Offshore oil exploration would end BP PLC will destroy century-old?.

<P> U.S. Gulf oil spill has a half months, British Petroleum (BP) 4 日 finally funnel-shaped device with a part of the "cover" the oil wells. .</ P> <P> However, to completely stop oil spills, such as relief wells to be completed in mid-August can be achieved. .Continuous influx of thousands of barrels of oil still in the Gulf of Mexico, has given coastal fisheries, tourism to the ecological environment has brought unbearable blow. .And the accident in the political and financial market turmoil set off by a little less than a hurricane on the Gulf of Mexico. .</ P> <P> temporary end to offshore oil exploration? .</ P> <P> whether the oil spill on the U.S. oil industry be affected? .U.S. Microsoft National Broadcasting Company (MSNBC), a senior commentator Sean John, and oil spills will be the United States in 1979 compared to the Three Mile Island nuclear accident - Three Mile Island accident, the United States in decades there are no large-scale .the development of nuclear power. .However, as the Three Mile Island nuclear accident and did not give the death penalty, as the same accident will not stop the deep-sea oil exploration. .However, offshore oil exploration is another matter, to put on the agenda again, I am afraid that can be done within a few years. .</ P> <P> Manhattan Institute New York, specifically for energy policy researcher 罗伯特布赖斯 on the "Business News", told reporters that the oil industry, bad news is that bio-fuels, wind and other alternative energy good news. .He predicted the administration would soon send a bio-fuel industry, gift, approved the proportion of biofuels in petrol cap from 10% to 15%. .</ P> <P> "baby child quickly adopted (Drill, Baby, Drill)" offshore oil production in the United States strongly advocated lifting the ban part of Republicans to increase domestic oil supply slogan. .</ P> <P> just a few months ago, "Baby soon adopted child" seemed to be a reality. .Obama announced the end of March this year, consider some of lifting the ban offshore oil drilling, offshore oil and gas field to expand the development of the United States. .The plan includes opening two areas in Alaska, and the first auction of exploration rights to the waters of Virginia. .</ P> <P> However, since the oil spill, the attitude of the administration made a 180 degree change. .Some of the original support "quick adoption baby child," who also feel very embarrassed. .Environmentalists is taking joking Drill and Spill the homonym in English, the "baby soon adopted child" to "baby child quickly drain." .</ P> <P> "no-take order" to remedy the situation? .</ P> <P> 5 27, Obama announced that all deep-sea oil exploration activities were suspended for 6 months, all suspended offshore oil well is, until through the acceptance of compliance before the new safety standards to be released. .</ P> <P> recent poll, many Americans deal with the current crisis are not satisfied with Obama. .The White House had to postpone the scheduled visit to Australia and Indonesia this month, plans to concentrate on the crisis. .</ P> <P> the other hand, the oil industry and the Gulf Coast of the White House ban on logging so very unhappy. .Oil companies, said confusion and doubts about the government back on its word. .Although Exxon, Chevron, Shell and other companies have slowed down the Gulf of Mexico operations, but are worried that after 6 months the ban on logging will be postponed. .</ P> <P> local government and research institutions are worried that the ban on logging that would destroy the local economy to combat. ."Light settling of political accounts, and perhaps this is a good idea. But if you count the economic accounts, from time to how cost-effective." Dallas, Southern Methodist University, deputy director of the Maguire Energy Institute, said Bernard Weinstein. .According to the calculation of Weinstein, there are about 20,000 oil-related work and will therefore disappear. .</ P> <P> 6 2 April, the governor of Louisiana Senator David Witt 鲍比金达尔 and were sent a letter to the president and urge him to reconsider a period of 6 months of no-take order. .Jindal wrote in the letter: "We do not want to see is that most public policy: it can destroy thousands of existing jobs, while preventing the creation of thousands of new jobs." .</ P> <P> destroyed a hundred years old? .</ P> <P> at the center of the storm of British Petroleum, the company is undergoing a hundred years of history is undoubtedly the darkest period. .U.S. Department of Justice has announced that BP would be a criminal investigation, do not rule out a civil and criminal charges. .The U.S. government has opened to the company a total of $ 69,000,000 out of the bill, requiring the company to pay the U.S. government so far in response to oil spills and expenses. .</ P> <P> British Petroleum began painstakingly built 10 years ago, seeing the green image of crumbling. .The fight comes down to this series is the result of financial market investors have started to worry about whether the British Petroleum as a company to survive. .</ P> <P> as a century-old global distribution reach, the British pension fund accounts £ 6 per £ 1 of dividend income from the British Petroleum had its position in the financial markets is evident. .</ P> <P> But in the past 7 weeks, the company's share price plummeted from $ 60 to $ 37 last Friday, more than 70 billion U.S. dollars market value evaporated. .June 1 U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation, announced the same day, shares fell 15%, is 20 years, the worst day. .Because oil spills protracted, the United States has three major rating agencies lowered the credit rating of BP. .</ P> <P> dragged down by the British oil companies, energy companies, particularly oil companies standing in the eyes of investors has begun to waver. .With the increase in drilling risk, investors will be more cautious assessment of oil companies. .</ P>.