Diamond has already moved three rigs out of the Gulf; five more rigs are sitting idly. Because it costs $10 million to move them, they will not move them until they get a contract / a job off Europe or off Africa.
How many workers could be employed: 450 workers laid off and then another 500 for direct support, and then thousands more that support them. It's called a multiplier effect, a term that politicians who are not business friendly do not understand.
Tisch says that the administration has effectively shut down one huge industry.
Any further talk of American energy independence is simply that: talk.
Any further talk about increasing jobs in America is simply that: talk.
Unemployment insurance: up to $310/week. Deepwater drilling roughneck: $310/day.
Bruce, You posted 'Crying', not 'It's Over'.
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Thank you for catching that; I corrected that up above. The videos were correct: I labeled the second one incorrectly. Thank you for catching that; wow, you look at my blog closely. Thank you, especially your kind comments about Roy Orbison.
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