GoM Safety
SASLess
You hit the nail on the head when you mentioned costs.
Two points:
1. The North Sea Jigsaw system is being paid for by BP, not the UK government.
2. They can afford to: latest annual profits announced by BP something like £9 billion, maybe $17billion. Shell\'s figures much the same.
If anyone still believes an oil company executive when he states that "safety is the first priority", then you're on the wrong planet!!