Evidently, through the years, the Oil companies and the Minerals Management Office that was to review and issue drilling permits for off shore drilling slept in the same bed. There are reports that Oil companies such as British Petroleum and Exxon threw lavish parties of all kinds, including sex parties for the MMO staff and supervisors.
Also, when it came to issuing permits and detailing the ways it was going to be done, oil company executives would fill in all of the required items in pencil as if THEY were MMO staff and then give the paperwork back to the Office where MMO would copy it in ink and then sign off on the permit.
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