Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Foreign flagging of offshore rigs skirts some U.S. safety rules - latimes.com

Foreign flagging of offshore rigs skirts some U.S. safety rules - latimes.com:

"Under International law, offshore oil rigs like the Deepwater Horizon are treated as ships, and companies are allowed to 'register' them in unlikely places such as the Marshall Islands, Panama and Liberia — reducing the U.S. government's role in inspecting and enforcing safety and other standards."

More corporate shotcuts to save a buck.

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