The explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig, resulting in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, was caused by its operators’ decisions and not by general problems in the oil industry, Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Rex Tillerson said Thursday.
But then seems to contradict that statement:
“It’s really up to the industry” to make sure regulation is strong and disasters like these don’t happen again, he said.
So, isn’t the second quote acknowledging a systemic problem?
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 
The public as well as government regulators now understand that they were duped into thinking that the industry was largely capable of safely regulating itself and it is not surprising that Exxon is attempting to reestablish this myth. The systemic problems with both the operators and the drilling companies is the low organizational status that is given to their safety departments- effectively making safety department personnel subordinate to operations personnel. Without the proper checks and balances of authority, there will always be the tendency to compromise safety for monetary purposes.
You have to wonder about that double speak!