This well was different in the fact that they were having so many problems, and so many things were happening, and it was just kind of out of hand," said Kemp. Her husband had worked on the Deepwater rig for more than four years.
Roshto, whose husband also had worked on the rig for four years, said he was especially worried about "all the mud they were losing" from the well, and pressure the men felt to deliver oil more quickly.
Still, she and Kemp said their husbands took great pride in their jobs, and both said the United States should continue offshore drilling in the Gulf. They said new laws are not needed to regulate oil companies, but said better enforcement of existing laws was needed.
"This tragedy will not be in vain if it serves to make the lives of every man and woman working in the oilfield the top priority and cause the powerful oil companies to know that they will be held accountable for their actions," Roshto said.
Asked by Stupak what they would ask BP executives, if they could, both women answered, "Why?"
"What went wrong?" Roshto asked. "Why weren't you out there trying to do something in the weeks before when they were having problems?"
Kemp agreed, but added: "Why is it that money is more important than someone's life?"
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