Halliburton Was Right
Halliburton warned of a pressure build-up, but was told that later tests showed that the situation improved. It didn’t. McClatchy has the story: Gulf well ‘shouted’ warnings for hours before BP rig explosion
WASHINGTON — The crew of the Deepwater Horizon had a number of warning signs extending over five hours that conditions were worsening deep underwater before the oilrig exploded in the Gulf on April 20, BP’s own investigators told a House inquiry into the cause of the deadly accident.
Details of BP’s internal investigation provide fresh information about the extent of failures on the ill-fated rig, but the oil company’s inquiry skirts the central question: why were those warnings ignored?
BP is looking for a scapegoat for something that took place while a significant number of BP executives were on the rig. People need to remember that BP was holding a party on the rig when the “defecation impacted the ventilation”. The bosses were there.
This is BP’s own investigation confirming Halliburton’s statement. Yes, the cementing failed. It failed because it wasn’t designed to work without the drilling mud holding it in place until it finished curing.
