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A few photos from the "oil leak" in the Gulf of Mexico:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8650069.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8650069.stm
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Yes, at current prices, they are making alot of money, no doubt about it. I saw a number of $6.08 bn after tax on $74.4 bn in revenues per the BP 1Q results income statements.First quarter profits for BP: $6.65 Billion. Profits after expenses.
Spend baby spend.
-Marc
No problem. That was my nickname when I was a much younger fellow.....so I'm quite used to "Ben".Well said, Gary, and please accept my apologies for calling you "Ben" a couple times....your handle, "bensonga" just keeps fooling this old fool ;-)
I owned a 2002 VW Jetta turbo diesel sedan for about 4 years and really appreciated the 40+ mpg and the abundance of torque. Unfortunately, I had so many electrical problems with that car I finally gave up and went back to a Honda. The newest clean diesel cars are much quieter than the 2002 model I owned and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one, if I could count on the rest of the car being as reliable as the engine......and some of the new super efficient clean diesel engines can produce an added 20-40% greater efficiency, more torque, lower maintenance, etc., than gasoline engines right now, but our collective "headset" about diesel is that it is for trucks, it is dirty, etc......all older world thinking that continues to spill into today's laws and stuff.
Agreed, a real wake-up call...both for the oil companies who have thought their advanced technologies and operational practices precluded accidents like this from happening again, the citizens and governments who need to support and require more oversight and regulations and every one of us as energy consumers who need to use less carbon based forms of energy (whether produced here in America or overseas) so we don't continue degrading the environment and atmosphere.Let's hope lots of folks hear the "wake-up" call from all of this.