Just Spitballin' Here

Nowhere have I read speculation that the Deepwater Horizon disaster could potentially be an act of terrorism. I don't know why that is. Perhaps the MSM has a bias that assumes "oil companies spill oil and foul the environment, that is just what they do." But that is not the case, actually. Oil companies have a very good safety record, as you would expect because oil is money. Why would they want spill money everywhere (and then spend money to clean up the money they spilled everywhere and now can't use)? Thus rigs have a solid record, they rarely blow-up. They get knocked over by hurricanes and such but a blow-up is very rare. Some attention has been paid to the Blow Out Preventer equipment in the sea floor that is supposed to be the fail safe device to prevent catastrophic blow outs. The BOP is one of the most sophisticated and constantly tested pieces of equipment on a drilling site. Why did this one not work? The fact is that given the safety record of modern energy exploration, we should be more likely to be asking the question "could this have been an act of terrorism?" and we should be more skeptical. I actually tend to be on the side of the guy that worked on the rig that called to that radio show - that sometimes, despite best efforts, Mother Nature wins - but logic should be telling us to at least be open to the idea of sabotage and asking more skeptical questions.