We often hear that out of the bad must come some good. With the impact from the massive BP oil spill, there must be some good that will come down the long and winding road. With all the eyes scrutinizing the petroelum industry's offshore drilling practices, it is inevitable that changes are coming that may help this industry avoid self-destruction. Some of the changes we've read about are tougher permitting and inspections, higher rates for taxes and insurance and additional safeguards on drilling rigs. While change is good it does come at a cost, so we'll have to see what type of impact is see at the bottom line.

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