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Post by moabiter on May 16, 2010 10:31:43 GMT -8
*None* of BP, Halliburton and Transocean Ltd. take responsibility for spill in Congress testimony this week... now it starts with investors, analysts and moratoriums. Obama slams oil companies for spill blame game The U.S. Department of the Interior issued a moratorium on new drilling permits at least until May 28 when a safety review is due to be completed. But now, analysts and investors are beginning to fret future implications of the ban. www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1427398120100515***************************** Lessons From The Gulf By Stephen Lendman - 12 May, 2010 On May 11, 2009, Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar (rancher, former Colorado senator, and notorious pro-business flack with a dismal environmental record), filed a legal brief in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to overturn or amend an earlier ruling blocking new drilling in the Gulf's outer continental shelf, including the Deepwater Horizon site. In July, it was partly approved provided an environmental impact study assessed the risks and found them acceptable. It's not been completed and perhaps never seriously undertaken. Like its predecessors since at least the 1980s, the Obama administration has close industry ties across the board, including Big Oil. It thus bears equal responsibility for the consequences as a willing co-conspirator. In fact, it actively intervened to exempt BP from preparing an environment assessment on the Deepwater Horizon site, and after the incident continues to grant "categorical exemptions" for deep water drilling - 27 in all, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. www.countercurrents.org/lendman120510.htm
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Post by moabiter on Jun 5, 2010 13:35:17 GMT -8
Gulf of Mexico oil spill: Transocean silent as BP bears the brunt of anger As BP bears the brunt of anger over the Gulf of Mexico oil slick, drilling company Transocean is staying out of the spotlight. Published: 7:46PM BST 05 Jun 2010 Instead, he [Steven Newman] and his company have maintained a notably low profile, even as oil this weekend reaches the white sand beaches of Florida and grim images of seabirds coated in crude dominate front pages. Their absence is in stark contrast to the spectacular vilification of British firm BP and its chief executive Tony Hayward, who has become public enemy number one for both Washington and the wider American public. www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/7806200/Gulf-of-Mexico-oil-spill-Transocean-silent-as-BP-bears-the-brunt-of-anger.html
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Post by moabiter on Aug 26, 2010 6:13:07 GMT -8
BP > Transocean...BP vice president testifies before federal panel Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Within days of the explosion, it became clear that changes had been made to a locking system on the blowout preventer, Thierens said, but rig-owner Transocean did not immediately have drawings available explaining the changes. It took between 12 hours and 24 hours just to get those documents, he said. There were other changes and questions about the five-story device. abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7629576-------------------------------- Transocean > BP...Halliburton blaming BP for not using enough centralizers Gulf oil spill: Halliburton employee cautioned BP about well design choices August 24, 2010 On April 18, Jesse Gagliano, a Halliburton technical advisor, sent a document to BP warning that its design to use fewer centralizers, which keep a pipe centered in the bore hole, could result in a "SEVERE" gas flow problem. He said he also talked to BP employees about the risk. latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/08/gulf-oil-spill-halliburton-blames-bp-for-well-design-choices.html
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Post by clone on Sept 17, 2010 12:56:45 GMT -8
Tony Hayward grilled by British MPs Sep 17, 2010 16:32 For the first time BP mentioned Transocean, the company that owns the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. For quite some time the company was not spoken about because this Swiss company services the bulk of drilling on the American shelf. This time around BP has accused Transocean of failing to act according to the safety rules during the first 40 minutes after the catastrophe. One more culprit was Halliburton that did the cementing of the deep-water well. If U.S. investigators confirm the BP claims, it can avoid being accused of felony criminal negligence so that it would not have to foot the total remedy costs amounting to 8 billion dollars. english.ruvr.ru/2010/09/17/20922141.html
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Post by moabiter on Sept 27, 2010 7:03:57 GMT -8
In the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP's stock value has plummeted, prompting news stories identifying the company's largest investors. Oddly enough, some media outlets have failed to identify the largest BP shareholder: the U.S. investment firm JPMorgan Chase. According to the European financial database Amadeus, JPMorgan Chase is the No. 1 holder of stock in BP. That distinction also has earned the Wall Street bank the title of "Global Ultimate Owner" of the oil giant, as it owns 28.34% of BP. Next, at 7.99%, is Legal and General Group, a British-based financial services company with assets of more than $350 billion. Another U.S. investment firm, BlackRock Inc., owns 7.1% of BP. Other owners include the governments of Kuwait, Norway, Singapore and China. www.allgov.com/Top_Stories/ViewNews/Who_Owns_BP__Biggest_Shareholder_is_JPMorgan_Chase_100612 To recap: 28.34% - JPMorgan Chase "Global Ultimate Owner" 7.99% - Legal and General Group, a British-based financial services company with assets of more than $350 billion 7.1% - BlackRock Inc. other - governments of Kuwait, Norway, Singapore and China
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Post by clone on Oct 28, 2010 15:31:45 GMT -8
What Role Did Halliburton Play in Transocean Oil Rig Explosion? Investigators probing the Transocean oil rig explosion are looking closer at the role of Halliburton in the tragedy. The company was responsible for cementing the drill hole, and has faced other investigations in oil rig blowouts elsewhere. So, how does Halliburton enter the picture? After drilling, it’s important to prevent oil and gas from leaking, and therefore, a process involving the use of cement slurry, is used. It’s a complicated process, and is meant to prevent any oil and gas leakage. Just to illustrate just how complicated it can be, consider this – cementing failures were blamed for 18 out of 39 well blowout incidents in the Gulf of Mexico alone. Those data include blowouts over a period of 14 years. Halliburton already faces an investigation over a blowout in the Timor Sea. The company is accused of performing a shoddy cement job, leading to a blowout there. Questions are now emerging about whether the company performed a similar, shoddy job on the Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig which exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Halliburton denies that any unprofessional processes could have caused the blowout and explosion. However, lawmakers are mounting pressure on the company. Representatives Henry Waxman, D-(Beverly Hills) and Bart Stupak, Democrat- Michigan have called on the company to provide all documents relating to any possible risks of an explosion on the Transocean rig. The company is expected to submit these documents by the 7th of this month. As the investigation progresses, we are likely to see more such developments. This is bound to be a complex investigation, but as an offshore injury attorney monitoring the Transocean oil rig explosion, I intend to follow all developments relating to this tragedy, very closely. www.themaritimelawyer.com/what-role-did-halliburton-play-in-transocean-oil-rig-explosion/
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Post by clone on Oct 28, 2010 15:33:10 GMT -8
Halliburton Pares Losses: Now The Contract Document Surfaces * October 28, 2010, 3:49 PM ET Shares of Halliburton (HAL) have recovered quite a bit after a sharp fall this afternoon following a report by the presidential commission investigating the Gulf of Mexico disaster said that the company knew weeks before the incident that the cement it was using “did not meet industry standards.” Results of one of the tests, just a week before the explosion, were never sent to BP (BP), the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig, the report said. Other tests were, however, provided to BP, according to the report. Halliburton shares fell as low as $28.86, down 16%, but have since halved that, now down just $2.88, or 8.4%, at $31.54. Briefing.com this afternoon notes that the document for the contract between BP and Halliburton, has been posted online, apparently posted by Halliburton. The document specifies, starting on page 20, the indemnification for damages, with both the “Contractor” — that’s Halliburton — and the “Company” — BP — having a responsibility to indemnify the other in the case of third party injuries where one or the other was found negligent or in breach of their duty under the contract. So who’s negligent in this case? Not exactly clear, from the The New York Times’s John Broder notes that the Commission found that the failure of the cement was a factor in the resulting disaster. But Fred Bartlit, the lead panel member, said the cement was not the whole story. A Halliburton spokesperson said the company was reviewing the report. BP shares are up 52 cents, or 1.3%, at $40.62, while shares of Transocean (RIG), the operator of the Deepwater Horizon, are down 40 cents, or 0.6%, at $64.10, after initially spiking on the news. Anadarko Petroleum (APC), a 25% owner in the Macondo project with BP, is down 63 cents, or 1%, at $61.93. blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2010/10/28/halliburton-pares-losses-now-the-contract-document-surfaces/?mod=yahoobarrons
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Post by clone on Oct 28, 2010 15:54:26 GMT -8
MAY 18 2010. Obama Official Steps Down Over Gulf, Vaporous Goo In Our Skies, More Chiron In Pisces One of the things that has already taken place is one of Obama’s cabinet has taken the fall for the undersea volcano of oil and methane (thanks K2). According to ABC news, “Chris Oynes, the Interior Department official in charge of overseeing offshore oil and gas drilling for the Minerals Management Service, will step down in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.” This is the first domino to fall and likely will not be the last. Oynes was also involved in the same department under The Bush administration, and much of the policy was set under Bush, no surprise there since Halliburton had it’s fingerprints all over that TransOceanic rig. Halliburton was actually responsible for cementing the drill hole. It wasn’t their first accident along these lines either, but the snuggy relationship between Halliburton and The Bush admin, thanks to Dick Cheney, um, further cemented their role as a player in the industry, an industry that seems to skirt many of those troubling regulations that other industries, like finance also seem to miraculously avoid. Wouldn’t want to waste any time engaged in important activities like thorough testing and safety now would we? We also looked at how Jupiter/Aries and Uranus/Aries will play a role in the immediate future with the emergence of individual genius, cracking thorough the crust of corporate domain, green shoots of imagination, like those of Daryl Carpenter and others from CW Roberts, a company in Freeport, Florida that has been demonstrating the efficacy of using something simple like hay to clean up the oily mess circulating through the gulf’s waters. I spoke with Daryl briefly today and he’s going to be on my Farcast for tomorrow, hopefully for about ten minutes or so, to let us know the latest on what’s happening with their inspired efforts to land a hand. When looking at Chiron in Pisces, we tend to think of fluids that are ground based or at the very least, adjacent to the ground as is the case in The Gulf, where Oil and Water are commingling to disastrous effect. But water and fluids are condensed as vapor and rain, gasses and mists as well. Since 1997, the world over, our skies have been filled with grayish white streaks and crosses. As these streaks accumulate, they resemble scar tissue against the once blue horizon. These are known as “chemtrails” and they are not like their earlier predecessors, “contrails” which are plumes of crystalized oxygen that forms at heights of over 25,000 feet. No, these are quite different and they are filled with some of the most horrific materials known to man. Clifford Carnicom has been on the front lines of the chemtrail and Morgellons issue almost since their inception. Carnicom’s studies have revealed a highly toxic spew that includes; barium, aluminum, mycoplasm, nano-arrays, mold and and even cancerous blood cells. The barium and aluminum amounts alone are enough to turn us into early alzheimers candidates, often producing a sense of brain fog and memory loss. That’s only the tip of the iceberg. Three years ago in the run up to the 2008 election, I spent about three minutes, one-on-one with Dennis Kucinich. I asked him point blank about chemtrails and he copped to the fact that they are indeed real and that he knew people that were getting sick because of them. Vapor in the skies, dangerous, potentially deadly, Chiron in Pisces. But the truth shall be revealed and in fact, it already has. The below video is from a weatherman on the north coast of California, essentially admitting to the presence of chemtrails in the sky. Weatherman Admits Military Spraying Chemicals This video has been removed by the user. www.youtube.com/index?ytsession=zYkqXUBaSyjg6wvOFNqS4SbzynrKUcnNot0dXsTSZMYzXt2-CaP7G002Qol3bw57RgoYoogvaLhYmf3NLsaDG6PY4ZqI0kW3VBVc9chB5JpCloBCsRcdbqTORdXE6pd6hb30uvXiin8_4UWhbCD50LkJljSPQPV2Gm1rh6Nwc_hP1xCX3uda1lNJu24G6VsZyCysfcDEzTGvdnE3JzXGFFX-7oNTLzNRX4_XQRyG6psZoGl9yW9pTWec43kDugiu7ccB81DTNsfH2Qbs6JRIKm6gWU7O-8eb3RT_L4IhYdlOKkQMveqCsNFVdfOsuWqvoNTpxy7pMKfLj1RpXvNCrwc1zAhW8sG5People in The UFO community talk about disclosure at great length, that this is going to be the year. Chiron in it’s run through Pisces will give us the opportunity gaze behind the greasy gauze that covers our skies, the adjuvants that fill our deadly vaccines and the truth behind the “war on drugs.” All of these fall within the realm of fluids and illusions, lies we’ve been told and accepted at face value for years. As Chiron will progress through Pisces, the illusion is going to run out of steam and a deep, God centered. collective and individual truth will rise to fill the nameless void. www.robertphoenix.com/content/?p=2049
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Post by clone on Oct 28, 2010 15:59:37 GMT -8
BP Says Transocean, Halliburton Have to Share Blame for Gulf Rig Explosion Sep 8, 2010 11:11 PM MT BP Plc, facing billions of dollars in damages and penalties for causing the largest U.S. oil spill, says its investigation shows other companies made mistakes that led to the Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion. BP managers had direct involvement in just one of the eight judgment errors and equipment failures that led to the April 20 explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, according to the company’s internal investigation. The explosion killed 11 workers and spewed crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico for almost three months. The blame for the other mistakes rests primarily with rig owner Transocean Ltd., contractor Halliburton Co. and Weatherford International Ltd., which provided valves for the well, according to the 234-page report released yesterday after a probe by more than 50 BP engineers, geologists and hired investigators. “They need to spread the allocation of damages around to others, otherwise BP’s going to be left holding the bag for the whole disaster,” said Robert J. Gordon, an attorney with Weitz & Luxenberg LP, a New York-based firm representing more than 1,000 Gulf Coast fishermen and hoteliers in lawsuits against BP, Transocean and Halliburton. “There are billions of dollars at stake.” www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-09/bp-report-shifts-gulf-spill-blame-to-transocean-halliburton.html
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Post by clone on Oct 28, 2010 16:03:22 GMT -8
→Halliburton Halliburton in spotlight in gulf spill probe Investigators look at the company’s role in cementing the deepwater drill hole in the Gulf of Mexico. Transocean and BP also face questioning. May 01, 2010 | By Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times Investigators delving into the causes of the massive gulf oil spill are examining the role of Houston-based Halliburton Co., the giant energy services company that was responsible for cementing the deepwater drill hole, as well as the possible failure of equipment leased to British Petroleum. Two members of Congress, Reps. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) and Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), called on Halliburton on Friday to provide all documents relating to "the possibility or risk of an explosion or blowout at the Deepwater Horizon rig and the status, adequacy, quality, monitoring, and inspection of the cementing work" by May 7. articles.latimes.com/2010/may/01/nation/la-na-oil-spill-investigation-20100501
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Post by clone on Oct 29, 2010 19:45:57 GMT -8
Letter: BP, Halliburton knew of flaws in cement in Gulf oil spill well October 28, 2010 5:01 p.m. EDT Washington (CNN) -- Oil giant BP and contractor Halliburton knew of potential flaws in the cement slurry used to reinforce the oil well below the Deepwater Horizon rig before it exploded in April, according to a letter Thursday from the lead investigator for a federal probe of the Gulf oil disaster. The letter from Fred Bartlit Jr. to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling said that tests in February on a cement slurry similar to what was used on the Macondo well showed instability -- and that both companies had the data. www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/28/gulf.oil.spill/index.html?hpt=T2
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Post by clone on Nov 4, 2010 19:55:51 GMT -8
Firm that certified safety of BP oil rig in Gulf of Mexico to do blowout preventer autopsy Published: Tuesday, November 02, 2010, 10:00 PM The Interior Department has hired a Norwegian firm to inspect the giant subsea device that failed to prevent the Macondo oil and gas well from exploding in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, although the same firm earlier gave a thumbs-up to safety procedures on board the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which sank in the accident. www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/11/firm_that_certified_safety_of.html
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Post by clone on Nov 12, 2010 16:06:28 GMT -8
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Post by clone on Nov 29, 2010 22:30:01 GMT -8
Seven hours of data missing from Deepwater Horizon operations just prior to explosion Published: Thursday, May 13, 2010 A "black box" can reveal why an airplane crashed or how fast a car was going in the instant before an accident. Yet there are no records of a critical safety test supposedly performed during the fateful hours before the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. They went down with the rig. While some data were being transmitted to shore for safekeeping right up until the April 20 blast, officials from Transocean, the rig owner, told Congress that the last seven hours of its data are missing and that all written logs were lost in the explosion. The gap poses a mystery for investigators: What decisions were made -- and what warnings might have been ignored? Earlier tests, which suggested that explosive gas was leaking from the mile-deep well, were preserved. steven_newman.JPGPablo Martinez Monsivais/The Associated Press archiveSteven Newman is president and CEO of Transocean Ltd. "There is some delay in the replication of our data, so our operational data, our sequence of events ends at 3 o'clock in the afternoon on the 20th," Steven Newman, president and CEO of Transocean Ltd, told a Senate panel. The rig blew up at 10 p.m., killing 11 workers and unleashing a gusher that has spewed millions of gallons (liters) of oil into the Gulf. www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/05/seven_hours_of_data_missing_fr.html
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Post by clone on Dec 7, 2010 13:44:14 GMT -8
BP blames multiple sides for spill (VIDEO 2:39) Inquiry says other companies contributed to Deepwater Horizon disaster. Last Modified: 09 Sep 2010 BP's internal inquiry into the Deepwater Horizon disaster concluded that the company holds some responsibility for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The energy giant, however, also found that some other companies should be blamed. It said that Swiss-based Transocean was responsible for crucial safety equipment designed to seal the well as soon as the leak began. Halliburton, the US company that attached the wellhead to the sea floor, was also criticised for "weaknesses in cement design and testing". The enquiry was the first in a string of investigations seeking to find out what went wrong and who is to blame. Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports from London. english.aljazeera.net/video/americas/2010/09/20109821516129249.html
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