BP In The Clear - Halliburton On The Hot Seat

Lamar McKay (BP), Steven Newman and Tim Project (Halliburton)

A recently released report indicated Halliburton, not BP, was the real culprit behind the unprecedented Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which occurred off the coast of Louisiana. Halliburton knew the cement was faulty and did not hold up in tests, but went ahead with it anyway.

The Judiciary Report insisted this was the case all along regarding culpability, but Halliburton, who has come up in this site’s stats as web visitors, denied responsibility. BP ended up paying out $10 billion dollars in shareholder money to those negatively impacted in the region, while Halliburton skated.

The Judiciary Report insisted from the beginning, Halliburton, should be made to contribute a significant amount of money to the spill recovery fund, but they did not, leaving BP to shoulder all the blame, when it wasn‘t even their equipment or methods that caused the spill (it was Halliburton).

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U.S. President Barack Obama is being slammed in the British press over his treatment of their company BP (British Petroleum). The unprecedented oil spill that occurred off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana, has polluted the Gulf Of Mexico, with spewing oil.

The British press contends, the Obama Administration is being nasty to BP, threatening its executives and trying to block dividends from being paid, when it was primarily the American company, Halliburton, that caused the spill, via the rig they operated on BP's behalf in America.

BP stated they outsourced the work to Halliburton and Transocean, who used their own "procedures" "employees" and "equipment." Thus far, BP has paid $1.5 billion in clean up costs and claims, but feels it is being unfairly targeted over what was Halliburton's fault.

It is the Judiciary Report's position that Halliburton and Transocean should be required to pay for clean up costs and claims as well, as their negligence contributed to the unprecedented environmental disaster.

Side Bar: Even before the time of the oil spill, when the Judiciary Report had not even written a word about them yet, the site would receive visits from Halliburton, as attested by website statistics. What could cause them to visit the site. Hmm, could it be my wit, charm, my refusal to use proper punctuation and correct capitalization. The possibilities are endless.

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With his approval ratings in decline and people labeling the BP oil spill his Hurricane Katrina fiasco, U.S. President Barack Obama is blaming BP for everything.

There is also concerns about anti-British sentiments over the issue. At the end of the day, BP, a British company, contracted an American company, Halliburton, in addition to Transocean, to dig and operate the oil well that ruptured with the rig exploding, resulting in the worst spill in U.S. history.

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Blaming any nation is counter-productive and not going to solve the problem. It is a regrettable tragedy, but the focus needs to be on getting a tourniquet on the broken well, containing the spill and vacuuming up the oil floating in the sea before it spreads any further.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (center)

After taking a battering yesterday during a White House press conference and in various publications, for not doing enough during the Louisiana oil spill, which has been dubbed his "Hurricane Katrina," U.S. President Barack Obama, flew to the region today to view the damage.

Thus far, the "top kill" solution utilized by BP, Transocean and Halliburton, in an effort to plug the gushing oil well, located an unprecedented 5,000 feet below the sea, via pumping it with mud and tough debris, has not been ruled successful. However, efforts are ongoing.

The damage to wildlife and the ocean, is rather regrettable. One cannot help but be sad viewing the damage to our environment that is spreading in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic.

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U.S. President Barack Obama faced an onslaught of heavy criticism today from journalists, during a formal press conference held at the White House, in Washington, D.C.

The press contingent hammered the President on a number of topics, such as his administration's weak response to the oil spill in Louisiana, comparing it to the Hurricane Katrina fiasco.

It has been revealed, more oil is spilling into the ocean, than originally estimated, creating massive pollution that could reach Western Europe. The press slammed Obama for ignoring help from 15 of the 17 nations that offered assistance, not "vacuuming" the area using ships to soak up excess oil, as well as disregarding the ideas of a local Louisiana politician, who seeks the construction of a barrier island to mitigate the damage from the spill.

Democratic Congressman Sestak was also mentioned, as a politician that was allegedly given some form of incentive not to run, during a congressional race for public office. The subject of the U.S./Mexico border was also discussed, as a number of troops have been deployed to the area.

It was by far, President Barack Obama's worst press conference. At times he seemed lost, while in other moments he appeared disheartened and embarrassed. The questions were hard hitting, but a number of issues have been inadequately addressed by his administration and the press seized on the opportunity to get some answers. Needless to say, the gloves came off.

Obama White House Briefing On Oil Spill

U.S. President Barack Obama

During a press conference held today in Washington, D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama's White House briefed the world on the oil spill in Louisiana, which happened under the watch of BP, Halliburton and Transocean.

Adm. Thad Allen (left) and White House press secretary Robert Gibbs (right)

Government advisors acting in the capacity of oversight, spoke of what they intend to do to address the problem. A relief well is being assembled by the oil companies, in a bid to skim some of the thousands of gallons of oil per day, gushing from beneath the ocean, thereby diverting it into containment units, such as ships. It's amazing to think a trillion dollars in oil is floating in the Gulf of Mexico.