money is not always a over ridding factor in business.
oracle pulled some of it`s contract in india because they`re execs are not allow in the business meetings thier.
safeway made huge profits in the marina S.F. but jumped at leaving when it had the chance. way too many zoning compliances.
ike of ike place is leaving S.F. , which the very reason he has the ability to stay is the reason he`s leaving. he is so succesful he can make enough money stay at his location, but just don`t need the hassle.
You've helped reinforce points I've already made. That of insidious regulations impairing one's ability at making money in a certain location, and that of not having any hassles, while still making good money in a certain area.
Kimba, one of my patients is an engineer, who has helped design and construct many off shore oil rigs. I mentioned your theories to him, that you've posed, and he just kept shaking his head, in disbelief. When it comes to these oil platforms vs safeways, the cost involved in buidling, running, and maintaining in water so deep is sooooooo expensive, compared to shallow water drilling. The cost alone is staggering, BUT, if its the only areas they can drill, then that's where they drill. If they could, they'd FAR more decide on shallow water drilling for precisely the points I've already made, superior amount of less money required to build, maintain, transport, and safety. The rigs themselves provide great havens for increased fish populations, and when rigs are eventually abandoned, they become great artificial reefs, for even greater fishing populations
So, while other decisions may be involved in where to drill, besides cost, COST is still a primary factor in where oil companies would wish to drill, but all too often, Government and their restrictions are what prevent them from drilling in shallower waters, where catastrophes like the Deep Water Horizen could have been plugged/stopped in days, if not hours. And the only reason they were out that far, is because they were restricted from coming in closer, NOT because they chose to drill that far out