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Spill Report Faults BP and Contractors

Spill Report Faults BP and Contractors

BP and its chief subcontractors, Halliburton and Transocean, made decisions that increased the chances of a catastrophic blowout, a team of experts said.

 

Gulf Drilling Regulators Let Oil Companies Fill Out Their Own Inspection Reports

Federal regulators responsible for oversight of drilling in the Gulf of Mexico allowed industry officials several years ago to fill in their own inspection reports in pencil -- and then turned them over to the regulators, who traced over them in pen before submitting the reports to the agency, according to an inspector general's report to be released this week.

 

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