Wednesday, September 8, 2010

BP Excuses being questioned


Posted by the NY Times on September 8, the article on BP's excuses and the blames falling on different parties and perspectives falls in question to readers as well as workers and different parties. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is said to be caused by human judgments, engineering design, operational implementation, and mechanical problems according to British Petroleum's one hundred and ninety three page report posted on their website on Wednesday. British Petroleum not only went a far to blaming such complex failures but also in blaming its own workers of misconduct but applauded the design of the well as being "careful in its assessments." Not only was their critique blunt and non accurate but also their blame shot through during court hearings to rig owner Transocean Ltd. and cement contractor Halliburton. Accuses and blames are still in question and yet not final as several divisions of the United States government such as the justice department, Coast Guard, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy as well as Regulation and Enforcement are investigating. The April twentieth explosion is also in doubt after there were eleven workers killed and yet the explosion has no conclusion. There are jumpstart conclusions that the explosion might have been caused because of British Petroleum trying to “cut corners” and getting a forty three day-twenty billion dollar delayed project back on track. British Petroleum’s internal review is really not something to look at when it is in fact already facing hundreds of lawsuits and billions of dollars of liabilities.

2 comments:

  1. It is true that accidents happen but I think that the economy nor the environment can afford such a catastrophic accident. I was shocked how long it took to clean the oil spill. I also read that this oil spill affected the fish population in the golf of Mexico. Due to the rise of death fish population the economy has also been affected, the fishing industry is making less profit.

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