Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100422:17:09:00
More offshore oil drilling. is there something about rig wes should know about? >> obviously complicated pieces of equipment that are working in very dangerous environments. this particular rig is one of the newer ones and certainly the company trans ocean, the biggest driller and they've got a pretty good record of safety. the rigs themselves, it's dangerous, dirty work. they're working in extreme conditions with extreme pressure. any time you stick a pipe into the earth thousands of feet, you're dealing with a lot of pressure. of course, the hydro carbon. just by the nature, it's dangerous. ...