Firms Knew of Cement Flaws Before Spill, Panel Says (Halliburton)

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Firms Knew of Cement Flaws Before Spill, Panel Says

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/29/us/29spill.html?_r=1&hp

By JOHN M. BRODER
Published: October 28, 2010

WASHINGTON — Halliburton knew weeks before the fatal explosion of the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico that the cement mixture they planned to use to seal the bottom of the well was unstable but still went ahead with the job, the presidential commission investigating the accident said on Thursday.

In the first official finding of responsibility for the blowout, which killed 11 workers and led to the largest offshore oil spill in American history, the commission staff determined that Halliburton had conducted three laboratory tests that indicated that the cement mixture did not meet industry standards.

[JuniperLea]

1. Halliburton

We just can't get away from them.

[DailyGrind51]

2. In Hungary, they would have arrested Halliburton execs by now!

[spanone]

3. criminal....11 men lost their lives