If You Spill It, He Will Come

[Heracles 417]

It didn't bother you that the water was miles higher then it could ever reach on earth?

That aside...

[natty bumppo 297]

for some reason .... steven's thread title reminds me of bill clinton ....

[alienlovechild 75]

of what happens when you let the most profitable industry in the universe [in history], do as they please. Better yet, allowing them to figure out how to drill deeper but not spend a dime researching how and what to do if something like this happens.

You're little off on the most profitable.

Industry Rank Industry 2008 Profits

as % of Revenues

1 Network and Other Communications Equipment 20.4

2 Internet Services and Retailing 19.4

3 Pharmaceuticals 19.3

4 Medical Products and Equipment 16.3

5 Railroads 12.6

6 Financial Data Services 11.7

7 Mining, Crude-Oil production 11.5

8 Securities 10.7

9 Oil and Gas Equipment, Services 10.2

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/performers/industries/profits/

Some research on this issue was done years ago.

"A joint industry project (JIP) was formed between the MMS and 23 different oil companies to conduct this research. The project consisted of an experimental release of oil and gas conducted in June 2000 off the coast of Norway. Mixtures of crude oil and natural gas, diesel oil and natural gas, as well as only natural gas were released at approximately 800 meters water depth. The goal was to simulate a blowout or pipeline rupture in deep water and obtain data to verify the predictions of a deep water blowout model being developed under a separate contract. In another, related, research project, experiments were conducted in a simulated deep ocean environment created in a high pressure chamber located at the University of Hawaii."

http://www.mms.gov/tarprojects/377.htm

[Heracles 417]

You're little off on the most profitable.

I am talking about in the entire history of mankind. The internet industry does not even come close to that.

[alienlovechild 75]

I am talking about in the entire history of mankind. The internet industry does not even come close to that.

How do you explain the industries that predate the petroleum industy and certainly predate the Internet?

3 Pharmaceuticals 19.3

4 Medical Products and Equipment 16.3

5 Railroads 12.6