"Here there are 11 dead, 11 too many, in the rig explosion.
He paid scant attention to the rig explosion and the ensuing spill in the Gulf.
"When I saw the oil rig explosion on television, I was, like, 'O.K., oil rig explosion,' " Ms. Morris, 26, said, adding that she told herself to pray for the 11 rig workers who were killed.
Until the BP oil rig explosion, the Boothville outpost of I.W.S. Gas and Supply mostly sold welding equipment and tools.
Some stations have reported sales declines of 10 percent to 40 percent since the April 20 rig explosion.
Its shares still trade well below their levels before the rig explosion in the gulf last year.
As an example, Mr. Galligan offered a hypothetical case of a worker killed in an oil rig explosion.
The bill has steadily risen since the 20 April oil rig explosion which triggered an environmental disaster in the region.
KENNER, La .-- Government investigators looking into the causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion are colliding with a frequent obstacle: witnesses canceling their scheduled testimonies.
Last week's oil drilling rig explosion, fire, collapse and continuing spill in the Gulf of Mexico make quite clear the threat posed by an expansion of drilling.
He played down the environmental consequences of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and repeatedly blamed Transocean, the rig owner, for the accident.
