Obama Administration Begins Criminal Probe of BP, Transocean and Halliburton
Monday, August 02, 2010
BP, Transocean and Halliburton Officials Testify to Senate May 11, 2010 (photo: Tim Sloan, AFP)
Known as the “BP squad,” a group of federal investigators charged with examining the Deepwater Horizon accident have begun looking into what roles BP, Transocean and Halliburton played in the disaster.
Officials with the Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard and other federal agencies are reviewing BP’s actions because it was leasing the rig from owner Transocean, while Halliburton is involved because it completed cementing work on the well just 20 hours before the explosion on April 20.
The investigative team also is trying to determine if any of the companies’ officials lied to federal regulators, obstructed justice or doctored test results for the rig’s failed blowout preventer. It is expected to take at least a year to determine if criminal charges will be filed.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Criminal Probe of Oil Spill to Focus on 3 Firms and Their Ties to Regulators (by Jerry Markon, Washington Post)
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