subject: U.s. Oil Industry Will Set Up A Self-regulatory Organization [print this page] Oil Spill Committee's co-head of the White House, one of Bill - Riley (Bill Reilly) Wednesday in an interview stated publicly that the oil industry, the Commission may require the establishment of a self-regulatory body, to fill the British Petroleum (BP) missed the Gulf of Mexico Oil field accident exposed regulatory gaps.
Riley said the agency's organizational structure may be modeled on the United States Institute of Nuclear Power Operation (INPO). "A regulatory body similar to INPO will receive strong government support, and may well fill the regulatory gaps in this area." Riley said. Meanwhile, Lai Lijiang transfer of any self-regulatory body will not replace the strict federal regulation, but could serve as an effective complement to federal regulation.
Riley analysis indicated that oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico before the accident, BP has been in control of risk has a good reputation. While BP may not be adequate attention to safety and environmental issues, but it is undeniable that in this respect, the oil industry does not by any means to influence it.
Responsible for the offshore drilling proposal in the White House, the future of the seven members of the Oil Spill Commission is carefully considering a similar INPO organization. Such a regulatory system will this Zengyi proud of their own security industry to bring a thorough reform. After the outbreak of the Gulf of Mexico accident, the oil industry is also working to quell the anger of the public to find a new foothold.
Will be held next week at the second hearing, the President of the Commission will be asked in detail about such an institution in the field of oil and natural gas related operations details.
But industry analysts believe that such a proposal may not receive public support. Earlier, some critics have strongly indicated that the disaster is the Gulf of Mexico oil by the government and the good relationship between the indirect result. Rice University Baker Institute for Energy Research Fellow Ken - Medlock (Ken Medlock) proposed an alternative may result oil companies to impose a special tax to support the establishment of an offshore drilling federal regulators.
1979, in the U.S. Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident, after the outbreak of nuclear energy companies united to create a regulatory body in the nuclear field, which by the Yejiezizhu the Yanjiu Suo nuclear power plant Jinhangpinggu regularly, to establish performance Mubiaoyiji help Peixun employees.
