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The blame game is in full force as oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico and threaten the coasts of many U.S. states.
BP, the company that had contracted the use of the Deepwater Horizon rig to drill oil in the Gulf of Mexico, appears to be engaging in the same type of finger pointing as Transocean and Halliburton, that is until you dig deeper.
BP recently renewed another contract with Transocean. If BP was accusing Transocean executives and senior managers, would it have renewed its contract? When you really analyze what they are saying, they are basically accusing the rig manager and workers.
60 Minutes recently aired an interview with Mike Williams, the last person on the Deepwater Horizon rig. Mr. Williams is a chief electronics technician employed by Transocean. During the interview, he gave his account of the horrifying event that claimed the lives of 11 people.
According to Mr. Williams, it was taking too long to get to the oil, as they were already at six weeks when it should have only taken 21 days. A BP manager supposedly requested a faster pace or rate of penetration, which caused the bottom of a well to split open. It got stuck and the well was abandoned. They had to drill a new route to the oil and reportedly, BP lost $25 million. There was call for a “push” and pressure was increased on the crew.
Based on Mike Williams’ account, it makes you question why BP appears to be accusing Transocean workers. It seems that there was a lot more going on.
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