particular instance, this company did kill people. this was industrial homicide by not following the accepted practices on these platforms. wasn t it? well, that s the direction this is going, lawrence. during the bush administration years especially but even in years before then the rules began to be even though the rules were very strict, they were all self-reported and self-regulated. there is very little in the way of actual inspection by authorities or third parties to certify that what the companies were doing was correct and so that s how you got into the situation where the blowout preventer was not inspected for five years before this happened. bob cavnar, oil and gas industry expert, thanks for your time tonight. great talking to you, lawrence. coming up, lindsay lohan is behind bars. is she the latest victim of childhood stardom?
dangers around these options, is it possible we face some sort of mini earthquake down there in that surface that would rip open, in effect rip open the well to even greater exposure than we have already seen? you know, these seeps that the admiral talked about within 100 meters of the well concern me some. there is always seepage from the ocean floor and that s relatively natural. to have it this close, the one that s two miles away is unrelated. the ones close really concern me. and there is a possibility, if you look at the well diagram which is complicated and i won t get into it. there is a path for oil and gas to get out into the sub strata. and i m concerned about that. i m more concerned about the wellhead integrity itself. i think there is an issue there. our oil and gas industry expert, thanks for your time tonight. countdown could not have gotten through the last 90 days without you, bob. i m happy to help. good talking to you. coming up, the intelligence
is it possible we face some sort of mini earthquake down there in that surface that would rip open, in if he can rip open the well to even greater exposure than we have already seen? you know, these seeps that the admiral talked about within 100 meters of the well concern me some. there is always seepage from the ocean floor and that s relatively natural. to have it this close, the one that s two miles away is unrelated. the ones close really concern me. and there is a possibility, if you look at the well diagram which is complicated and i won t get into it. there is a path for oil and gas to get out into the sub strata. and i m concerned about that. i m more concerned that the wellhead integrity itself. i think there is an issue there. our oil and gas industry expert, thanks for your time tonight. countdown could not have gotten through the last 90 days without you, bob. i m happy to help. coming up, the intelligence