Halliburton Pushes Back Against Cement Testing Letter, Blames BP

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Halliburton Pushes Back Against Cement Testing Letter, Blames BP
By Andrew Restuccia 10/29/10 9:10 AM


Halliburton, in a statement released late last night, downplayed the significance of cement testing results released publicly yesterday by the national oil spill commission and attempted to shift responsibility for the massive Gulf oil spill to BP.

The statement makes a detailed case for why Halliburton should not be considered the responsible party for the oil spill. As it stands now, that title — and the billions of dollars in damages that go along with it — goes to BP. Halliburton is trying desperately to avoid being saddled with the damages from the spill.

Of the four tests discussed in an Oct. 28 letter from oil spill commission staff to the commissioners, three suggested that the nitrogen foam cement mixture used in the well could be “unstable.” But Halliburton, in the statement, said the first two tests referenced in the letter focused on mixtures that were in fact not similar to the one used in the Macondo well, as commission staff suggested. The third test indicating that the mixture was unstable was not conducted properly and should be disregarded, Halliburton said.

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1. Each of the three companies should share the costs, regardless.

They were all intent on maximizing profit by gambling on drilling on the cheap.

Aside from the actual victims, the workers, residents of the Gulf and the rest of the U.S., there is no innocent party in this investigation.