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Halliburton Could Be at Fault for Oil Spill

Here's what kind of companies we're dealing with in the oil industry.

Workers aboard an exploding offshore drilling platform were told to sign statements denying they were hurt or witnessed the blast that rocked the rig, killed 11 and spewed millions of gallons of oil into the ocean, their attorneys said Tuesday.

"These men are told they have to sign these statements or they can't go home," said Tony Buzbee, a Houston-based attorney for 10 Transocean workers. "I think it's pretty callous, but I'm not surprised by it."
Lawyers: Rig workers asked to sign statements
 
They need to have whatever they might need if the worst goes wrong. They're drilling 5,000 feet under the ocean. They need to be safety conscious. Period.

Ahh, so they should have a ship load of emergency equipment anchored next to each and every oil rig, just in case ??? :lol:

Absolutely. I'm not the only person aware of their guilt here. And if you were brave enough to do any research on this issue you would know this too. Bush and Cheeney packed all the agencies with their lobbyist pals. They were totally anti-environment right across the board. If a reg cost an industry money, they removed it or watered it down. It was those criminals who allowed BP, specifically!, to convince them they would police their own mistakes. Total BS! BP didn't want that accousticly activated BOP because it cost them money. How can any American defend that kind of selfish decision?

You are right. Several other hyper-partisans with BDS agree with you.

I'm not at all happy with what Obama's admin has allowed to get by them either. But, to switch the target onto Obama is to admit Bush and Cheeney are to blame for the severity of this spill. Unlike you, all I care about here is the environment. If BP can get that oil out safely then I'm all for them. But, they need to put safety and the environment first, not their profits.

Obama is the president, not Bush or Cheney.
It sure looks like Haliburton screwed up yet another cementing process here. This is not the first time their bad cementing job has caused an explosion.

So now you are an expert on oil wells and pipeline cementing ??

So, if a Coast Guard ship is required to carry some booms, just how much do they have to have on board? Could they ever have all the booms that this spill required? Do you think Coast Guard ships have to circle every single oil rig just in case it develops a spill? Duh! This kind of bull**** is nothing but blind rhetoric trying to blame Obama for another of Bush & Cheeney’s crimes against our country. Yes, I think anybody who defends such anti-American behavior is an idiot, for starters.

Why not? You seem to think BP and other oil companies should. The Coast Guard is responsible for supervision and administration for the cleanup of ALL oil spills.

BP is the only group responsible for mopping up this oil spill. To try to lay any blame on the Coast Guard is like blaming George W Bush for being stupid. :roll:

Just a few minutes ago, you said it was all Bush and Cheney's fault? Did you forget that???
 
anyone working on a rig is a rig worker.
 
Ahh, so they should have a ship load of emergency equipment anchored next to each and every oil rig, just in case ???

That would be ridiculous. But, there should be plans to get necessary equipment to accidents much faster than they did.

The biggest problem here was their lack of safety features which saved them money but, could have minimized the severity of this accident.

Obama is the president, not Bush or Cheney.

That doesn't make Bush & Cheeney any less responsible for lessening regulations enabling this accident to develope.

So now you are an expert on oil wells and pipeline cementing ??

You don't need to be an expert to analyze facts.

Why not? You seem to think BP and other oil companies should. The Coast Guard is responsible for supervision and administration for the cleanup of ALL oil spills.

And they have been on the job since day one.

Just a few minutes ago, you said it was all Bush and Cheney's fault? Did you forget that???

There is a difference between responsibility and fault. It's not even a subtle difference. :roll:
 
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Here's a "clue" for you... If the oil companies , aka BP, really cared about safety and the impact on our environment from a spill they would have all safety features on their oil rigs.

Here's a clue for you. The oil companies do have safety features on their drilling rigs. Not only to protect the environment and the hands working on the rig, but also to protect their bottom line. Incidents like this cost money. This is the last thing that any oil company wants. I don't understand why the tree-huggers are having such a hard time seeing that they have shared interest with the oil companies. The tree-huggers want to protect the environment and the oil companies want to keep from losing billions of dollars. The tree-huggers need to get on board with the oil companies to figure out how to do things better.

Cheeney and Bush lowered the regs and depended on oil companies to be responsible. How ****ing more selfish and stupid can you get? It's 100% their responsibility to prevent and then clean up and then pay for the clean up of their screw ups.

No one has said otherwise


It was Cheeney who blocked the mandate of those emergency BOP activators. Did you know BP has that safety feature on their own rigs but, they don't put them on those rigs they lease.

LOL...here we go again, people talking about things they know nothing about. Here's another clue for you: BP doesn't own any drilling rigs. ALL of the rigs they used are leased from a drilling contractor. In fact, very little of the equipment and tools that are used on a drilling rig are owned by the oil company. 99% of that equipment is rented. Why? So when it fails, BP can say, "that's not our BOP, that belongs to FMC, you need to talk to them", which is exactly the case, here.

The emergency shutoff that your referring to was a remote shutdown, that would have been controlled from a location other than the rig. It would be diabolically stupid to install that feature on a drilling rig, because a glitch could cause the rams to close, when they're not supposed to. That could cause a blowout, too, ya know.



Hmmm... why is that? Hmmmm.... Some idiots are claiming it was the Coast Guard's duty to have a gazillion feet of boom on board each of their ships just in case one of those hundreds of rigs in the gulf had a spill. Dumb doesn't cover that one. Halliburton will be sued by BP since it was H who caused the explosion and it's not the first time for them to cause one. What a surprise, ehh?[/QUOTE]


Man, this is getting better and better all the time! Pray tell, how did Halliburton cause this rig to blowout. I can't wait to hear this!!
 
anyone working on a rig is a rig worker.

Not exactly. There are rig hands and service hands. The rig hands work for the drilling contractor and the service hands work for the service companies that do specialized work on the rig and the well.
 
If it weren't for the ten char minimum rule, your post would have been totally void of any meaning. ;)

I decided to make my post just like your typical post.... except I left off the part blaming Bush/Cheney.. :lol:
 
Ahh, so they should have a ship load of emergency equipment anchored next to each and every oil rig, just in case ??? :lol:



You are right. Several other hyper-partisans with BDS agree with you.



Obama is the president, not Bush or Cheney.


So now you are an expert on oil wells and pipeline cementing ??



Why not? You seem to think BP and other oil companies should. The Coast Guard is responsible for supervision and administration for the cleanup of ALL oil spills.



Just a few minutes ago, you said it was all Bush and Cheney's fault? Did you forget that???
at least you've backed off on your ridiculous claim the the coast guard was charged with the prevention of rig spills. good to see.
 
at least you've backed off on your ridiculous claim the the coast guard was charged with the prevention of rig spills. good to see.

According to the law, they are.

Prevention is one of their duties.
 
at least you've backed off on your ridiculous claim the the coast guard was charged with the prevention of rig spills. good to see.

The Coast Gaurd monitors safety on oil rigs, so they are responsible to prevent spills, in part at least.
 
Here's a clue for you. The oil companies do have safety features on their drilling rigs.
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Not all safety features that were recommended. And YOU know it.

LOL...here we go again, people talking about things they know nothing about. Here's another clue for you: BP doesn't own any drilling rigs.
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No one said they did. BP is 100% responsible for this operation the same way a general contractor is responsible for sub-contractors hired.

The emergency shutoff that your referring to was a remote shutdown, that would have been controlled from a location other than the rig. It would be diabolically stupid to install that feature on a drilling rig, because a glitch could cause the rams to close, when they're not supposed to. That could cause a blowout, too, ya know.
(3)

No one is saying that safety feature should be "on" the rig. :roll:

Hmmm... why is that? Hmmmm.... Some idiots are claiming it was the Coast Guard's duty to have a gazillion feet of boom on board each of their ships just in case one of those hundreds of rigs in the gulf had a spill. Dumb doesn't cover that one. Halliburton will be sued by BP since it was H who caused the explosion and it's not the first time for them to cause one. What a surprise, ehh?

Man, this is getting better and better all the time! Pray tell, how did Halliburton cause this rig to blowout. I can't wait to hear this!!
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Looks like it was their incompetence in their cementing process. It was their cementing that allowed the methane to seep thru causing the explosion. Granted, working with cement at those depths causes many problems not encountered at shallower depths. All the more reason to have "all" recommended safety features installed. BP's decision to not spend that measly $500,000 on that acoustic BOP device now looks very, very short sighted.

Cementing contributed to half of the 39 U.S. blowouts between 1992 and 2006, according to a report that Danenberger co-authored in 2007.

(4) Intentionally disingenuous spins on already established facts. Seriously:confused:
 
really??? I don't remember that part at all... in fact I seem to remember proving you wrong.
no, you did not. the coast guard monitors vessels, not oil rigs. the minerals management services is supposed to monitor oil rigs.
 
no, you did not. the coast guard monitors vessels, not oil rigs. the minerals management services is supposed to monitor oil rigs.

Explain this:

Section 311/Oil and Hazardous Substances Spills Program -- Section 311 of the CWA addresses pollution from oil and hazardous substance releases, providing EPA and the U.S. Coast Guard with the authority to establish a program for preventing, preparing for, and responding to oil spills or hazardous substances that reach or may reach surface waters. The program is designed to prepare for and respond to any oil spill affecting the inland waters of the U.S.

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EPA shares jurisdiction over oil and hazardous substances with the U.S.Coast Guard (USCG). Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between the two Agencies establish guidelines for each Agency's activities. Generally, the MOU allocates enforcement authority for inland spill events to EPA and for coastal events to the USCG, and the Agencies may coordinate specific deviations from the general structure. The USCG is responsible for the Oil Spill Trust Liability Fund and EPA submits requests for reimbursement to the Coast Guard. For spill prevention or response, an Executive Order establishes that EPA has responsibility for non-transportation-related onshore facilities, and other agencies have responsibility for other types of facilities.
Clean Water Act National Enforcement Programs | Civil Enforcement | Compliance and Enforcement | U.S. EPA
 
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