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In yet another example of profits over safety, a Deepwater Horizon worker says that BP continued production on the platform even after he reported that the blowout preventer (BOP) was leaking.
Tyrone Benton, who operated undersea robots, told the BBC that his cameras spotted a leak on a control pod of the BOP, which is designed to close off a well in case of a blowout.
“We informed the company men” weeks before the April 20 explosion, said Benton. But rather than stop the operation, BP and management teams decided to proceed solely with a backup system.
A University of Texas ocean drilling expert said BP’s decision was “unacceptable” and violated a standard practice of repairing the equipment.
Halting the operation would have cost BP $500,000 per day in leasing fees.
Source: CBS News
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