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
 

Comments

Gray Lance 14 years ago
As if there will ever be any prosecutions - or findings of 'criminal acts.' Be another '9-11 Commission' .... useless and in the pockets of the perpetrators.
Northern Patriot 14 years ago
What a waste of time to take a year to do what most good detectives could in 2-3 months. Must be they can't do a very efficient job or they are purposely dragging it out so that they can hope people won't be paying attention when they whitewash the whole incident. Putting people from the government in this panel, especially from the Dept. of Justice which still had Bush's cronies in place as well as the Coast Guard which is responsible for the massive amounts of chemicals put into the Gulf, poisoning all of the wildlife for years(if not decades) to come is the most irresponsible action taken. If this is how they are going to do "justice" to this environmental crime, they there will be no justice at all. Any one who doesn't put these people in jail, fine them massively and go after people in the government who were in collusion is aiding and abetting these criminals.

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