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Then demonstrate it.
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The outcry is to shut down exploration in U.S. offshore oil since it's obviously too dangerous to the environment.

The issue is not danger to the workers, the issue is danger to other people and to ecosystems. So basically, we are talking blowouts with major spills.

The issue does not involve Chinese oil rigs, Mexican oil rigs, or any other nation's safety and operational regulations. Or lack thereof. (For the same reason, Chernobyl is utterly irrelevant to the U.S. nuclear power discussion.)

The record that is to be considered is the record of U.S. offshore rigs. You could expand that if you really wanted to offshore rigs elsewhere operated by U.S. companies under U.S. regulations.

The source you linked to is useful. What information does it give you?

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