Post date: May 12, 2010 2:45:13 PM

BP's Opening Statement on Gulf Oil Spill

BP, Transocean, Haliburton nobody responsible ?

McKay, Newman, Probert.....

In their first testimony since the spill, top executives of BP,

which owns the well; Transocean, which owned the drilling

rig and did much of the work; and Halliburton, which provided

various services, including cement work on the drill hole,

all sought to shift blame.

“As a responsible party under the Oil Pollution Act,

we will carry out our responsibilities,” said Lamar McKay,

president and chairman of BP America. But he added that

Transocean “had responsibility for the safety of the drilling

operations.”

Steven L. Newman, president and chief executive of

Transocean, said that the accident had to have arisen from

elements of the work done by other companies.

“Were all appropriate tests run on the cement and the casing?”

he asked, apparently implicating Halliburton.

Tim Probert, chief of health, safety and environment for

Halliburton, said that all work on the casing by his company

was carried out “as directed by the well owner,” meaning BP.

source: cnbc.com

Related: BP Alaska oil spill Capitol hearing 2006

Robert Malone, Steve Marshall, Peter Davies

Senate Holds Hearing On BP Alaska Pipeline Failure 2006

WASHINGTON - SEP-12-2006: (L-R) BP Exploration Alaska President Steve

Marshall, BP American President and Chairman Robert Malone and BP Vice

President and chief Economist Peter Davies testify before the U.S. Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources about the recent BP pipeline

failure in the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Alaska, on Capitol Hill September 12,

2006 in Washington, DC. Malone and Marshall took full responsibility for

the pipeline failure and outlined what they planned to do in the future to

prevent accidents in the field.

source: life.com