SASless, et al:
Two engines do not mean twice as safe. Been there, done that, and generally available stats confirm my opinion. The added complexity comes with a price and magnifies poor pilot training and errors in general.
I can't think of anything I'd rather do less than an autorotation to a platform or a rig- especially a rig! I'll go the water every time- just as was done a dozen times in every annual training. I miss that big flat unobstructed surface every flight I make these days.
My experience in the GOM was that the safety culture was more scientific, realistic, and universally applied than anywhere else I've been in 36 years. The military takes a distant second, and most civilian operators aren't even in the same league.
The GOM has a lot of traffic. I've done hundred takeoffs in a day, and that wasn't unusual. The GOM also has a lot of single engine VFR, and incidents make thrilling copy. Don't mistake the media for the real world.