The U.K. states that after this B.P. disaster in the Gulf of Mexico they have no need to stop drilling. The U.K. law enforcement feels as if they have the proper rules regulations, and have taken the correct safety precautions to avoid another spill. If there were to be an "accident" in the North Sea the repercussions of the spill would be catastrophic and it would be even harder to clean up the spill than in the Gulf of Mexico due to the swift currents that sweep through the North Sea. Many environmental groups approached the British government and urged them not to continue to deep sea drill. Tim Yeo, a conservative party law maker, said that stopping deep sea drilling would "undermine the U.K.'s energy security and isn't neccecary. In 1988 there was an catastrophic explosion on one of the many oil rigs in the North Sea causing a huge spill. After this incident security and safety precautions were strictly tightened.
I believe that continuing the North Sea drilling is extremely un-neccecary and un-safe. After the B.P. spill I believe that all deep sea drilling facilities should be inspected carefully to make sure that there will never ever be another spill. I think that another oil spill would absolutely destroy many already fragile ecosystems of the deep sea. After the incident in the gulf many B.P. said that it was just a malfunction... a malfunction that cost many fish and birds alike their lives, habitats, and ecosystems. The U.K. should take this B.P. spill as a simple reminder of what would happen to the water and many people, fish, and birds that use and habitate the water. To conclude i believe that the U.K. deep sea oil drilling should stop to keep the ecosystems of the water alive and thriving.
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