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nerde Champion Author Florida Posts:6,551 Points:1,340,445 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 1:14:43 PM Ignore nerde Report Abuse Transocean wrote in a heavily redacted "supplemental answer and affirmative defenses" that "BP's fraud was the proximate, intervening and superseding cause of the well continuing to flow until mid-July 2010. BP's misrepresentation and concealment of material information about the flow rate caused source control decision-makers to approve proceeding with the top kill over the BOP-on-BOP strategy in mid-May 2010. Because of that, a well that could have been capped in early May 2010 emitted tens of thousands of barrels per day for another two months causing significant environmental pollution." Visit Courthouse News for full article

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Transocean wrote in a heavily redacted "supplemental answer and affirmative defenses" that "BP's fraud was the proximate, intervening and superseding cause of the well continuing to flow until mid-July 2010. BP's misrepresentation and concealment of material information about the flow rate caused source control decision-makers to approve proceeding with the top kill over the BOP-on-BOP strategy in mid-May 2010. Because of that, a well that could have been capped in early May 2010 emitted tens of thousands of barrels per day for another two months causing significant environmental pollution."

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,667 Points:1,229,950 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 11:52:22 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse LOL! I so agree PDQ!
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,214 Points:1,476,025 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2013 4:26:21 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse With friends like that, who needs enemas?
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,921 Points:1,892,760 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2013 2:23:22 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse KICK BP/ARCO/CASTROL OUT OF THE USA !!!!!
wz Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,625 Points:1,304,935 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2013 1:39:51 AM Ignore wz Report Abuse Pointing their fingers and passing the blame. There's enough blame to go around that they will all end up paying billions (to the demise of the retirees that invested in oil).
Trudat316 Veteran Author Missouri Posts:341 Points:54,840 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2013 1:19:43 AM Ignore Trudat316 Report Abuse I'll be watching this play out.
YaBassa Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,571 Points:544,800 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 9:11:26 PM Ignore YaBassa Report Abuse Good news, Transocean is now a whistle blower. Probably trying to get off cheaper.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,294 Points:1,649,905 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 8:55:05 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Take a bite out of crime nerde, send all the executives and managers of these firme, that were involved in the Macondo operations, and the after the fact lies and misinformation to jail.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,294 Points:1,649,905 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 8:50:44 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse But Zuegma, weren't these three professional and ethical icons of the Drilling Industry acting in the safest and most expeditious manner possible with their billions in resources? Imagine if BP, Halliburton, and Transocean can mess up in such grand fashion, what must happen every day with the lowly drilling firms performing horizontal hydraulic fracturing in every nook and cranny possible in the U.S.! [Edited by: NHLiveFree at 3/6/2013 8:52:06 PM EST]
CityCouponer Champion Author New Orleans Posts:1,073 Points:228,830 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 8:28:24 PM Ignore CityCouponer Report Abuse Hmmm
lonewolf_947 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,347 Points:599,390 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 8:06:46 PM Ignore lonewolf_947 Report Abuse Wow ...... Interesting ..........
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,686 Points:1,197,290 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 7:41:33 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse From the article: "Clean Water Act fines could range from $1,100 per barrel up to $4,300 per barrel, if BP was grossly negligent." ======================= No wonder why BP wanted to minimize the true flow rate. However, it seems the tactic backfired.
beck12j All-Star Author Dayton Posts:971 Points:335,310 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 5:55:55 PM Ignore beck12j Report Abuse wow
LostInNY Champion Author New York Posts:1,859 Points:675,520 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 5:02:03 PM Ignore LostInNY Report Abuse wow, talk about a "smokin' gun", more like a "double barrel" shotgun
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:13,866 Points:1,718,545 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 4:50:26 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse wrote in a heavily redacted "supplemental answer and affirmative defenses" redact some more gf
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:35,349 Points:2,399,070 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 4:39:19 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse they are both in a tailspin
djwhit Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,152 Points:1,236,155 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 4:22:40 PM Ignore djwhit Report Abuse BP WAKE UP,AND PAY UP.........
Zuegma Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:1,128 Points:285,605 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 3:45:38 PM Ignore Zuegma Report Abuse Guess what, the Federal Government, BP, Transocean and Halliburton all share key responsibilities in that fiasco! The Feds because they should never have authorised the (temporary - which can take years) abandonment of the well with only the drilling mud instead of the standard cement column (that is an absolute no no and non-SOP); BP as owner is "ad hoc" responsible; Transocean failed in insuring/testing (on a regular basis) the sea bottom and rig BOPs (Blow Out Preventer stacks with inoperative shear rams)and ignoring the high gas content of the drilling mud; Halliburton for improper cementation of the well's casings, non reporting of the gas cut mud and withholding of the AOF (Actual Open Flow potential initial test results they performed). As to potential loss rate of 82,000 to 100,000 B/D: there isn't a single well in the entire Gulf's history capable of such a production level. BP's initial submission of a 1,000 to 5,000 B/D is well within the normal "good well" production rate of 2,500 to 3,000 B/D. Nevertheless, they still own the fiasco.
badbonita Champion Author Syracuse Posts:6,366 Points:1,381,410 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 3:14:37 PM Ignore badbonita Report Abuse Not surprising that each of the companies are blaming each other. Both are at fault.
doggod Champion Author Anchorage Posts:2,988 Points:769,060 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 2:46:25 PM Ignore doggod Report Abuse Aren't you glad it was BP that caused the spill and not the Federal government? If it had been the latter, a bureaucrat would have labeled it "top secret" and that would have been the end of it.
Johnny907 Veteran Author Alaska Posts:457 Points:268,125 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 2:41:10 PM Ignore Johnny907 Report Abuse It was only a matter of time...
Coco0828 Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,124 Points:187,590 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 2:31:10 PM Ignore Coco0828 Report Abuse big companies lie about things all the time
Discovery02 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:2,825 Points:338,365 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 2:17:19 PM Ignore Discovery02 Report Abuse So it's not one big happy family after all.
dodsworth All-Star Author Salem Posts:921 Points:323,630 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 2:05:11 PM Ignore dodsworth Report Abuse "...hold your enemies even closer."
evowner Champion Author Salem Posts:2,323 Points:386,960 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 1:53:35 PM Ignore evowner Report Abuse Corporations lie. They form corporations to avoid liability. What's new?
nerde Champion Author Florida Posts:6,551 Points:1,340,445 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 1:16:07 PM Ignore nerde Report Abuse With the President, Senator or Congressmen who is tough on crime please stand up. That's what I thought, no one.