06/29/2010
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"Regulatory failure is one of the 3 key interlocking failures that I believe are at the heart of this problem."
"President Obama suggested one last week; he cited a cozy relationship between the Minerals Management Service, or MMS, and the industry it was regulating."
"I hope the Department of Interior will make the full drilling plan available for peer review by other industry experts."
"There definitely needs to be a concerted effort made to develop and test equipment, new technology, and procedures in a realistically simulated deepwater environment."