Posts Tagged ‘transocean’
Report: White House altered drilling safety report (AP)
AP - The Interior Department's inspector general says the White House edited a drilling safety report in a way that made it falsely appear that scientists and experts supported the idea of the administration's six-month ban on new drilling. See original here: Report: White House altered drilling safety report (AP)
Report: White House altered drilling safety report (AP)
AP - The Interior Department's inspector general says the White House edited a drilling safety report in a way that made it falsely appear that scientists and experts supported the idea of the administration's six-month ban on new drilling. Read more here: Report: White House altered drilling safety report (AP)
Company errors, complacency preceded oil spill: panel (Reuters)
Reuters - Complacency at BP, as well as at Transocean Ltd and Halliburton, led to serious missteps prior to the rig explosion that unleashed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over the summer, the heads of the White House oil spill commission said. Continue reading here: Company errors, complacency preceded oil spill: panel [...]
Cement starts flowing to plug BP well for good (AP)
AP - Crews started pumping cement Friday deep under the seafloor to permanently plug BP's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. Originally posted here: Cement starts flowing to plug BP well for good (AP)
BP says Transocean missed danger signs on rig (Reuters)
Reuters - BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs. More here: BP says Transocean missed danger signs on rig (Reuters)
