In the event that the cash flow fails to materialize, the lessor does not get paid.

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BP, which had been leasing the rig from Transocean, says the safety device that was supposed to cut oil flow on the ocean floor in the event of a well blowout did not perform its function.

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Investors at the Chicago event noted that they are very interested in the potential for quality deal flow, but they continue to have doubts about the end-process so far.

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For example, significant cooling and strong dynamical effects after the Laki event and other high-latitude eruptions are believed to have caused decreased flow of the Nile River in Egypt and weakened African and Asian monsoons based on climate model simulations, with potentially very significant impacts on food and water supplies.

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